Welcome to your DSC Holiday Hamper
Jay Kennedy highlights our festive holiday hamper of free tools, resources and insights to thank charities for their support and help them recharge and prepare for the year ahead.
At DSC, we provide a wide range of content and resources for charities, including lots of free content that anybody can access all year round. So to say thanks for a wonderful year of support, here’s our ‘wrapped up holiday hamper’ of free content, help and resources which you might have missed!
So to say thanks for a wonderful year of support, here’s our ‘wrapped up holiday hamper’ of free content, help and resources which you might have missed!
As we approach what hopefully will be a period of rest and recuperation for all, you might find yourself doing a bit of volunteering, campaigning, fundraising or trustee-ing. We hope you’ll find these helpful!
Governance App
How is your board performing? Do you know? Do your trustees know? Have they ever even asked themselves that question? Either way, we’re here to help!
Check out our free Governance App which allows trustees to score their performance against the Charity Governance Code. It’s easy to sign up and you can get key data to use to boost your governance. Use it to drive a constructive conversation at the next board meeting!
Artificial Intelligence Hub
AI is affecting the whole society and economy, and charities are no exception. Next year will surely bring even more developments, opportunities and challenges. Check out our AI Hub for free content, top tips and analysis of the latest issues.
Wellbeing top tips
The past year has been a grind for many working in our sector – it’s important that we look after our own well-being. As our CEO Debra Allcock Tyler often says, you have to remember how flight attendants tell you to ‘put your own mask on first’ before assisting others. If you’re not well, you won’t be able to help anybody else! Check out this article on well-being with top tips.
Social media detox?
The holidays can come with their own stresses, so why not dial down the pressure by taking a detox from social media? As we move past the holiday period and towards the time for New Year’s resolutions, here are some great suggestions in this article by our Senior Digital Content Officer, Gabby Poznansky.
Charities Against Hate
Sadly this year we’ve seen a continuation and even escalation of racist and bigoted hatred which is directly affecting minoritised people and charities too. Download our free resource which summarises practical things you can do to help keep people safe, and how we can push back against racism.
Grants for Good
DSC does loads of research on funding for charities and in 2025 we published our second Grants for Good report, looking at Local Authority Grant Making for VCSE orgs. Check out key stats and analysis about local authority grants which you can use in conversation with your local government and other funders.
50 years of DSC
DSC has been helping you to help others for 50 years! If you have a bit of downtime over the holidays, why not take a trip down memory lane with this series of articles about how much has changed in the voluntary sector since 1975:
