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How to apply for the Google Ad Grant

What is the Google Ad Grant? The Google Ad Grant (commonly known as Google Grants) is a $10,000 monthly in-kind advertising spend for Google AdWords that Google gives to registered charities and nonprofits. That…
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Nominate the best charity CEO on social media

Today marks the launch of the fifth annual Top 30 Charity CEOs on Social Media awards. This is the biggest ever year for the awards. A panel of the great and the good will…
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Three things we do to support small charities

At Platypus Digital, we’re big believers in the power of small charities. Few organisations can match the commitment and passion of a small group of people coming together around a common cause. But that…
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Why Aren’t Charities Braver on Social Media?

How many Twitter accounts do you follow that make you stop scrolling through your timeline as soon as you see them? How many of them are charities? Sometimes it seems non-NGO accounts are getting…
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3 things Macmillan’s former head of digital would do at your charity

We recently caught up with Amanda Neylon, former head of digital at Macmillan Cancer Support. She had a pretty big digital team there. But what would she do in your shoes? Here’s what someone…
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Four things holding back online fundraising

Nearly half of charities are only receiving 20% of their donations online. By comparison, only one in five SMEs get the same percentage of their payments online. One in three actually get all their…