The BRIDGE Collective, by Lightful, is bringing together funders and nonprofits to build resilience, strengthen digital capacity, and amplify impact at scale. Find out more 👇
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We know nonprofits and social impact organisations have powerful stories to tell, but limited time and resources to share them. That’s why we built the Lightful Platform: your digital home for planning, strategy, content creation, and impact.
Create your free account: lightful.com/the-lightful...
The Society of Midwives of South Africa have made amazing progress in strengthening their digital strategy since taking part in #LightfulBRIDGE, made possible through partnership with @internationalmidwives.org and the Gates Foundation.
Read more here: internationalmidwives.org/strengthenin...
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🎉 We’re finalists! 🎉
We’re thrilled to share that Lightful has been shortlisted for the Tech Impact Awards 2025, under the Promoting Digital Skills Award category 🏆
A big thank you to London Tech Week and the Tech Impact Awards for spotlighting innovation that drives positive change.
“Behind every charity are the people making it all happen. As the digital world evolves, we need to support the sector in elevating digital resilience, fundraising, and authentic storytelling - and increasingly, to navigate AI ethically. My purpose at Lightful is to champion sustainable digital capacity building and connect with partners who recognise the importance of funding this vital part of the puzzle. Our programmes are curated to fully support that journey in a long-lasting, meaningful way - something I'm truly proud & excited to be part of.”
Meet Bryony, Lightful’s Partnership Development Manager! ⭐
Bryony is passionate about making a positive impact and empowering charities to flourish.
Whether you’re a funder, social impact innovator, or mission-aligned partner, Bryony would love to connect. Reach out at partnerships@lightful.com ✉️
Michael’s perspective on AI. “AI can feel like a mysterious black box that you poke at with prompts to see what emerges. Often, I'm really impressed by what it produces - especially with the new family of models - and I learn a lot from it. Even if you don't understand the intricacies of the technology, just start by having a go. Set aside some time to experiment and you'll quickly find ways it can help you.” Michael Hughest Full Stack Developer
Meet Michael — one of Lightful’s Full Stack Developers and a core part of our AI Squad! 🚀
He helps build features on the Lightful Platform, integrates with AI providers, and creates prototypes that test how AI can best support nonprofits 🔥
#TechForGood #AI
Looking back at 2024 and celebrating the impact we've had alongside amazing nonprofits and partners 💜
Take a look at some of our highlights below, and read the full report here: cdn.sanity.io/files/7qrh7r...
#ImpactReport #CharitySector #DigitalForGood #Bcorp
NGO Club Eney “The BRIDGE Advanced training is highly relevant for our organisation, as we aim to expand our digital presence, boost engagement on social media, and create content that truly makes an impact. We plan to apply the knowledge gained to develop our digital strategy and enhance the visibility of our projects, particularly in the areas of HIV self-testing, sexual education, and support for women in crisis situations.”
Ukreate Hub “This training will help us design effective digital campaigns to attract resources, which we plan to channel into supporting creative communities, fostering youth development, and strengthening civil society in our region.”
NGO Litay “We are growing rapidly, so knowledge and guidance are very much needed. We’ve already applied everything we learned during the previous training — updated our website, improved our social media, and are planning to launch on a crowdfunding platform. Participating in the programme will allow us to enhance our work and support even more women and children.”
🚀 Our 2nd Ukrainian BRIDGE Advanced cohort is underway!
39 nonprofits working in children’s services, education, health & humanitarian support are building their digital resilience with us.
Here’s why they’re investing in this journey 👇
#NonprofitTraining #DigitalResilience #UkrainianNGO
Thrilled to share the amazing progress that Tanzania Midwives Association is making as they embark on our #LightfulBRIDGE Advanced programme with @internationalmidwives.org & the Gates Foundation 🎉
Already building resilience & amplifying #Midwifery voices!
