Pooka & Co

31/08/2026

We’ve spent a lot of time talking, testing and thinking about AI; including where it’s genuinely useful and where we’d rather keep things human.

We feel like we’re finally ready to share where we stand.

AI can absolutely be part of our process. But judgement, expertise and responsibility stay with people.

We’ve written a bit more about what that looks like in practice 👇 https://www.pooka.co/pookas-approach-to-ai/

25/08/2026

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24/08/2026

Last month, AI helped a security researcher uncover WP2Shell, a potentially serious WordPress vulnerability.

Sounds scary. But the response actually tells us quite a lot about why we continue to trust WordPress and why keeping your website properly maintained matters.

We’ve unpacked what happened, what AI changes and why good website security is about much more than somewhere to host your site.

Have a read 🐰👇
https://www.pooka.co/ai-wordpress-security-vulnerability/

21/08/2026

Modern WordPress has come a LONG way and accessibility is one of the reasons we continue to love working with it. 🐰

Its Core blocks and Block Editor give us some great foundations for creating accessible websites. But WordPress can't do everything for us.

Good accessibility still needs thoughtful design, sensible development and people making good choices when they add content.

Our latest Digital Dispatch looks at what modern WordPress does well, what still sits with us as developers, and how we try to make the accessible choice the easy choice for our clients.

Have a read 👉 https://www.pooka.co/wordpress-accessibility-how-to-build-more-accessible-websites/

18/08/2026

Great to catch up on the https://faodailfilm.scot/ with Andy Mackinnon yesterday. Nothing like the Edinburgh Festivals to bring people together!

13/08/2026

The latest SCVO newsletter landed in Sian's inbox with a whole programme of fundraising workshops, and it got us thinking. 💭

Why do we recommend CiviCRM to so many of the organisations we work with?

We already know it's great for managing your:

🥕 Relationships
🥕 Communications
🥕 Events
🥕 Memberships
🥕 Finances

But it can also bring the important bits of fundraising into the same picture.

Donors. Giving histories. Regular contributions. Gift Aid. Campaigns. Funders. Applications. Reporting.

All connected to the people and relationships already in your CRM.

And crucially, without having to rely on yet another system.

Our latest Digital Dispatch looks at CiviCRM for fundraising, donor management and reporting, and why better fundraising starts with understanding relationships, not just transactions.

🔗 Read Better Fundraising with CiviCRM: https://www.pooka.co/civicrm-for-charities-fundraising-donor-management-and-reporting/

CiviCRM helps charities manage fundraising, donors, donations, Gift Aid and reporting while building stronger supporter relationships.

11/08/2026

CiviCRM Meetup Scotland - September 10th 2026 - Focus on de-duplicating contact records, amongst other things...

Sign up for free attendance in Edinburgh or online.

A great chance to meet other CiviCRM users and developers to grow your skills.

https://civicrm.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1803

03/08/2026

It's been two months since WordCamp Europe, but one talk is still resonating with us.

Tammie Lister's Human in the Loop reinforced something we've believed for a long time: the best technology puts people first.

It's inspiring some exciting work we're developing behind the scenes for charities, third sector and mission-led organisations.

We've written more about it in our latest blog.

📖 Read it here: https://www.pooka.co/ai-for-charities/

27/07/2026

A multilingual website should do more than speak another language, it should make every visitor feel understood.

Our latest blog explores why great multilingual website design is about people, culture and accessibility, not just translation.

👉 https://www.pooka.co/multilingual-website-design/

20/07/2026

🎬 We're proud to launch the newly redeveloped Screen Machine website.

Working alongside the team, we created a refreshed digital home that supports fundraising, communications and the next chapter of Scotland's much-loved mobile cinema.

It's been a fantastic project to be part of and we're delighted to see it live.

Read the story behind the project:
https://www.pooka.co/introducing-the-refreshed-screen-machine-website/