The Refugee Crisis over the past few weeks showed us that a neglected issue can suddenly become huge with both the public and the media. A few of the best online activities that I’ve seen: Uplift have been giving us all a masterclass in campaigning, both online and offline. They ran a successful petition to … Read more
Thanks to a highly useful community of digital charity types (the Fairsay Ecampaigning Forum list – join it today!) I was recently sent a link to an interactive Theory of Change from the organisation Girls Not Brides. And it is pretty dang great. A Theory of Change is so important for any campaigning organisation; it’s crucial information … Read more
Anyone who follows Digital Charity Lab online or has attended our workshops knows how passionate (nay, demented!) we are about storytelling for causes. As the author Zaid Hassan says, “My most profound learning over the last decade and a half is that making the rational case for change is never sufficient.” Human stories are essential … Read more
A nice reminder about the importance of storytelling from the excellent Zaid Hassan. Hassan says: “My most profound learning over the last decade and a half is that making the rational case for change is never sufficient.” So how effective are stories? Take the first video example that Hassan shares in this nail-on-the-head article, the … Read more
The Fundraising Ireland National Fundraising Conference on March 27th is one of the biggest events in the Irish non profit calendar. This year’s theme is ‘Shaping the Future of Fundraising’, and I’m delighted to be co-hosting a Workshop on Digital Storytelling with Helen Osborne of JustGiving. About the Digital Storytelling Workshop Storytelling is a simple … Read more
The National Autistic Society in the UK recently released this beautiful series of digital stories about the reality of living with autism. What I love about this series is that they have done a really wonderful job of starting with the close-up, detailed and authentic personal stories and then seamlessly linked them to a wider … Read more