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Hi Does anyone else use Moodle? We have a Moodle online learning platform for our programmes and are looking for a new host/support company. Any recommendations welcome. Thanks!
Helen Tarry
Her Equality Rights and Autonomy UK are a charity in the UK supporting two students who are currently facing deportation due to their nationality and the new immigration laws are impacting their abil...
Hi there everyone, I'm currently on the lookout for an online social media scheduling tool that would work for multiple accounts. Looking for something that is fairly cheap and easy to use. If it has...
Emily Woffindin
Curious to see and learn from others about how they're using AI to help their charity Some cool use cases I've seen in the sector:  Using ChatGPT's data analysis tool to calculate donor LTV per regi...
James Shamsi
Has anyone encountered offers of Google Ad Grant management as an add-on service from companies who don't specialise in charity PPC campaigns? This month, two separate charities approached me for a f...
Vevina Quigley
Afternoon everyone 🌞 You might have noticed that starting from September, Eventbrite will introduce a charge for events with over 25 attendees.  As a user of this platform, this isn't the best news,...
Ocean King
Meta has an option to raise funds through Fundraising Tools but it is not available in Pakistan. What could be the alternative to get access to the feature?
Ihtisham Khaliq
Hello! We are costing out printing A5 hard cover branded notebooks for our upcoming event. Does anyone have any recommendations of a printing company that has printed good quality notebooks at a dece...
Debs Waller
Typical Friday question. I've done a search but can't find anything similar here to what I'm after. I'm working with a small charity who have been challenged by a new service which is now determined...
David Knights
Hi, I'd love some advice!  I'm also spending a lot of time trying to move from a group @gmail.com address to an account where we can set up different email addresses (probably around 10) that are lin...
Mamta Patel
Hi All, We have only just registered as a charity and I'm discovering significant savings for online services which are worth knowing about - please add to the short list that I have discovered so fa...
Ben Keaton
We’re often so close to what we do, and care about it so much, that it can be difficult to communicate only what’s important. The next part of my three-part blog on How to write an annual report for...
Anita Holford
Hi, looking for fellow E-commerce/online managers to bounce some ideas questions off please. Eg selling on Vinted.
Leanne Young
Dear all Good morning all and happy new week. I hope you all are doing fine, I just wanted to find out if anyone can recommend someone that does business launch organiser? Have a nice day and look fo...
Molomo Agboko Oso
Hi all, im looking for someone to be my Marketing and Social Media Officer's Mentor and i wonder if there is anyone here who might be interested in sparing some time with him? or if you know of any p...
Lorena Mombelli
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I’d really like some help with a pulling together a Comms plan for managing high levels of interest. We have an event...
Ocean King
Hi, Does anyone know 1. How to secure an intern for social media and website management 2. How to secure a new computer for the charity - Used or affordable. We need high storage as we store increase...
Sophia Nicholls
Does anyone have any experience getting their charity added as a non-profit to TikTok, so people can donate straight from videos? My charity has sizeable audience thanks to a few videos we made that...
By now, I'm sure you're all aware of Twitter's rebrand, and although there aren't any major changes on the platform (that we know of), I know many people are leaving the platform for good!  Has this...
Ocean King
We know our current messaging is not hitting the intended audience-in order to convince the board we need to change, I have looked into audience research-but its so costly!  Its vitally important tho...
Joe Bailey
I've been tasked with writing the copy for our not for profit's new website. I'm excited and daunted in equal measure at the prospect. Our existing site is quite repetitive and wordy. The tone of voi...
A CharityConnect User
Hello We are attending an event later this year and although know the positives of merchandise (awareness/funds/feel good) am also aware that thankfully people are much more conscious now of disposab...
Joe Bailey
Hello all 👋 I'm new to the platform and looking to connect with charity professionals who might need some support with digital marketing strategy, mainly social media, web copy, working with notable...
Emily Ware
Calling all creatives and marketers! 🎨 Can anyone recommend any free design tools that are fairly easy to use? I'm currently using Canva (which is amazing), but it can be quite limiting without upgr...
Ocean King
Hi all, I've been working in the domestic violence sector in Canada since 2005. I am a media project director for filmed dramatisations that demonstrate to friends, families, co-workers & frontline...
New Age Digital: Setting Up for Success 💬  Conversation-starter questions: Briefly introduce yourself and the charity you work for.  What are some learnings that you found interesting or helpful f...
Making a video – or videos – is, according to most 'experts' (I'm not labelling myself as such – just quoting every marketing and business development leader's recent e-mails or Blog posts) an absolu...
David Morgan
Hello, Just wondering if anyone uses Meltwater or similar? Am wondering how truly cost effective it is, and whether Google alerts, and a bit of time would actually be better ROI. Reach is great but i...
Joe Bailey
Hi,  Not sure whether this is allowed!  Some of us might be new charities or CIC and wanting to build our social media platform. I believe most of us want to build it organically. I was wondering whe...
Christina Quek
Hello wonderful members of CharityConnect, With the rise of AI-driven platforms like ChatGPT by OpenAI, many of us have found a handy tool to assist with various writing tasks. However, I also recogn...
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