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we are a new organisation and would love to set up Using Stripe for regular donors. Can someone help us with this please or just advise how we can do this. we are having our 1st Charity launch this J...
Primrose Betera
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Hi, I've just had our charity shop featured in a newspaper article, the article went live yesterday, and is part of a series of articles aiming to promote local bargain shops in the area. What would...
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Hi, Does anyone have any advice on which of the website builders (e.g. Wix, SquareSpace, etc) are best for a charity just starting off? We want to get it up and running as soon as possible, and will...
Karen Pluess
Hello everyone, We've experienced AI bots/people pretending to be someone else completing surveys or forms where payments or vouchers are used as incentives and we’re keen to learn from others’ exper...
Ewa Woodward
Hi, my name is Julia and I've recently on taken Comms and Marketing responsibilities at the non-profit I work for. I have been doing this informally for the past couple of years but now my role has c...
Julia Domagala
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Which social media is used most often? Instagram? Facebook? Twitter/X? LinkedIn? TikTok? Blue-sky? Snapchat?
Anonymous user
Hi all! I'm a Digital Marketing Consultant and I'm looking to create some packages for small to medium charities in the UK. I'm trying to do a bit of market research. What do you struggle with when i...
Vicky Carter
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Hi, we're being chased relentlessly by NLA media for posting stories on our website about the press we've received.  They are demanding money for a licence.  I've not heard of them before - has anyon...
Anonymous user
Hi everyone. Does anyone here work with volunteers who capture and process photos and/or videos of the general public, e.g. workshop / event attendees? If so, how do you manage this in line with GDPR...
Rosie Clarke
Hello everyone - I'm looking for some insight into successful NGO website redevelopment projects.  We're an international animal welfare NGO, and recently secured some investment for an overhaul of o...
Catherine Thomson
Hi all,  We're a small charity with a list of people that could help us promote our cause. Unfortunately, they may well have gatekeepers and I'm wondering if there's anyone out there that offers pro...
Steve Albasini
Anybody know of any networking events for charities in the North West region please?
Stephanie Carr
I'm looking to talk to more charities and I just wondered, how have you found your email marketing for generating website traffic and donations? Is it one of your best channels?
Vicky Carter
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Anonymous
Can anyone recommend an affordable marketing company to help us grow our social media and also set up campaigns?
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Hello, I work for a small charity with a limited budget. We are currently using Mailchimp, but we are curious as to what alternatives there are as we are migrating to a new CRM this year (from Etapes...
Camilla Maclaverty
Hi all - I work at a charity with an established Meta/Facebook/Instagram account, which was mysteriously registered as a business, rather than a charity (this pre-dated me!) We're trying to convert o...
Molly Horsburgh
Hi, wonder if anyone can help. Can I use images in a report that got from the internet, without having to get permission and pay copyright fees? We are a charity & it's a report about an issue that w...
Khalida Khan
Which email marketing platforms are charities using?
Veronica Ghobert
Hello everyone,  PR is a big priority in the coming financial year and we're looking into media and PR databases to reach out to journalists etc. Some of the subscription fees are really high,  aroun...
Lizzie Stevenson
Hi all Does anyone know a good, free or low-cost platform for text messaging several people at once, this is to send reminders to our students attending ESOL or other classes at our centre. It needs...
Michael Tiritas
We recently discovered the inconsistent and high bounce rate numbers for the emails we sent out each month were likely due to not having DMARC. We've now added it within our domain, so companies like...
Zoe Rush
We are a uk registered charity and have been rehoming successfully on Facebook for four years now. However we have had our Facebook group taken down because we were selling dogs!  I posted up a video...
clare maddock
Hi everyone, I noticed that although my organisation's website engagement has increased, traffic has decreased. I suspect the AI overviews following a google search, plus the increased use of tools s...
rummena begum
Would you amplify your message through social media, launch a massive ad campaign, or create inspiring video content?  Share your ideas below—let’s inspire each other!
John Crosland
Does anyone have good experience of looking for media, comms and social media volunteer support for a small charity. Where to find good people (we are in Mid Sussex), how best to find them? what is t...
Claire Ryan-Cater
Hello everyone, researching new social media platforms. We use five currently, but each has its drawbacks. I would be very interested on your views, e.g. we really like the ability to schedule posts,...
Jenny Aleksandrowicz
We're a small charity and I'm writing our first ever marketing and comms strategy. The aim is to have a one-pager high-level document, perhaps with a more detailed accompanying document.  Would anyon...
Farrah Morde
Hello Charity Connect community! I'm looking for some advice and insights on how to best advertise volunteering opportunities available in Africa to a European audience. We’re aiming to connect passi...
Kennedy Ramadhan
Hi all We're in discussion with a web developer who's sent us a shortlist of options for our website back end. Continue to use WordPress, £0/mo Move to Framer, £4+/mo (scalable) Move to SquareSpace,...
Edward Bainton
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