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Our Community Development Team provides specialist information and support to local community groups, social enterprises and charities. Our expertise allows us to provide critical support to our Members when they need it most. Helpfully we’ve created a Library of useful toolkits and links that provide easy to navigate information and guidance across a broad range of issues facing organisations like yours.
Can’t find what you need? Our Community Development Team provides tailored support to groups on a case-by-case basis.
If you need to speak with a member of our team, please don’t hesitate to get in touch by emailing support@cfirst.org.uk or call 0300 500 8085.
Digital Technology, Communications & Data
Managing information technology and protecting data. Marketing, publicity, communications and campaigns.
| Title | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| AbilityNet | Free webinars on a range of topics of relevance to disabled people, their colleagues, families, friends, and those who support them. | Visit website |
| Alidade | Alidade is an online tool designed to help users to choose technology tools including: internet-based software such as websites and mobile applications, online platforms such as Facebook or Twitter, tools that use messaging apps, SMS and USSD, hardware such as GPS devices and tablets, finished (“off-the-shelf”) products, custom-built for a particular project. | Visit website |
| Charity Digital - The Best Free Marketing Templates for Charities | Charity Digital - The Best Free Marketing Templates for Charities | Visit website |
| Charity Digital Code of Practice | Code of practice for charities re digital - separate versions for small and large organisations. | Visit website |
| Charity Digital Toolkit | A guide and a marketplace to help you search and compare training providers and consultants. Includes links to free digital training. | Visit website |
| Charity Digital Toolkit | Free toolkit helps charities build digital strategies | Visit website |
| Charity Finance Group - GDPR Guide | Cyber Essentials helps you to guard against the most common cyber threats and demonstrate your commitment to cyber security | Visit website |
| Choosing a Data Management System for Your Organisation: A Frontline Perspective | Excellent overview with practical advice. | Visit website |
| DigiSafe | Digisafe - digital safeguarding guide | Visit website |
| How does GDPR work for small charities? | Counting Up have produced a helpful guide on GDPR for small Charites | Visit website |
| ICO | Information Commissioner's Office | Visit website |
| Media Trust - Digital Marketing Strategy Template | Digital Marketing Strategy Template | Visit website |
| Media Trust - Welcome to the Resource Hub | Free guides, toolkits etc. | Visit website |
| NCVO - GDPR | NCVO - GDPR information | Visit website |
| NCVO Knowhow - Social Media | NCVO Knowhow: Social Media | Visit website |
| Nonprofit Tech for Good | Useful, easy-to-understand news and resources related to digital marketing and fundraising | Visit website |
| Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator - Ready, Set, Go! - Social Media Fundamentals Guide | Ready, Set, Go! - Social Media Fundamentals Guide from the Scottish Charity Regulator | Visit website |
| Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator - Ready, Set, Go! - Social Media Fundamentals Guide | Ready, Set, Go! - Social Media Fundamentals Guide | Visit website |
| Template Social Media Policy | A template Social Media Policy that may be adapted for small organisations | Download |
| The Charity Social Media Toolkit | Comprehensive guide to social media | Visit website |