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Online fundraising platforms: the small print

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:00:00 GMT

Launches of “revolutionary” new fundraising platforms are becoming ten a penny. So civilsociety.co.uk decided to take a proper look and see which are really leading the way.

Technology is great but it's not a magic bullet

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 10:44:00 GMT

The launch of a new digital fundraising platform for arts and heritage organisations has made Kirsty Weakley think about how she wants to support them in the future.

Would you donate your desktop to charity?

Fri, 4 May 2012 11:47:00 GMT

Would you hand your PC desktop background over to advertisers if it was fundraising for a good cause? That is just what one New Zealand organisation is asking. Kirsty Weakley takes a look.

Delving into Facebook Timeline

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:11:00 GMT

Civilsociety.co.uk looks at the latest Facebook update to organisation pages and what it means for charities.

App-solutely fabulous: Charities embrace the smartphone generation

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:19:00 GMT

Charities have shown no shortage of imagination in the range of smartphone apps they have launched into the market. In this rolling blog, civilsociety.co.uk brings you some of the highs (and lows) from the latest app developments in the charity sector.

Lessons from Kony 2012

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:49:00 GMT

Kirsty Weakley explains what troubles her about the recent Kony 2012 viral campaign and reveals who she’ll be supporting instead.

Suffering from social media fatigue?

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:25:00 GMT

Social networking is great for charities. Done well it creates a much deeper relationship between charities, supporters, volunteers and end-users. But is there really room for one more? Kirsty Weakley asks.

Converted to 3D video by health charity campaign

Thu, 22 Sep 2011 11:30:00 GMT

Earlier this week Kirsty Weakley attended a screening of a unique 3D campaign film for Médicins Sans Frontieres. A prior critic of the new photography technique, Kirsty explains how a focus on the cause has converted her cynicism.