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📅 AI in funding event If you work in a senior capacity for a UK grantmaking org, please come to CAST & @TNLComFund's event, designed to support greater collaboration among funders engaging with AI. 12 Feb, @BishopsgateInst; contact dan@wearecast.org.uk to book your free place.

Q: Why bother filling out 'yet another AI survey'? A: Because we're really listening to - & acting on - the results! Take a look at how we've used last year's results to design tailored #AI support 👉 buff.ly/40EKE8i - & please complete the 2025 survey (linked in blog).

🆕 Shared Digital Guide: Co-building a community using WhatsApp. @JoinKwanda share the steps they took when using WhatsApp to build & run a funding community - from shortlisting tools, to managing data & mitigating risk, to creating community guidelines 👇buff.ly/4g2SXRk

🆕 @David_Scurr explores the topic of #AI and #inclusion, showcasing some of the ways that AI is already helping to improve accessibility, as well as laying out some of the risks - and detailing steps we can take to ensure that AI benefits everyone 👇buff.ly/3EdCIDB

☕ Coffee might go cold in minutes - but connections can stay warm for years! We've heard from people who are still in touch with their #CoffeeConnections matches many years on! Fancy a chat about digital with a #charity sector peer? Join for free today! buff.ly/2FhZETB

💡Getting Started With AI: A new self-serve course. Keen to get to grips with AI, but not sure where to start? Sign up for our new course to receive weekly emails full of support & inspiration, helping you discover how AI can make your work life easier 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF

🦋 We are also now on Bluesky - find us at bsky.app/profile/techfo… #Bluesky #charity #digital #techforgood #social

📅 AI in funding event If you work in a senior capacity for a UK grantmaking org, please come to CAST & @TNLComFund's event, designed to support greater collaboration among funders engaging with AI. 12 Feb, @BishopsgateInst; contact dan@wearecast.org.uk to book your free place.

🆕 Newsletter out today! Featuring: 💡New bite-sized AI intro course 💻 Free Office 365 webinar 📊 Interim AI survey results 📅 AI in funding: in-person event 🔎New blog: The power of co-design 🧰 New Shared Digital Guide: WhatsApp And lots more 👉 buff.ly/4h6wjsj

❓AI survey results: do you agree? Respondents are so far returning an average score of 6 (on a 0-10 scale, from concerned to excited) when asked how they feel about the increased use of AI in their professional lives. Do you agree? Share your views! 👇 buff.ly/4fY15mD

We are also now on Bluesky - find us at bsky.app/profile/techfo… #Bluesky #charity #digital #techforgood #social

🆕 @torikate1 outlines the co-design approach we're taking on the Youth Sector Innovation Incubator, a programme from CAST & @NCSTrust. Tori shares the ways young people are involved in the process - & the benefits we hope they'll experience as a result 👇buff.ly/4amsXyU

🪄✨ Imagine you have a magic wand. You can determine what happens with AI in the next 12 months. What do you wish for? Here's just a selection of the responses we've had via our survey so far. Have your say! Complete the anonymous 12-min survey today 👉 buff.ly/4fY15mD

❓ Want to meet new #charity contacts and learn how they're using #digital? ☕️ Try Coffee Connections, the #free service that matches you with a peer every two months for a virtual chat. 🗓️ New matches will take place on 30th January; sign up today 👇 buff.ly/3FWxeuI

📊 New AI survey! If you work for a #charity or social impact org, please fill out our anonymous survey and share not just your thoughts on #AI, but what you really need: what support would be useful; what would you wish for in an ideal world? 🪄 👇 buff.ly/4fY15mD

At the halfway point of the Youth Sector Innovation Incubator, we caught up with participants to chat about their journey so far. Look out for our Q&As next week - & check out this blog from @AllStarEnts, outlining their experience of the Discovery phase 👇buff.ly/40gaW0w

💡 Learn Design Thinking course This free five-week, self-serve course reveals how design thinking can help your org respond to the needs of those you support, with info on turning data into actionable ideas, creating delivery roadmaps - and more! 👇 buff.ly/4igrmhJ

📊 New AI survey! If you work for a #charity or social impact org, please fill out our anonymous survey and share not just your thoughts on #AI, but what you really need: what support would be useful; what would you wish for in an ideal world? 🪄 👉 buff.ly/4fY15mD

🆕 Continuing our series of Digital Leads Network Q&As, @David_Scurr chatted to @AliceKershaw from @WildlifeTrusts about her approach to driving #digital transformation - and the unique challenges of balancing innovation with collaboration 👇buff.ly/3VUzaMx