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CAST - Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology
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UK charity. Providing free courses, resources and networking opportunities to help charities and social impact organisations harness the full power of digital and AI. Also working with funders to create an environment of support. See www.wearecast.org.uk.
💡 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
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
🎉Last chance to win a CAST mug!

We’ve got ten exclusive CAST mugs to give away! The mugs - which feature a tenth anniversary version of CAST’s ‘all hands’ logo - are designed to keep your drinks piping hot or refreshingly cold throughout meetings.

Enter by 1st September 👉 buff.ly/DtOGYBO
August 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🎉Competition: WIN a CAST anniversary mug!

We’ve got ten exclusive CAST mugs to give away! The mugs - which feature a tenth anniversary version of CAST’s ‘all hands’ logo - are designed to keep your drinks piping hot or refreshingly cold throughout meetings.

Enter by 1st September 👉 buff.ly/DtOGYBO
August 14, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🎉Competition: WIN a CAST anniversary mug!

We’ve got ten exclusive CAST mugs to give away! The mugs - which feature a tenth anniversary version of CAST’s ‘all hands’ logo - are designed to keep your drinks piping hot or refreshingly cold throughout meetings.

Enter by 1st September 👉 buff.ly/DtOGYBO
August 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
🎉 Celebrating our 10th anniversary, with some recent feedback!

We're delighted to be able to share these comments from participants and partners - covering our recent programmes, platforms, courses, peer groups, workshops and other resources.

Learn more about our impact 👉 buff.ly/FLcs5vG
July 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
🎉 Check out our annual 'mugshot' - CAST is 10!

This photo shows the 11 people in our team, but the network connected to CAST radiates out far further - and we're grateful to every person & org we've had the pleasure of working with over this past decade!

Find out about our impact 👉 buff.ly/FLcs5vG
July 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
💬 Here's what our AI course participants are saying...

Having launched our free self-serve AI course earlier this year, we're now starting to see feedback coming through from participants - & we're delighted to be able to share these responses!

Try the free AI course for yourself 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF
July 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Our survey revealed that the major barriers when it came to organisations adopting #AI were data privacy, staff skills & staff knowledge.

These top three barriers are the same as last year, but all percentages are higher, with data concerns rising from 31% to 70%.

See all results 👉 buff.ly/vXfGKrX
June 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
💙 Wonderful to hear this feedback in our 2025 Digital Leads Network survey!

We were delighted that most survey respondents stated that they would highly recommend the network to others.

So if you're keen to join this community of 300+ nonprofit digital leads, visit our website 👉 buff.ly/4agzkCk
June 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
💙 Wonderful to hear this feedback in our 2025 Digital Leads Network survey!

We were delighted that most survey respondents stated that they would highly recommend the network to others.

So if you're keen to join this community of 300+ nonprofit digital leads, visit our website 👉 buff.ly/4agzkCk
May 28, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📅 Join us on 10th June at @londonfunders.bsky.social's online Festival of Learning, as we share ten #AI trends for #grantmakers.

We'll also share a range of resources, and outline ways for funders to participate in sector-wide AI initiatives.

Open to all members of London Funders 👉 buff.ly/7Eh28It
May 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
We're delighted to be working as the Evaluation and Learning partner for the Digital Services Consortium's Driving Digital Inclusion Programme.

We'll be helping to embed shared principles, establish robust learning loops and impact measurement, and support true collaboration 👉 buff.ly/lZr65Wr
May 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
💙 Wonderful to hear this feedback in our 2025 Digital Leads Network survey!

We were delighted that most survey respondents stated that they would highly recommend the network to others.

So if you're keen to join this community of 250+ nonprofit digital leads, visit our website 👉 buff.ly/4agzkCk
May 15, 2025 at 9:30 AM
💬 Here's what our AI course participants are saying...

Having launched our free self-serve AI course earlier this year, we're now starting to see feedback coming through from participants - & we're delighted to be able to share these responses!

Try the free AI course for yourself 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF
May 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
📢 We're hiring!

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Design for AI and a Head of Technical AI Experiments.

Read more - and apply by 12pm on Tuesday 6th May 2025 👉 buff.ly/QRyWUIz

Please share with your networks - thank you!🙏

#hiring #recruitment #charity #AI #digital #jobs #techforgood
April 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
📢 We're hiring!

We are currently recruiting for a Head of Design for AI and a Head of Technical AI Experiments.

Read more - and apply by 12pm on Tuesday 6th May 2025 👉 buff.ly/QRyWUIz

Please share with your networks - thank you!🙏

#hiring #recruitment #charity #AI #digital #jobs #techforgood
April 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
💬 Here's what our AI course participants are saying...

Having launched our free self-serve AI course earlier this year, we're now starting to see feedback coming through from participants - & we're delighted to be able to share these responses!

Try the free AI course for yourself 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF
April 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🎉 These certificates are ready to be presented to all the young people who took part in the Youth Sector Innovation Incubator: our thanks go to them, as well as to the youth orgs & digital partners.

We'll provide full product details soon; in the meantime please see more info here 👉 buff.ly/dS1N4pq
April 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
⏳ 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/4fY15mD
February 21, 2025 at 11:22 AM
🪄✨ Imagine you have a magic wand. You can determine what happens with AI in the next 12 months. What do you wish for?

Here's just a selection of the responses we've had via our survey so far.

Make your voice heard - and your needs known! Complete the anonymous survey today 👉 buff.ly/4fY15mD
February 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
💡Getting Started With AI: A new self-serve course.

Keen to get to grips with AI, but not sure where to start? Sign up for our new course to receive weekly emails full of support & inspiration, helping you discover how AI can make your work life easier 👉 buff.ly/4gfaOEF
January 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
🪄✨ Imagine you have a magic wand. You can determine what happens with AI in the next 12 months. What do you wish for?

Here's just a selection of the responses we've had via our survey so far.

Make your voice heard - and your needs known! Complete the anonymous 12-min survey today 👉 buff.ly/4fY15mD
January 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
📊 New AI survey!

If you work for a #charity or social impact organisation, please fill out our anonymous survey and 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? 🪄

👉 buff.ly/4fY15mD
January 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
✨ Happy New Year! Wishing everyone all the best for 2025! ✨
January 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
✨ Happy holidays from everyone at CAST! ✨

We're taking a break until Thursday 2nd January; if you need anything during that time, please contact hello@wearecast.org.uk.

Wishing everyone a very happy and restful break 💖
December 24, 2024 at 1:30 PM