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Resources for Charities
Practical guides for charity leaders navigating AI adoption and operational improvement. Written by someone who has worked at both ends of the charity spectrum, from boardroom strategy to frontline delivery.
Whether your priority is AI adoption, operational improvement, or safeguarding, there is something here for you.
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Is your charity ready for decentralised evaluation?
A quick sense-check for charities that like the idea of decentralised, community-led impact but are not sure they are ready. See the 5 signs you are ready and what to fix first.
Ethical AI frameworks for Charities: Practical Lessons from UNESCO’s Ethics of AI
As AI moves faster, ethics can drift. This blog unpacks UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence and shows how charities can turn it into practical governance: from ethical impact assessment and data privacy to human oversight and fairness.
AI-generated Images: The Imagery Problem Charities Haven’t Noticed Yet
Your charity's AI-generated images might be unintentionally damaging trust. New research shows that even with transparency, AI-generated imagery can still trigger backlash. Here's what charities need to know.
When AI Safety Commitments Meet Reality: What Charities Need to Know
The headlines about Anthropic this week are loud. This is not a story about one company. It is a story about the ecosystem every organisation using AI now operates in, and what that means for charities working with vulnerable people.
AI Governance for Charities: Practical Lessons from the International AI Safety Report 2026
How charities can govern AI safely? Practical governance lessons from the 2026 International AI Safety Report.
Map, Measure, Magnify: How to Lead Safe AI Implementation in Your Charity (Part 4/4)
Learn how charity service owners can lead low-risk AI innovation. Use the Map, Measure, Magnify framework to automate admin without losing the human core.
Map the Trust, Then Buy the Tool: The Relational Core Strategy for Charity AI (Part 2/4)
AI adoption in charities often fails because it ignores human relationships. Learn how to map your "Relational Core" to build an AI strategy that protects trust and improves governance.
5 reasons your charity impact measures feel like a burden (and how to fix them this year)
Charities collect data but do not always see change. Here are 5 common reasons impact measures aren't working and simple ways to make them more useful.
Where AI Fits in Your Charity’s Service Lifecycle (And Where It Doesn’t)
Feeling overwhelmed by AI? Learn how to strategically implement AI for charities using your existing service lifecycle framework. A practical guide for non-profit leaders on using AI to enhance services, from discovery to delivery.
The Hardest Conversation: Charity Service Closure
Struggling with a service closure decision? Get a step-by-step guide for charity leaders on how to prepare, facilitate the conversation, and manage the transition safely.
Charity service pilots: 4 stage-gates for clearer decisions and lower delivery risk
Ensure your charity's new service pilots truly deliver. Discover our 4 essential stage-gate decisions (Go, Grow, Pause, Stop) for evidence-backed, impactful, and sustainable programs. Get practical guidance!
Service owners in charities: who they are and how to pick them
Charity services often wobble because no one really owns them. This guide explains what a service owner is, how the role works, and simple steps to choose one.
Ethical AI for Co-Production in Charities
Practical ways charities can use ethical AI for co-production: widen access, cut admin, protect consent and keep lived experience at the centre.
Charity governance: what 2025 UK and US trust data are really telling us?
What does 2025 trust data reveal about nonprofit governance? UK and US findings highlight rising expectations, hidden risks, and practical steps boards can take now. Learn how to strengthen board decision-making, improve transparency, and prepare for AI-driven change without overloading trustees.
Feedback Futures: How Charities Prioritise Stakeholder Input
Use token voting to turn many ideas into a ranked, defensible shortlist. Inclusive, low-tech, and easy to explain to boards and funders.
Relational Feedback Mapping: Supporting Representative Intelligence in Charity Decisions
Map who speaks, who decides, and who is heard. Relational feedback mapping is a simple way for charities to spot missing voices and avoid building strategy around the loudest group.
From Information Overload to Strategic Clarity (for Charities)
Charities are listening more than ever, but without a filter everything feels urgent. Use feedback fasts, token voting and relational mapping to act faster and protect capacity.
Decentralised Impact Evaluation: Why Community-Led Approaches Work Better for Charities
What will impact measurement look like in 2035? This practical guide explores the shift toward decentralised, community-led evaluation. Offering future-ready ideas you can start using today to ease pressure, deepen trust, and capture what really matters.
Impact measures health check: a 2‑minute scan of how useful your charity’s data is
A quick, charity-first health check for your impact data. Answer 10 yes/no questions to see what’s working, where “expensive noise” has crept in, and what to tidy first.
How to stop accidental impact-washing in your charity: impact measurement made simple
A short, people-first guide to stop unintentional impact washing in charities. Five quick steps to tidy your measures so they actually help teams, not just funders.
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