# Charities & social enterprises sought for new Deloitte digital skills programme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/10/03/charities-social-enterprises-sought-for-new-deloitte-digital-skills-programme/
- Published: 2023-10-03T09:18:16+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Deloitte is seeking up to 40 charities and social enterprises to join the third
cohort of Deloitte Digital Connect: its programme to help charities scale their 
digital impact.**

[The programme](https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/charities-and-not-for-profit/articles/deloitte-digital-connect.html),
which is delivered in partnership with [CAST](https://www.wearecast.org.uk/), has
supported more than 60 charities since it began in 2021 and Deloitte has invested
over £1mn in it.

Successful applicants will receive six months of digital training, advice and support
to make progress on an existing organisational digital project or challenge. The
programme will provide one-to-one mentoring, masterclasses and workshops on digital
design practices from Deloitte digital experts, as well as peer support and learning
opportunities from CAST.

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Claire Burton, head of responsible business at Deloitte, said:

> “As we enter its third year, I’m looking forward to the programme continuing to
> reduce the digital divide in the charity sector, helping charities to support 
> the communities they serve. By supporting charities to develop their digital knowledge,
> we’re aiming to help them scale up the reach of their services allowing them to
> help more people in need.”

Deloitte is keen to see applications from charities and social enterprises that 
have a project or programme in the UK aligned to education, employment, equality,
diversity and inclusion, early years services, financial inclusion, public health,
security and justice or climate action.

To apply for the programme, charities must complete this [application form](https://wearecast.typeform.com/to/DzGohtmT?typeform-source=ukc-word-edit.officeapps.live.com)
by 23 October at 5pm.

Dan Sutch, co-founder and director at CAST, said:

> “We’re delighted to be partnering with Deloitte for the third year running, to
> deliver the Deloitte Digital Connect programme to a new cohort of social impact
> organisations. Being able to harness the full potential of digital, data and design
> is critical for charities to deliver the support they provide to individuals and
> communities – and equally vital to ensure that civil society has an influential
> voice.
>  
> “We’ve collaborated with Deloitte to understand how previous participants’ insights
> and success stories can be used to finesse the programme in order to provide maximum
> value, not just to the next cohort of participants and their respective organisations,
> but to the sector as a whole – and we’re really excited about seeing the benefits
> come to life as this new version is rolled out.”

#### Impact so far

To date, the Deloitte Digital Connect programme has supported 63 charities through
one-on-one mentoring, troubleshooting, workshops, peer support, device donations,
and pro bono assistance from over 100 Deloitte volunteers. A total of 350 customised
digital resources have been shared with the participants – and many of these have
been made available to the wider social sector also.

A survey of the previous cohort reported that 93% found that they had learned the
foundations of developing a digital strategy and 96% had learned user-centred design
practices. All participants found the one-on-one support from Deloitte mentors useful
to gain more skills, knowledge and confidence in making progress on their projects.

#### More help with digital

Last month, JustGiving and FundraisingEverywhere announced that they have joined
forces to help charity professionals upskill digitally through a new online learning
programme. Funding is available for 100 charity professionals to take part in Fundraising
Everywhere‘s new six-month online training programme and develop their digital fundraising
skills. More on this [here](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/09/28/digital-learning-grants-available-for-100-fundraisers/).