AI / Digital

Join Open Data Institute’s Director of Research Professor Elena Simperl and special guest as they make sense of the noise, scrutinising the boom in AI agents, exploring the landscape of misinformation and disinformation on social media, and clarifying the risks posed by increasingly powerful models. 

They’ll outline the current trends in AI and what they think might be next on the horizon, always coming back to what is most important: what all of this means for data – and for you.

AI Leadership Readiness, From Frameworks to Implementation, will cover:

Join Media Trust for this exciting FREE masterclass led by journalist and author, Maya Oppenheim.

The Masterclass

Learn how to uncover, craft, and amplify social justice stories that capture attention and drive real impact.

What separates a post that gets a handful of shares from one that reaches millions? It’s not just luck. Viral social justice campaigns follow clear patterns:

Accessibility isn't a nice-to-have - it's a responsibility. 

This session explores what accessible social media really looks like in practice, covering the key principles, common mistakes, and what your team can do differently starting today. 

Walk away ready to make your content work for everyone.

If you’ve ever thought “we just don’t have enough content ideas”, you’re not alone. You’re likely spending more time than you’d like creating social content, often feeling like you’re starting from scratch each time you put time aside for it. 

Keeping channels active can be a challenge when ideas and time for creativity are limited. The reality is most organisations already have a wealth of content sitting unused across reports, blogs, and internal resources. It just is not being used strategically. 

Most charity websites aren't as accessible as they could be, and small fixes often make the biggest difference. 

Colin Grist, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Few and Far, a B Corp certified digital studio based in Leeds that works exclusively with UK charities, will walk through what accessibility actually means in day-to-day practice, why it matters as much for fundraising and engagement as it does for compliance, and where small charities should focus first when time and budget are tight.

In this practical one-hour session you'll learn:

Do you want to reach new audiences and build an engaged community passionate about your cause? Join this TikTok for charities webinar and take your first confident steps onto one of the world’s most powerful platforms for storytelling and social change.

Microsoft 365 offers huge possibilities. It helps charities with email, file storage, and provides plenty of productivity applications that can streamlines your charity. Registered charities in the UK are eligible for ten fully donated Business Premium licenses and this session aims to help you set up, start using, and make the most of Microsoft 365 packages. 

This one-hour in-depth masterclass shows you how to effectively and ethically use artificial intelligence (AI). Attendees, for just £20 per person, will gain practical advice, using real-world examples, showing you how to actually implement AI from one of the charity sector’s experts. 

Struggling to keep your charity safe from digital threats? Maybe your charity needs to take cybersecurity seriously.

But where do you start?

Join Patrick Burgess, Technical Director of Nutbourne Ltd for an honest, jargon-free session on how to assess and prioritise cyber risks and the top 5 things you should have in place today.

What you'll learn: