Why writing in plain English matters for charities
A practical guide to using plain English to cut through the noise, reach more people, and make every word count.
Posted 23 June 2025

In this film, Laura May, Communications Manager at Multiple-Sclerosis charity MS-UK, provides practical tips on how to build and engage with service users online to grow your audience.
Laura explains why it’s so important that digital is integrated into all aspects of your charity’s organisational culture and provides practical tips on how to use digital to complement and add value to your charity’s existing work with service users.
This film showcases the benefits that user-led digital content has had for MS-UK’s profile and sees Laura guide and encourage viewers to do the same.
This film belongs to a five-part series, and offers you an inside look into small charities that are leading the way in digital. Each film explores a key area of digital communications and provides unique advice and learning from digital leaders working across the sector …
The films touch upon five different digital themes: Creating an Engaged Digital Community, Getting Started with Digital, People Driven Content, The Digital CEO and Digital Campaigning.
Produced as part of Media Trust’s Digital Leadership Programme, these films have been made possible thanks to funding from the Department of Digital Culture Media and Sport.
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