👀 AI Experimentation Canvas: free to download! Our AI Experimentation Canvas helps you explore AI safely & methodically. It provides clear boundaries & guidelines for testing AI applications, while considering potential impacts on both your work & beneficiaries. Download for free 👉 buff.ly/RjTBsdt

👋 The Digital Leads Network is open for membership! Join this vibrant community of 500+ members, dedicated to peer learning & sharing across the sector. Members gain access to events, networking sessions and an AI peer group. Joining is free; fill out the short form at our site 👉 buff.ly/4agzkCk

💡 Getting Started With AI: A free self-serve course. Keen to get to grips with AI, but not sure where to start? Our AI course is here to help! Each week for seven weeks, you'll receive an email with support & inspiration, helping you discover how AI can make your work life easier 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF

👀 New Design Hop dates! Running across three live Zoom sessions (22 & 29 April, and 10 June), with coursework in between, this #free programme helps charities & social impact orgs explore new #digital ideas. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; sign up here 👉 buff.ly/TeIWbyA

🍫 Last week, the CAST team met to discuss strategy and direction - and to take a look at how we can best respond to sector needs and priorities, as the AI landscape continues to evolve at pace. And we also found the time to engage in a rather heated debate about chilled chocolate! 👉 buff.ly/XdlRogJ

👋 Find out more about the AI for Grantmakers group If you’re a UK funder keen to learn more about the AI for Grantmakers group, take a look at Dan Sutch’s overview, published last week on the Funders Collaborative Hub 👉 buff.ly/rmIJ729 And please do join us for our April meeting 👉 buff.ly/91BDuXq

We're delighted that CAST's Director Dan Sutch has been recognised by Computing as being one of the 25 most inspirational figures shaping #AI today. You can take a look at Dan's AI Leadership Index page here 👉 buff.ly/RxBS95W, and find out more about Dan and the CAST team here 👉 buff.ly/43rzvlV

📌 New AI events portal! We’ve added an events space to Worthwhile AI, bringing together free & paid AI events. The page has a good mix of events listed, & we're adding more each week. Contact us at [email protected] if you'd like to add an event, & explore the page here 👉 buff.ly/jqKy55b

👀 New Design Hop dates! Running across three live Zoom sessions (22 & 29 April, and 10 June), with coursework in between, this #free programme helps charities & social impact orgs explore new #digital ideas. Spaces are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis; sign up here 👉 buff.ly/TeIWbyA

🆕 In today's newsletter: 👀 New Design Hop dates! 🧪 Experiments with AI agents 📖 New AI Playbook for Charities 🖼️ Guidelines on AI imagery 📅 Events: CRMs; small charity leaders; AI & data; AI impact 📌 New AI events portal And lots more! Read this issue 👉 buff.ly/yK0u2DT Sign up 👉 buff.ly/3xqPV99

🆕 Experimenting with AI agents In a new blog, David Scurr explores the potential of AI agents to assist with tasks - including user-testing a survey, analysing a membership database & setting up a project page. David details the results for each task, & shares reflections on risk 👉 buff.ly/s3IObC7

🔍 Learn user research: a free seven-week, self-serve course. Dive in and discover: • Types of user research • Key recruiting principles • How to write research questions • How to synthesise interview notes Receive a weekly email for seven weeks, packed with advice and resources 👉 buff.ly/3Xj05BK

💡 Exploring ‘Worthwhile AI' At CAST, we use the term 'Worthwhile AI' to ensure our AI usage aligns with our values - and to help shape AI that is ‘worthwhile’ for all. Check out our Q&A, in which CAST's Director Dan Sutch outlines the term 👉 buff.ly/cWLxHrA - and please let us know your thoughts!

The 5 parts of our Digital Toolkit, & some of the tools in each: • Mindset: Interaction toolkit; digital principles • Discover: Knowledge board; user needs statements • Define: Rapid 8s; prototyping • Develop: Service blueprint; pitch deck • AI: Experiment canvas; spheres visual 👉 buff.ly/3Hc1NvL

📊 Quick survey: Are AI summaries affecting your website traffic? We've put together a short survey (just three multiple-choice questions) to gauge the impact that AI summaries are having on charities' web traffic. All responses are anonymous. Take the three-question survey here 👉 buff.ly/cYs7zat

👋 The Digital Leads Network is open for membership! The network brings together people leading digital change in not-for-profit organisations. Members benefit from online meetups, Digital Coffee Hours, & a dedicated AI peer group. Find out more 👉 buff.ly/76KodbI, & apply to join 👉 buff.ly/63VirIP

