# Reusing work that others have shared

### 💡Summary

Learn what you could gain from reading other people's weeknotes. Includes real-world examples relating to design in the third sector. 

> "The best way to proceed with open working is to assume the solution already exists."

* Ross McCulloch, Director, [Third Sector Lab](https://thirdsectorlab.co.uk/)

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### Learn from what other charities have done

👉 Shared digital guides from Catalyst are a set of practical guides to help charities reuse and learn from one another’s services. Find solutions from 76 different charities, with more being added all the time:&#x20;

{% embed url="<https://www.shareddigitalguides.org.uk/>" %}

### Design system and patterns

👉 How to approach a design system so it can be reused simply:

{% embed url="<https://www.thecatalyst.org.uk/resource-articles/how-were-approaching-design-to-better-enable-reuse>" %}

### Tools, apps and software used in the charity sector

👉 An overview of some of the most common digital tools, apps and software used in the charity sector. Get concise practical guidance and see how charities are applying them in their digital services:

{% embed url="<https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/digital-services/tools-functionality>" %}


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