Digital

Free creative courses for young adults

Reform Radio are offering a range of free creative courses for young people living within Manchester postcodes. 

Alongside broadcasting independent music and culture, Reform Radio use creative media to support young adults across Greater Manchester into meaningful careers.

Beyond the training itself, all participants receive 1:1 mentorship from experienced creative professionals throughout the course and for 6 weeks after, helping them to build confidence, develop skills, and navigate industry opportunities.

Charity Digital: Finance & HR – Behind the Purpose

A charity’s purpose can be measured and felt not only by its external impact, but also through its internal practices and strategies.

Charity Digital's ‘Behind the Purpose’ FREE online event will explore how HR and Finance teams can join forces to make the most of their organisation’s resources and deliver a greater impact - from building staff training strategies and investing in wellbeing, to collaborating on charity risk assessments.

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Media Trust: Media Planning with Nicola Frankin

An interactive session looking at how media planning works within the advertising industry

A free interactive session on media planning in the advertising industry exclusively for creative talent

Research suggests we see thousands of adverts every day, but how do they make it onto our screens?

In this 60-minute online masterclass from Media Trust, you’ll discover what it takes to work in media planning and how media planners help brands reach the right audiences, in the right places.

We’ll explore how to:

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Charity Leaders Fraud and Cyber Awareness Session

This session is part of a strategic series delivered by the Eastern Region Cyber Protect Network, in partnership with the Cyber Resilience Centre network.

The goal is to equip charity leaders with the insight and tools needed to embed cyber resilience into their organisational, reduce risk, and safeguard the trust placed in your charity.

Key outcomes:

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Charity Digital: How to create a digital strategy

A digital strategy can help you foresee the digital tools and skills that will be needed ahead of time, understand your role in the wider world, and be empowered to take the digital actions best suited to your charity. These are just some of the many reasons why nearly half of charities (44%) say that developing a strategy for tech, digital, data, or AI is important to them in 2026.

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Reuse in charity digital: free tech support for charities

CAST and The Tech for Good Alliance have been talking to charities about their tech problems and have discovered that many are facing the same ones, including writing case notes efficiently, running events, managing fundraising applications and creating impact reports. The Tech for Good Alliance has started building tools to address these shared challenges and is also identifying other challenges across the sector.

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AI Literacy for Charities: An Introduction

Almost four in five charities are using artificial intelligence (AI), according to the 2026 Charity Digital Skills report, but very few are using it strategically. Many charities are asking for more guidance on how to use AI, with 60% saying they’d like more training for staff and volunteers and 48% requesting sector support on responsible AI. 

This accessible, non-technical webinar introduces essential AI literacy for charities, civil society organisations and activists. It explains how generative AI works, where it may be useful, and where caution is needed. 

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Free Google AI professional certificate

North Manchester Community Partnership (NMCP) have joined forces with the Good Things Foundation to bring this Google AI course to Manchester.

The Google AI Professional Certificate is a free, self-paced online programme that teaches practical AI skills for work. This includes research, data analysis, content creation and app building.

The course takes around 10 hours to complete over a 12-week programme and leads to an industry-recognised Google certificate on completion.

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Charity Wise: How to optimise your charity's website for greater impact

Join Charity Wise for the next event in their summer technology series!

On Wednesday 5th August we’ll (Charity Wise) be exploring how charities can use conversion rate optimisation (CRO), testing, and personalisation to improve digital experiences, increase engagement, and create greater impact from their websites.

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CHARIT:AI Conference 2026

Free practical Generative AI education for the charity and community sector.

The VCSE sector is being asked to do more with less – and Generative AI is one of the most powerful tools within reach to help. But honest, jargon-free guidance on how to use it well shouldn’t depend on your budget. 

That’s why this CHARIT:AI Conference is completely free to attend.

The Hub, Hattersley, Greater Manchester, SK14 6AF