👀 The 2026 Charity Digital Skills Report survey is live! Whether you're a small local charity or a large national organisation, please share your views: what's digital & AI adoption like in your charity? What support do you need? Have your say 👉 www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDSR2026 #CharityDigiReport

🚀 The 2026 Charity Digital Skills Report survey is live! We’re proud to be partnering on this year’s report to better understand what digital and AI adoption really looks like across UK charities. Take the survey here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDSR2026 #CharityDigiReport

📅 Open invitation: AI for Grantmakers peer group If you work in grantmaking and are interested in the challenges & opportunities presented by AI, please join us next Tuesday, 10th March, at 1pm, as we bring together funders of all sizes for a peer discussion. Book your free place 👉 buff.ly/49dF4MS

🆕 Experimenting with AI agents In a new blog, David Scurr explores the potential of AI agents to assist with tasks - including user-testing a survey, analysing a membership database & setting up a project page. David details the results for each task, & shares reflections on risk 👉 buff.ly/s3IObC7

The Ufi VocTech Showcase is the centrepiece of Week of VocTech You'll get to enjoy live demos, lightning talks, hands-on experiences, and conversations with the people actively building and using VocTech 📆 Thursday 19 March 2026 📍 CodeNode London Register your interest: https://bit.ly/4q5Ja1V

Some of the most powerful actions start out with a conversation It's one of the reasons why we're committed to hosting our 'In conversation with...' sessions during Week of VocTech Register your interest in this year's session: https://weekofvoctech.co.uk/2026/in-conversation-with

🚀 Two free AI courses! We've created two #free, self-serve courses: one providing an introduction to #AI, and another aimed at those people who feel they are advancing with AI, and want to support their colleagues to do the same. Intro course 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF Follow-on course 👉 buff.ly/1KSivpU

🗂️ Library of AI experiments! Check out our growing collection of 30+ AI experiments, shared by 20+ orgs. Topics include user research, AI policy creation, data analysis & transcription - with contributors sharing what worked well, what didn’t, and the advice they’d give to others 👉 buff.ly/GFZP45O

⌛ Our AI survey closes today! We use the results of our annual AI survey to develop new support resources - and influence the wider sector response. Please take ten minutes to fill out the anonymous survey by the end of today; thank you! 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr #AI #survey #charity #support

⌛ Our AI survey closes tomorrow! We use the results of our annual AI survey to develop new support resources, as well as to influence the wider sector response. The survey takes ten minutes, and all responses are anonymous. Please share your AI views and needs by 28th February 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr

⌛ 2 days left to share your AI needs in our survey! We use the results of our annual AI survey to develop new support resources - and influence the wider sector response. The survey takes ten minutes, and all responses are anonymous. Closes 28 Feb 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr #AI #survey #charity #support

📢 Paid research opportunity! Are you a UK grassroots org (income under £100k) - from Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland? Share your funding experiences, even if you’ve never applied. Take part in a 60-min online interview. £50 voucher for all participants. Register interest 👉 buff.ly/YctQrzx

⌛ 5 days left to share your AI needs in our survey! We use the results of our annual AI survey to develop new support resources - and influence the wider sector response. The survey takes ten minutes, and all responses are anonymous. Closes 28 Feb 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr #AI #survey #charity #support

📌 Explore our AI hub Our AI hub features links to CAST's AI courses, experiments library, peer groups - & more. It also contains trusted resources from others, including templates, playbooks, toolkits & frameworks. All support is free of charge. Explore the AI hub 👉 buff.ly/K1J7GIK #AI #support

⏳ One week left to share your views on AI! If you work for a charity or social impact org, please fill out our anonymous survey & share not just your thoughts on AI, but what you really need: what support would be useful; what would you wish for in an ideal world? 🪄 Closes 28 Feb 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr

🆕 In today's newsletter: 📌 AI hub: practical support for charities 📣 Paid research opportunity for grassroots orgs 👀 Join us at Charity Digital’s AI Summit 🎙️ ProMoScribe: new AI transcription tool 💡 AI hopes for the year ahead 📢 IVAR funding survey 📅 AI & digital events And more 👉 buff.ly/mCRx1lx

⌛ 10 days left to share your AI needs in our survey! Insights from our annual survey have led directly to the development of our AI courses, experiments library & resource hub: please help us shape what comes next. Please take ten mins to complete the anonymous survey by 28 Feb 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr

❓ Do you feel you're advancing with AI? ❓ Would you like to support your colleagues to do the same? 🚀 Then our free self-serve course is for you! You'll receive 8 weekly emails packed with tips and tools designed to help you support colleagues, and drive your org forward with AI 👉 buff.ly/1KSivpU

