Author: Matt Collins

Matt Collins is managing director at digital marketing agency, Platypus Digital, and tweets @charitychap


The New Facebook, The Same Charities – our live panel discussion

We brought a panel of social media experts together at JustGiving yesterday for a special social media panel discussion. The…


Interview: David McGlashan, School for Social Entrepreneurs

In our latest #lifechangers interview, we caught up with David McGlashan, Sales and Marketing Manager at the School for Social…


6 tips for managing social media out of hours

Social media – it’s like the city that never sleeps. Even after you’ve clocked off, your charity’s social media followers…


Interview: Victoria Hancock Fell, Team Kenya

In our latest #lifechangers interview, we caught up with Victoria Hancock Fell from a small charity called Team Kenya. She…


6 ways your charity can maximise WhatsApp

WhatsApp is arguably becoming the most important social network of all. Everyone is on it, delivery and attention are much…


Interview: Joe Freeman, Breast Cancer Now

Here’s the latest in our charity #lifechangers interview series, featuring the shining stars in the sector talking about what they do and…


5 things you need to know about Facebook’s news feed changes

Last week, Facebook announced big changes to the way its news feed works. The changes are going to make posts…


6 eye-rolling moments for digital teams

We’ve all had them – those moments at work that make you want to reach for the strongest coffee (or…


6 digital charity trends for 2018

2017 is almost over! Can you believe it? We haven’t had a big Ice Bucket Challenge this year. But change…


The best charity campaigns of 2017 – Part 2

In part 1 of our review of charity campaigns in 2017, we checked out some awesome campaigns, including Stonewall, Barnado’s…


The best charity campaigns of 2017 – Part 1

2017 is almost over. How did that happen? Nope, I don’t know either.   Charities put out some awesome campaigns…


The 9 best charity 404 pages

What’s a 404 page? 404 pages are those “Page not found” messages that pop up on websites from time to…