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Oxfam’s new responsive website: 4 things we learned

Oxfam homepage shown on a desktop monitor, tablet and mobile phone.

In the world of web, all signs point to the fact that mobile devices will very soon replace desktops as the number one way to access the internet. It's already happened in China and the rest of the world isn't far behind. So in Oxfam Ireland we decided to get prepared. We've just relaunched our shiny new website, which we rebuilt from the ground up. And what's the biggest change? ...

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Content has a higher purpose in higher education

UAL

Image: screenshot of University of the Arts London homepage The onslaught of changes to government funding for UK higher education means institutions must now demonstrate a contribution to both their field and the wider economy. To win funding from a shrinking pot and a growing competition pool this means being ever more transparent, showing efficiency and "return on investment". It's no longer acceptable for academic activity not to be accessible to...

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The Age of user-centricity

Diagram of Age UK's digital strategy shows them moving to becoming a networked, engaged, partnership organisation

My new life as a consultant has seen me wandering around talking to many folks who work in charities – large and small.  Quite a few have asked me why I think that Age UK (where I was Head of Digital) was ranked top in Third Sector magazine’s recent Web Check.  One or two people have ventured opinions about just how easy we must have had it at Age UK,...

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How we built the British Heart Foundation online community

BHF Community

I was supposed to present at the Web Managers Group London meet-up back in October, but I tore my ankle ligaments playing football so I instead presented my ankle to the A&E department! I'm Roberto Kusabbi, I manage the British Heart Foundation online community and social media. Luckily, my (now ex) colleague and brilliant all-round digital person Laila Takeh presented the case study in my place. My talk was going to share...

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