# ‘Modern-day fable’ offers new look at digital service design - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/12/10/modern-day-fable-offers-new-look-digital-service-design/ - Published: 2019-12-10T08:45:59+00:00 - Author: Melanie May **[⌊Fable cover⌉⌊Fable cover⌉[Charity workers looking to get to grips with digital service design can learn the principles in a new way, as of today, through a modern- day fable.** [‘The Charity Worker and the Digital Service Designer’](http://www.digitalfable.org.uk) is an allegorical tale that tells the story of a young charity worker’s quest to understand digital service design. Unusually, it uses the structure and rhythm of a traditional ‘quest-based’ fable to entertain and teach readers. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) Published by Digital Spark, a partnership within [The Catalyst digital transformation programme](https://www.thecatalyst.org.uk/), hosted by the Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology ([CAST](http://wearecast.org.uk)), it is a downloadable PDF that is 30 minutes long and designed to be read over lunch or an evening. Author Joe Roberson described it as: > “A story is about people, not technical stuff. Our heroine is a young charity > worker. She’s desperate to learn but can’t find anyone to teach her. So she goes > on a journey with the mysterious digital wizard. Revelations abound and she learns > the three secrets of digital service design, which she brings back as gifts to > share with others.” Penny Yewers, Senior Advisor: Social Tech at Comic Relief said it was: > “A rich, accessible and very practical guide to user-centred design in the charity > sector.” The Fable can be read and downloaded at [www.digitalfable.org.uk](http://www.digitalfable.org.uk). * **[Digital Code Champions recruited to share expertise with charities](https://fundraising.co.uk/2020/03/18/digital-code-champions-recruited-to-share-expertise-with-charities/)**( 18 March 2020) * **[35 nonprofits sought for Deloitte digital development programme](https://fundraising.co.uk/2022/10/03/35-nonprofits-sought-for-deloitte-digital-development-programme/)**( 3 October 2022) * **[Digital accelerator programme for cultural organisations opens to UK nonprofits](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/01/17/digital-accelerator-programme-for-cultural-organisations-opens-to-uk-nonprofits/)**( 17 January 2024)