🗓️ Free #AI masterclass

Do you work for a #charity in the forced migration & refugee sector? Are you keen to learn how to experiment ethically with AI? Then please join us on 22 May for a free masterclass, delivered in collaboration with Refugee Action 👇lu.ma/fg5eed71

Join us on 21 May as we host a session on AI, funders & charities at London Funders' #FestivalOfLearning2024

We'll share insights from our charity survey & AI in Grantmaking group - & explain how you can get involved!

London Funders members, book here 👇buff.ly/3JFhHkT

🆕 Ellen Smyth catches up with Liam Eaglestone to learn how grantee feedback is helping Steve Morgan Foundation explore more #flexible #funding opportunities - including monitoring impact and grantee experiences during an #unrestricted funding trial 👉 buff.ly/3Un6D0E

📚 Unlock #digital secrets! 📚
CAST offers a treasure trove of 60+ carefully crafted guides from leading charities. Whether you're delving into Discord or wondering about WhatsApp, their library has answers!
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🆕 Liam Eaglestone, CEO of Steve Morgan Foundation, outlines the role of anonymous reviews in helping to improve systems, explains the way in which the team assesses feedback - and shares advice for #funders & #grantees considering signing up to #GrantAdvisorUK 👉 buff.ly/4dcqYhP

🆕 AI in action (treat with care)

Following last month's Charity Digital workshop, David Scurr shares three simple #AI applications for day-to-day efficiencies, a suite of practical #resources - and some simple rules to guide safe & responsible AI use 👇buff.ly/3vZgKk5

⏱️ Leaving a review on #GrantAdvisorUK takes just a few minutes - but the impact can be long-lasting!

📋 Answer a few simple questions about your #grantseeking experience - and help UK #funders make their practices more accessible, open & user-friendly.

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🆕 CAST Programme Lead Ellen Smyth caught up with City Bridge Foundation's Sam Grimmett Batt to discover how collecting authentic grantseeker feedback has helped the team build stronger relationships, & make positive changes to their learning visits programme.

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🆕 Almost 12 months on from the relaunch of #GrantAdvisorUK , CAST Programme Lead Ellen Smyth caught up with City Bridge Foundation's Sam Grimmett Batt to discover why anonymous #grantseeker feedback can be such a powerful tool for influencing senior leaders 👉 buff.ly/44eyLro

👋 Meet the CAST team!

Continuing our series of Q&As with members of the CAST team, we chat to Sonya Hayden, Head of Communications, about skills, sectors, superpowers - and the ever-changing joy of a wander around London! 👇 buff.ly/3U1C7cs

🆕 AI in action (treat with care)

Following last month's Charity Digital workshop, David Scurr shares three simple #AI applications for day-to-day efficiencies, a suite of practical #resources - and some simple rules to guide #safe & responsible AI use 👇buff.ly/3vZgKk5

📢 Get ready for #SmallCharityWeek 2024!

Whether you're a large or a small charity, it's nearly time to start celebrating the incredible impact of small charities in communities all over the UK.

So get the date in your diary and watch out for more news coming soon.

👀 Recently on Medium...

Catalyst & CAST on the Catalyst transition
Jackie Brennan on Coffee Connections
Sonya Hayden on AI survey results & actions
David Scurr on AI experiments
Dan Sutch & Ellen Smyth on #Tech4Good funding

...& lots more! 👇
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🛣️ CAST and Catalyst: the journey, the transition - and beyond.

This month, Catalyst became an independent organisation. In a new blog, the CAST and Catalyst teams take a look back, at the journey shared - and forward, to what the future holds. 👇

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📅 Open invitation: AI in grantmaking

If you work in #grantmaking and are interested in the challenges & opportunities presented by #AI , please join us next week as we bring together #funders of all sizes for a peer discussion.

Book your free place 👇 buff.ly/49dF4MS

👀 CAST’s #AI survey: results & planned support

We look at the needs revealed by the data, plus the fascinating themes emerging from individual responses. We also lay out our plans for support, and share details of how you can get involved.

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We recently worked with CAST to develop a digital guide to add to their library of guides about how charities are using tech in their operations. The guide focusses on our shared use of CRM system Charity Log (CLOG). Read more here:

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📅 Open invitation: AI in grantmaking

If you work in #grantmaking and are interested in the challenges & opportunities presented by #AI , please join us on 25 April as we bring together #funders of all sizes for a peer discussion.

Book your free place 👇 buff.ly/49dF4MS

❓ You might be a #grantmaker - but are you a #changemaker too?

If you're keen to hear #grantseekers ' feedback in order to understand how your processes & systems could work better for those accessing them, register your org with GrantAdvisor UK today 👇 buff.ly/3esmUuk

The free #DeloitteDigitalConnect hub contains 100+ digital resources, covering:

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