Sonya Hayden

London / comms. Love tea, toadstools, books, rainbows, stars & finding magic in the small stuff. Tweet almost daily professionally & almost never personally! ✨

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💡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 👉 https://t.co/yq1gjxP8Vw

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🆕 Newsletter out today! Featuring:

💡New bite-sized AI intro course
💻 Free Office 365 webinar
📊 Interim AI survey results
📅 AI in funding: in-person event
🔎New blog: The power of co-design
🧰 New Shared Digital Guide: WhatsApp

And lots more 👉 https://t.co/lWDGrPVETg

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❓AI survey results: do you agree?

Respondents are so far returning an average score of 6 (on a 0-10 scale, from concerned to excited) when asked how they feel about the increased use of AI in their professional lives.

Do you agree? Share your views! 👇 https://t.co/5RxGQFDZDV

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🪄✨ 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.

Have your say! Complete the anonymous 12-min survey today 👉 https://t.co/5RxGQFDZDV

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📊 New AI survey!

If you work for a #charity or social impact org, please fill out this 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? 🪄

👉 https://t.co/5RxGQFDrOn

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'Embrace the horseducks'! 🐴🦆

Last week, we discussed #AI use cases, upskilling, risk mitigation & more, as part of @CharityDigiOrg's first ever AI Summit.

In a new blog, we share some of the key takeaways from a very lively and enlightening session 👇

https://t.co/d9h0taEnvt

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🆕 Newsletter out today!

👋 The Digital Leads Network is open to all!
🧰 Managing user research with Miro AI
💡Charity Digital’s AI Summit: takeouts from our session
🗓️ Free CAST & sector events

And lots more! Read 👉 https://t.co/42vcnFJxox & sign up 👉 https://t.co/uuxUxKPICm

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🙏 It's #TrusteesWeek - and we'd like to send a huge thank you to our wonderful CAST trustees - and indeed the one million trustees across the UK - for all the guidance, wisdom and inspiration they provide.

Read more about the CAST board at our website 👇 https://t.co/myllw9RwDK

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👋 Meet the CAST team!

Continuing our Q&A series, we chat to Programme & Partnerships Lead @David_Scurr about network-building, digital inclusion, filmmaking & drumming - as well as dining with the President of Malta and coaching basketball in Cambodia 👇https://t.co/LHP6G5Tz3n

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🙏 Thanks to everyone who joined us at yesterday's welcome session for the Youth Sector Innovation Incubator, from CAST & @NCSTrust.

Over the coming months, participants will explore digital solutions to boost social cohesion among young people.

More 👉 https://t.co/psCjrDEJ93

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💙 The whole CAST team - in one word cloud!

During last month's retreat, we checked in by sharing three words to describe each of our fellow team members. We think the resulting graphic manages to capture something of the ‘CAST sparkle’! ✨

Read more 👉 https://t.co/WUCRlmyqMD

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Welcoming two new trustees!

We are delighted to announce that @thehacole and @nicola_granger have joined our board, bringing specific experience across #AI and #finance respectively, as well as deep digital & social expertise.

See more at our team page 👇https://t.co/myllw9RwDK

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📢 NEW #funded opportunity for youth sector orgs in England

CAST & @NCSTrust are seeking 9 orgs for a new project, working alongside digital partners on solutions designed to improve social cohesion. #Grants of up to £7,300 are available.

Find out more 👇https://t.co/FDOlx3rBbl

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🆕 Newsletter out today! Featuring:

👀 5 AI charity use cases
🧰 2 new Shared Digital Guides
🧪 CAST's AI experimentation canvas
💡 Insights from the Digital Leads Network
🧩 An invitation to help refine the Digital Design Principles

And lots more 👉 https://t.co/kKZztzZ1Ux

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🆕 In an in-depth Q&A, @dansutch reflects on CAST's journey to date, and lays out plans for the path ahead.

Reflecting on key objectives, as well as our focus on AI, Dan looks at what we plan to do, how we plan do do it - and how you can get involved! 👇 https://t.co/1W6Iqm2EGE

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🎉 CAST is 9!

Over the past year, we've reached 40,000+ people via programmes, services, peer groups & events. We've worked with orgs including @RefugeeAction, @DeloitteUK, @wethecatalysts, @peoplesbiz - & many more!

Take a look at our year on Medium 👉 https://t.co/coNoxn1kFQ

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👀 The CAST newsletter is out now! Featuring free digital support resources, links to upcoming events, invitations to join charity & funder peer groups - and lots more!

Read this issue 👉 https://t.co/qKZBx6DWmS, & sign up to receive future newsletters 👉 https://t.co/uuxUxKPICm

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🛣️ CAST’s road ahead: ask us anything!

We’re currently working as a team to shape our objectives for the path ahead. As ever, we’ll be making this public - and as ever, we want to hear from you!

What do you want to know about our plans? Post here or email [email protected]

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🆕 @dansutch introduces a new diagram that we've been using to contextualise different #GenAI perspectives. We've found that this visual proves useful when starting or guiding discussions around GenAI.

Please take a look, & do let us know your thoughts! 👇https://t.co/6MOBw2UvfU

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👀 NEW trustee roles!

We're seeking two #trustees to join the CAST Board - and help us enable an empowered civil society, confident in their use of #digital.

See our site for details of these roles - and how to get in touch 👉 https://t.co/iCHqlXG2ap

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