Five lessons from Leicester City’s title success for digital product teams

Football (or soccer) doesn’t exactly have a reputation as a hotbed of learning, but growing up loving the sport, I…


Marathon fundraising: Helping fundraisers and supporters ride the emotional rollercoaster

This year’s marathon has been an emotional time for event fundraising.  There was the tragedy of losing runner David Seath…


How to Create a Simple and Effective Event Fundraising Landing Page 

Editor’s note: This post was originally published in 2016 | Updated in April 2023 for comprehensiveness and accuracy.  JustGiving Campaign…


Getting started with User Experience Part 2: Don’t Be Shy

In Part 1 I wrote about the importance of getting to know your users and where to look for feedback. …


Try this one trick to improve your usability testing sessions

When someone walks into your usability lab they are expecting a test. You may tell them again and again that…


Make It Rain: Tips & Tricks for #Crowdfunding Success

When we were brainstorming ideas for our next publication for charities, one topic immediately sprang to our mind here at…


Instagram marketing: Stop panicking and start creating great content

We are all aware of the pending Instagram algorithm, not just because of the last few days and the many…


Getting started with user experience Part 2: how to recruit the best people to test your charity website or app

Yesterday my colleague Huu wrote a blog about how to get started with lean user research. Now that you’ve figured out…


What can JustGiving APIs do for your charity?

Have you ever wondered how JustGiving APIs could help your charity? Well, we’re launching a few things to try and…


Four agile working tips for charities

One of the things I hear repeatedly from charities at the moment is that they’re keen to work in a…


Heat mapping – A guide to creating your own visual data visualisation

A picture is worth a thousand words.  Or in this case a heat map video is worth a million data points.  The…