Innovation Workstream – UK
New Resource: Step by step digital safeguarding
Published 01/07/2020
This new resource by Catalyst provides a step by step guide to best practice digital safeguarding.
The Charity Digital Code of Practice Zoom webinars
Published 01/07/2020
Charity Digital in collaboration with Catalyst are hosting a series of 'what next' digital webinars to get charity trustees and leaders up to speed with digital and planning for a post-covid world.
Charity Digital #BeMoreDigital
Published 01/07/2020
In this podcast by Charity Digital, the panel discuss how they put #BeMoreDigital into action, sharing their varied experiences with implementing digital in their charities.
HER + Data & Open Data Manchester: Data for Social Good and Sustainability
Published 11/06/2020
HER+Data MCR is a community working to connect, inspire, support and empower the NW UK’s Women in Data through monthly meetups . For their June 2020 event, taking place on Zoom, they have teamed up with Open Data Manchester to showcase women working with data for social good and sustainability. The online meetup will take place on June 11th at 6:30 - sign up today!
Podcast: Safeguarding the Sector - Practical advice for charities
Published 11/06/2020
This episode concludes Charity Digital's mini-series focusing on digital ethics in the charity sector. This final episode explores how charities can be ethical when it comes to their digital services.
Free webinar series: Getting started with Microsoft’s charity tools
Published 11/06/2020
The 'Getting Started with Microsoft Solutions for Charities' webinar series is taking place next week from the 15th to the 19th of June, to help voluntary sector organisations make the most of the Microsoft tools available . Ran by Phoenix the webinars will take place each day at 12pm. The webinars will also include advice on how charities can harness data and use artificial intelligence.
Big law vs Small law - where is the technology focused now
Published 12/05/2020
‘The order of priority of projects has changed; things like AI have gone to the backseat, to the forefront is people...You have got to deal with people and processes before you deal with technology. It can’t be technology for technology’s sake.’ - Roger Smith provides an overview of the different approached to the use of technology internally and with clients at different types of service providers.
PODCAST: Is your charity digitally accessible?
Published 25/03/2020
This podcast talks about how technology can help charities be more prepared to support people with disabilities both inside and outside their organisations.
Spotlight on: Supporting Additional Needs in Scotland
Published 16/03/2020 by Johnny Tan
The Health and Education Chamber of Scotland has built new hearing facilities in Glasgow to accommodate special needs cases. These facilities provide a strong example of the benefits of user-centred design in creating new services and facilities.
REElinquish Your Rights no Longer – Meet the Children’s Law Centre’s new Chatbot, REE Rights Responder
Published 21/02/2020
REE Rights Responder is a web-based chatbot designed to provide legal advice to young people in Northern Ireland.
A Data-driven Approach to Improving Access to Justice
Published 21/02/2020 by Johnny Tan
A newly released platform draws on data to tackle homelessness in the UK. A similar tool for solving access to justice problems is welcomed.
Data and Evaluation Materials and Resources
Published 20/02/2020
The regularly updated list provides information and guidance on data and evaluation tools, materials and resources. It includes case studies and support services to help you use any relevant resources in your organisation.
Understanding the support needs of Litigants in Person through Human Centred Design
Published 09/01/2020 by Professor Gráinne McKeever and Dr Lucy Royal-Dawson
Network members, Law and Social Justice Professor Gráinne McKeever and Dr Lucy Royal-Dawson from Ulster University, share some news about their project 'Understanding the support needs of Litigants in Person through Human Centred Design'.
Do clients prefer online contact to speaking with lawyers?
Published 03/05/2019 by Stacey Lamb
Research by mmadigital shows that cost and lack of understanding of legal services could see consumer clients try to avoid direct contact with lawyers.