💬 Have your say on AI We use the results of our annual AI survey to develop new support resources - and influence the wider sector response. We're especially keen to hear more from smaller & more grassroots organisations. Please do take ten mins to complete the anonymous survey 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr

🆕 AI hopes for 2026 Exploring eight key AI themes - including community-led infrastructure, cross-organisational learning & safeguarding - David Scurr lays out the context and background, reflects on his hopes for 2026 - and shares a series of links to practical support resources 👉 buff.ly/Yx8WEQw

📢 Paid research opportunity Are you a UK grassroots org (income under £100k)? Share your funding experiences, even if you’ve never applied. Take part in a 60-min online interview (16-27 Feb). Your insight will help make funding more accessible. £50 thank you. Register interest 👉 buff.ly/YctQrzx

👀 AI Experimentation Canvas: free to download! Our AI Experimentation Canvas helps you explore AI safely & methodically. It provides clear boundaries & guidelines for testing AI applications, while considering potential impacts on both your work & beneficiaries. Download for free 👉 buff.ly/RjTBsdt

🪄 What would be YOUR wish for the next 12 months of AI? Here are the latest responses from our survey. Please take ten mins to share your views via our anonymous survey, so that we can design support that meets the most pressing needs and priorities across the sector 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr #AI #support

💡 Exploring ‘Worthwhile AI' At CAST, we use the term 'Worthwhile AI' to ensure our AI usage aligns with our values - and to help shape AI that is ‘worthwhile’ for all. Check out our Q&A, in which CAST's Director Dan Sutch outlines the term 👉 buff.ly/cWLxHrA - and please let us know your thoughts!

🆕 For 12 months, we've been supporting The Clothworkers’ Foundation with the management of digital infrastructure applications to the Open Grants Programme. In a new blog, we share what we've done so far, & outline the opportunity for funders to join us in exploring a bigger fund 👉 buff.ly/Y4Zeito

🪄 What would be YOUR wish for the next 12 months of AI? Here are just some of the survey responses we've had so far. Please take ten mins to share your views via our anonymous survey, so that we can design support that meets the most pressing needs and priorities across the sector 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr

📣 Calling all #grantmakers and #grantseekers: check out GrantAdvisor UK! 🖋️ Grantseekers: submit an anonymous funder review 📝 Funders: respond to reviews on the public platform 👀 Everyone: read 550+ reviews of UK funders Dive in today! 👉 buff.ly/3esmUuk

Please share your AI views & needs! We’re gathering your AI needs so we can shape support for the year ahead. Your feedback has already led to our AI courses, experiments library & resource hub: help us build what comes next. Please take 10 mins to complete the anonymous survey 👉 buff.ly/fsvJaZr

From reactive to crisis ready with our next #CommsPracticeStudio on 4 February. In this hands-on session, you'll build a crisis comms playbook tailored to your charity – drafting holding statements, press releases, FAQs and more based on relevant scenarios. Book your place: https://bit.ly/4snL6oN

👋 The Digital Leads Network is open for membership! The network brings together people leading digital change in not-for-profit organisations. Members benefit from online meetups, Digital Coffee Hours, & a dedicated AI peer group. Find out more 👉 buff.ly/76KodbI, & apply to join 👉 buff.ly/63VirIP

❓ Keen to meet new #charity contacts and find out how they're using #digital? ☕️ Try Coffee Connections, the #free service that matches you with a peer every two months for a virtual chat. 🗓️ New matches will take place early next month; find out more and register for free today 👉 buff.ly/3FWxeuI

🌟 New AI tool: early access opportunity! We've been working with Dev Society to develop Worthwhile Chat, a generative AI tool built by charities, for charities. If you'd like free access to test this pioneering tool before it's released to the sector, register your interest today 👉 buff.ly/l9jpuwG

🆕 In today's newsletter: 🌟 Help shape the new Worthwhile Chat AI tool 🤔 Early AI survey indications 🚀 Ufi’s VocTech Activate grant fund 📱 Free 2026 Social Media Guide 👋 Join the Digital Leads Network / AI for Grantmakers group 📅 Free events from TechSoup, IVAR & SCVO And more 👉 buff.ly/ZTEtWE7

❓ Do you feel you're advancing with AI? ❓ Would you like to support your colleagues to do the same? 🚀 Then our free self-serve course is for you! You'll receive 8 weekly emails packed with tips and tools designed to help you support colleagues, and drive your org forward with AI 👉 buff.ly/1KSivpU