Hear more from Dr. Beatrice Mwilike 👇
Meet Life Lifters Kenya... An organisation working to economically empower rural girls in Kenya. Through their work, they address some of the most critical barriers faced by adolescent girls in Kenya including limited access to menstrual hygiene and gender-based inequality.
The BRIDGE Breakthrough The BRIDGE programme came at a pivotal moment for their team, offering a pathway to digital upskilling and long-term sustainability and systems-level influence. BRIDGE equipped the team with essential skills in digital campaigning, donor communication, audience engagement, and stakeholder relationship-building.
After six months... Life Lifters grew their social media audience by 15% They reached new communities and built new alliances Their Menstrual Hygiene Day campaign exceeded its fundraising target by 150% They received in-kind donations from a US-based company
“BRIDGE exposed Life Lifters Kenya to key lessons on donor engagement, communication and retention that have been absolutely revolutionary to our work.” Cynthia Muhonja
In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the ability to engage online is a necessity.
Take a look at how Life Lifters Kenya did just that through the #LightfulBRIDGE programme 👇
Read more: lightful.com/blog/digital...
On #WorldHumanitarianDay, we want to celebrate our dedicated #LightfulBRIDGE participants at Life Quality Fund.
Every day, they help those affected by the war in Ukraine - rebuilding homes and providing essential aid to displaced families. Their projects have already reached over 110,000 people 💛
Congrats to Jennifer from Boys and Girls Club of the Northern Neck for winning our July learning challenge!
In July, over 200 #LightfulBRIDGE participants joined our very first Learning Challenge - completing an incredible 2,214 micro-learning courses on Lightful Academy in just one month!
Did you miss our recent webinar on the Lightful Platform and free AI tools for charities? Good news - the recording is now live! ⭐
👀 Watch here: youtu.be/rmPr4AaIeyw
🛠️ And find out more about how you can start using the Lightful tools for free here: lightful.com/the-lightful...
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A word cloud including the following phrases: I'd love to know how to tell our story Excited Looking forward to running a successful campaign Gain digital skills Intrigued Increase social media engagement Improve AI knowledge I want to gain a deeper understanding of fundraising Looking forward to learning I want to become more strategic in digital storytelling
Our new BRIDGE Collective cohort is off to a fantastic start, and we're thrilled to be working with organisations focused on gender equity, human rights, LGBTQIA+ equality and much more!
A group of funders have come together to make this possible - read some of our participants' comments below 👇
“This year’s Charity Digital Skills Report reveals a troubling contradiction. While nearly two-thirds of charities say they’re making progress with digital, only 32% of small charities have a digital strategy in place. That’s not just a missed step - it’s a missed opportunity. Establishing a deliberate, well-thought-out strategy turns ad-hoc use of digital and AI into something that’s potentially transformative. It enables organisations to tell their story more powerfully, run more effective campaigns and raise vital funds...
Charities hold extraordinary levels of trust in the communities they serve. But they’re also facing soaring demand, shrinking income and stretched capacity. That’s why they must be supported with the right tools and training to make the most of the opportunities ahead. From our work not only in the UK but across 100+ countries, we see that those who build digital confidence and skills are better able to meet these challenges. We’re proud to support this important report and hope it prompts funders to build resilience in the long-term, where it’s needed most.”
There's an exciting opportunity to equip nonprofits with the skills and tools they need to unlock greater capacity, drive impact, and increase funding.
We're inviting funders to join us - reach out via email at partnerships@lightful.com if you'd like to help equip the sector for a better tomorrow ✉️
We're thrilled to share that Lightful's Jonathan Waddingham had the opportunity to contribute 'AI for Nonprofits', which launched today! 🎉
Authored by Darian Rodriguez Heyman and Cheryl Contee, this book aims to help nonprofit leaders leverage AI.
