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Social for Good: Social media for serious subjects

You know social media matters. It’s where you share your impact, bring your research to new audiences and get your campaigns seen. 

But you’re not the RSPB, National Trust or the Crab Museum. Memes, reactive content and comedy sketches don’t fit your brand, and somewhere along the way you’ve started to worry you might be too serious for social. Here’s the good news: you’re not. 

Serious subjects can make brilliant social content. You just need a different playbook. 

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Manchester Tech For Good Catalyst

The Manchester Tech for Good Catalyst is a Manchester City Council initiative to bridge the gap between the city's thriving technology sector and local community causes. It is delivered by the Tech for Good Alliance.

Through the Tech for Good Catalyst programme, tech talent is connected with charities, CICs, and community groups across Manchester to solve digital challenges, build capacity, and amplify impact.

Digital Inclusion Handbook – support to get online with confidence

Manchester City Council’s Digital Inclusion team has launched a new Digital Inclusion Handbook, bringing together the support and resources available across the city to help people get online with confidence. The handbook is designed for residents and those supporting residents. 

It includes clear information on:

People’s Panel for AI – Roadshows

Curious about AI and what it could mean for you?

Join one of the AI Community Roadshows for a friendly conversation about the possibilities, challenges and ethics of AI.

Led by Computer Science researchers from Manchester Metropolitan University, the AI Community Roadshows will help you build your confidence with AI, understand how it works and explore some of the questions around its use.

Maybe you’ve wondered:

Media Trust: How to help people find your charity through AI search

Discover Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) and how to improve your charity’s visibility across AI-powered search platforms

The way people search for information online is changing. More and more people are finding charities through AI-generated answers instead of traditional search results. Whether they’re asking Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity or another AI tool, supporters increasingly expect quick, trusted answers rather than a list of websites to click through.

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AI and Marketing: Advanced skills for charities

Ready to take your AI skills beyond the basics?

This free, three-week online programme will help you explore advanced AI tools and techniques for marketing and communications, from AI assistants to brand development and AI-powered search.

With practical workshops and expert-led sessions, you’ll learn how to apply new approaches to your charity’s work.

How to create scroll-stopping content that converts

Social-first short form video is now central to a brand’s social performance and cannot be ignored. However, all too often brand content is flat, overly produced, or trend led without purpose. This practical, insight driven session will help attendees rethink how they approach short form social-first video, focusing on storytelling, hooks and confidence on camera – not just filming technique.

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