TikTok Charity Academy

With over 150 million monthly active users in Europe,  TikTok is the go-to destination for people looking to connect, discover something new or share their authentic selves.  

That’s why Media Trust have joined forces with TikTok to build your knowledge, skills and confidence so you can use TikTok to: 

• raise awareness for your cause
• reach new audiences with digital storytelling
• discover new fundraising opportunities
• connect with a new generation of volunteers and campaigners
• provide trusted information and advice to a global audience
• amplify underrepresented voices on the platform
• mobilise audiences to drive positive social change

Growing your organisation’s presence and tone of voice on a new platform can be daunting. But you don’t need to do it alone. Our TikTok Charity Academy will give you the skills and strategies your charity needs to thrive on the platform.  

• Dates: Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 1-19 July, with additional optional sessions
• Location: Online
• Cost: Free

Working in collaboration with industry-leading experts, up to 100 charity professionals will join us this July for a free, three-week online training programme to boost strategy, confidence and creativity. 

We’re running live practical online training, and there will be opportunities for personalised feedback from trainers who know how to use TikTok as a powerful tool for social good.  

This training is free. No dancing or random pointing required! Just good solid advice on building your audience, getting your message across and mobilising your community to take action.

The training 

Over three weeks (1-19 July), TikTok Charity Academy will cover the tools and techniques you need to get the most from the platform, plus additional topics unique to those of us working in the charity sector. We’ll be learning:

What is included in TikTok Charity Academy?

• Access to pre-training support, helping you set up your TikTok account.
• Six live online training sessions with TikTok trainers (2 per week), Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10-11.30am.
• Expert-led practical TikTok exercises and content activities to embed your learning.
• Watch parties! An opportunity to get feedback on the content you create during the programme from industry experts.

Who should apply?  

The application process is open to organisations that meet the following criteria:

• Are registered as a charity in the UK.  
• Are UK-based (you can have operations outside of the UK).  
• Have buy-in from senior management for the charity to be active on TikTok.  
• Have resources within the charity to implement the training and build the charity’s presence on TikTok.  
• If the programme is oversubscribed we will prioritise allocating 25 places for user-led organisations

As places are limited, we will be offering one place per charity, and to get the most from the training, the same participant should attend all the sessions.

If you’d like training for more than just one person, we can work with you to design tailored TikTok training for your whole team. Please email our bespoke training team to find out more, bespoke@mediatrust.org.

Who should take part?

This training is ideal for you if you are responsible for your organisation’s social media and are looking for ways to reach new audiences, create exciting new content and grow your online presence.

Key dates  

• Applications open: 9am, Tuesday 23 April 
• Applications close: 5pm, Tuesday 21 May 
• Successful applicants notified: w/c 3 June 

TikTok Charity Academy runs, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1 – 19 July. Full schedule to be provided: 

• Tuesday 2 July, 10:00 -11:30 
• Thursday 4 July, 10:00 -11:30 
• Tuesday 9 July, 10:00 -11:30 
• Thursday 11 July, 10:00 -11:30 
• Tuesday 16 July, 10:00 -11:30 
• Thursday 18 July, 10:00 -11:30 

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