October insight meeting: How to increase your impact through digital funding

The annual Charity Digital Skills Report found that the pandemic brought about a period of intense digital adaption and 82% of charities see digital as either a much greater or more of a priority as a result of the pandemic. Further, almost three quarters of charities (72%) are actively working towards progressing with digital through tools, skills, infrastructure, service delivery and more, which “is a positive indication of their digital ambitions on the road to recovery”.

However, there are barriers to digital progress - 4 in 10 (40%) charities need funding for devices, software, and infrastructure. This has risen from being the third to the most urgent challenge for them. As a result, the report argues that “digital needs to be funded more effectively across the sector to increase impact”.