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Spotlight on: The Innovation and Digital Accelerator

We take a look back at the Innovation and Digital Accelerator so far, and glance forward at what we - and the participating National Governing Bodies - hope to achieve as the programme progresses.

Looking back at the Deloitte Digital Connect programme

Looking back at the Deloitte Digital Connect programme: what went well; what didn't go so well; what people said - and what we learned

What Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth sports bodies learned from a Design Hop – and how can you do the same!

Design Hop trainer Ab Brightman reveals how the workshops will help organisations as they begin their journey of digital discovery - and how you can take part in a Design Hop too!

How can charities provide digital inclusion support?

Good Things Foundation recently delivered a workshop on digital inclusion for the Deloitte Digital Connect programme. Here, they share six top tips.

Developing a digital strategy for your charity

DOT PROJECT recently ran a training course for charities on the Deloitte Digital Connect programme. Here, they share information and resources.

CAST and Sport England: Innovation and Digital Accelerator

Find out more about the Innovation and Digital Accelerator, developed by CAST as part of Sport England’s B2022 Fund.

Deloitte Digital Connect: the story so far…

Hear participants' journeys so far in their own words - and find out how to share your work openly too!

8 ways to bring more human connection to your chatbot

Last year, design studio Deepr delivered some design training and support to charities as part of Tech for Good Build. Here, Matt McStravick shares tips on building human connection into design.

The journey to becoming a relational funder

We worked with Trust for London to help redesign their grant making processes, in line with users' needs. This co-authored blog outlines the process.

Measuring Value with your digital product

Customer research company Tectonic recently delivered a workshop on measuring value. Here, Dan Parry shares key insights and recommendations.

Tech for Good Build grantees’ journey so far - and how you can follow the same path

Tech for Good Build grantees' progress so far, in their own words - with links to the tools and approaches they've been using.

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AVA recently ran a series of Tech for Good Build workshops on digital safeguarding; here, they share information and resources.

New initiative to help charities close the digital divide

Introducing the new Deloitte Digital Connect programme.

How the Tech for Good programme accelerated digital change within Bipolar UK

Continuing our 'Tech for Good: stories and learnings from charities' series

How co-production informed AVA's design on the Tech for Good programme

The first in our 'Tech for Good: stories and learnings from charities' series

How do you make sure your user research is ethical?

Rose Bonner and Kat Quatermass take a look at the ethics of user research - and outline four areas where Neontribe is trying to do better.

Prototype like a scientist

Tectonic's Head of Product Dan Parry looks at why prototyping is so important - and how to go about doing it.

How to communicate well with a digital agency

As a charity managing a digital agency, how can you get the most out of your projects? Andy Bell from SIDE Labs has some top tips to help you create magic together!

Safeguarding, safety and wellbeing in user research

The best work on digital products and services is inspired by the voice of the user. Kat Quatermass of Neontribe considers the impacts of research with people with challenging stories to tell.

New report: Response to change - How small voluntary organisations are using tech

New report exploring how several SVOs embraced new digital tools and approaches during the pandemic

Tech for Good Build grantees announced

Over £1.3 million awarded to 20 charities to transform their digital services through Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation

Working with young people to develop a mobile platform

How SafeLives and On Our Radar worked with young people to design and develop the Draw the Line mobile platform

Community Connection with Digital

Nel Mathams has been working with Aanchal Women’s Aid and shares how technology has enabled the organisation to stay connected with service users.

How to keep the human connection online

We hear from Eilidh Turnbull of the British Institute for Human Rights about how to keep the human connection when working online.

Why collaboration and partnerships are vital for success in digital: our lessons from the Explore programme

We hear from Equation, a small charity which took part in CAST's Explore programme, about the benefits of collaboration

CAST appoints five new trustees

We welcome five new trustees to the CAST board

Flexible funding models: why we love them - and what we’ve learned (Part Two)

Part Two of our two-part series exploring the benefits of agile funding models for charities doing digital

Flexible funding models: why we love them - and what we’ve learned (Part One)

Part One of a two-part series exploring the benefits of agile funding for charities doing digital

'You’ve got to have an evidence base' - what stem4 learned from the Tech for Good programme

We hear from stem4, the teenage mental health charity, about their experiences of the Tech for Good programmme

‘You have to change direction if you learn something new’ - What Hestia learned from the Tech for Good programme

We talk to Hestia about their experience of using the Tech for Good programme to develop a tool to help employers tackle domestic violence

Seven things all charities should learn from those on the Explore programme

"Challenging but insightful": 22 charities' experiences of going through a digital 'Discovery' process and learning new ways to listen to their users.

How charities can get the most out of digital support programmes - what we learned from supporting Tech for Good grantees

Part of our Tech for Good: stories and learnings from charities series

Helping Esmée Fairbairn sort funding applications faster

We helped Esmée Fairbairn develop a tool to help them filter out ineligible funding applications.

Supporting charities working against domestic abuse

We supported 10 charities funded by Comic Relief to develop digital services to tackle issues around domestic violence and abuse, whilst minimising the associated risks.