Order your copy here! amzn.eu/d/dsUsqvb
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Boost your impact with the Lightful Platform: unlock the power of social media, strategy & AI Wednesday 30th July 4pm BST / 11am EDT Jasmine Warren, Digital Training Lead Roisin McGovern, Head of Programmes Jamie Elliott, Head of Technical Operations Jonathan Waddingham, Chief Product Officer
We're looking forward to our webinar this week, where we'll be unpacking all that the Lightful Platform has to offer - including our newest AI-powered tools 🚀
Find out more and register here: lightful.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#AI #AITools #NonprofitTools #CharityAI
The Charity Digital Skills Report shows progress on digital maturity is stalling, with just 44% of UK charities saying they are advancing or advanced in their use of digital.
Find out what we've learned about supporting charities with their digital skills: www.lightfulacademy.com/blog/digital...
📣 Nonprofits!
Join our free webinar on 30th July to explore the Lightful Platform & AI tools – made with and for charities.
✔️ Plan & schedule social content
✔️ Build your Keystone Story
✔️ Use ethical AI tools
👉 Sign up: lightful.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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The Lightful team had a fantastic in-person gathering earlier this month for our company-wide Innovation Day! It was a great opportunity to connect with colleagues from around the world, and look ahead to the exciting projects we have planned for 2025.
#AItools #Innovation
March 20th is the UN International Day of Happiness. This year’s theme is 'Caring and Sharing' and we’re encouraging 1 million extra acts of caring and sharing. You can be part of it! Please help spread the word 🙏💕🌎 #InternationalDayOfHappiness dayofhappiness.net
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Today, we are celebrating the International Day of Happiness alongside BRIDGE participant @actionhappiness.bsky.social, as they aim for 1 million acts of caring and sharing 💜
Find out more and take part in this brilliant campaign at www.dayofhappiness.net
#InternationalDayofHappiness
"Funder plus programmes are incredibly important to the long term sustainability of a charity. For example, the BRIDGE programme helped to push us out of our comfort zone and learn about how to run campaigns in the future... we set up check-ins at different stages of the campaign and were able to bounce different ideas to get the most out of it, which was helpful and encouraging. I use funder plus learnings like this to train staff to ensure the organisation as a whole benefits in the long term." Sarah Boateng, Founder & Director of IGEA Enterprise.
Sarah Boateng, Founder & Director of IGEA Enterprise, joined our recent panel event to talk about how 'funder plus' can support charities beyond grantmaking and build the long term resilience of charities.
Read more in our latest blog: lght.ly/1jnd3om
#CapacityBuilding
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One of the brilliant organisations taking part in our current Climate-focused programme is Mothers CAN. They bring together groups of mothers to facilitate discussion and action around the climate crisis to ensure a better and greener future. Find out more: www.mothers-can.org
#IWD2025
Workshop from the forum theatre ‘He.She.War’ in Zhytomyr, September 2024 on women's care work for veterans
Continuing our #IWD celebrations, we want to spotlight Theatre of Change NGO from Ukraine. Using theatre as a tool for empowerment and social change, they promote solidarity with people who face discrimination, violence and violation of their rights: teatrzmin.org.ua/english/
This picture features almost all the leading midwives across Pakistan, each making incredible contributions to the field—going above and beyond their capacities.
We’re spotlighting #LightfulBRIDGE organisations that are working to empower women and girls around the world for #IWD.
Let's celebrate the Midwifery Association of Pakistan - dedicated to empowering midwives and ensuring safe motherhood across Pakistan: lght.ly/l1l4942
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The 2025 Charity Digital Skills report survey is now LIVE! Thank you Catalyst Microsoft @torchbox.com @lightful.bsky.social Digital Candle for supporting us.
Have your say & help us shape sector insights! www.surveymonkey.com/r/CDSR2025
#CharityDigiReport.
Have you tried our new AI-powered Campaign Planner?
Read more about how we've created a tool to help you come up with effective campaign ideas: lightful.com/blog/digital...
Or sign up for your free Lightful Platform account and give it a go today! partners.lightful.com
Bruno and John, from Lightful's own design team, hosted a bonus webinar on digital design principles for #LightfulBRIDGE participants last week. They shared some brilliant tips to help participants create engaging social media graphics... take a look below!
