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
If you have ever had any doubt about the power of digital storytelling: run, don’t walk (or whatever the virtual equivalent is!) to the this post on the Humans of New York Facebook page and scroll left through the photos to see the incredible story of Vidal, Ms Lopez and Mott Hall Bridges Academy. One … Read more
Greenpeace’s Mobilisation Lab is a constant inspiration to us at Digital Charity Lab. They do incredible work on online activism while sharing their knowledge for the benefit of non-profits and activists all over the world. They’ve rounded up their 14 most popular stories from 2014 and there’s some excellent reading there. They’re sharing practical tips … Read more
I’ve been slightly taken aback by the amount of “12 Days of Christmas” and “Advent Calendar” themed emails that I’ve been receiving this month, both from charities and commercial brands. Some of these emails have very good content, but if yours is the fifth email to arrive in an inbox with the subject line “On … Read more
I love this video from EPIC about changing perceptions of young people in care – it’s really engaging and the speakers make a great connection with their audience. It’s short, authentic and unpretentious and shows that you don’t need huge budgets to make a video that works – you just need a good story.
Digital storytelling is one of the things I’m most excited about in the charity digital space at the moment. The available tools just get better and better, and developments in HTML5 mean that rich digital stories can now be accessible and quick to download – no need for clunky plugins or enormous files. I’ll feature … Read more