Provide free data at your community organisation

Join the National Digital Inclusion Network and access free preloaded SIM cards through the National Databank, enabling you to give data to the people that need it most in your community.

 

We are a charity with one clear mission: to Fix the Digital Divide - for Good.

We have developed a comprehensive service for digitally excluded people. An offer which any local organisation - anywhere in the UK - can use to Fix the Digital Divide in their communities.

Our impact

We've reached over 4 million people worldwide since 2010

83% of the people we support are socially excluded

Over 3,000 organisations are part of our movement for a 100% digitally included nation

These three things help us deliver our mission to fix the digital divide

  • A woman helping a man setup and use a tablet

    The National Device Bank

    The secure, sustainable and socially responsible solution for corporate IT asset disposal. Don’t dispose, donate your company's electronic waste to the National Device Bank and help digitally excluded people get online.

  • National Databank

    National Databank

    The National Databank is providing free data to 500,000 people in need via Good Things Foundation’s network of community partners, in partnership with Virgin Media O2, Vodafone and Three.

  • Our network

    Our network

    Our network is made up of thousands of community partners in the UK. It reaches deep into communities to help people gain the support and skills they need to change their lives and overcome social challenges.

Working together to fix the digital divide

 

Our partners

We don’t do this alone - our partnerships are the lifeblood that drive our ambition to fix the digital divide. We make a real impact by working with collaborative and innovative partners who share our passion to succeed in our mission.

We're the people behind...

Get Online Week The biggest digital inclusion campaign in the UK and Australia, taking place in October each year.

Learn My Way A free platform for digital learning, providing digital skills and increased confidence to those supported by the Digital Inclusion Network.

A young man working at a centre shows a tablet to a young woman. They are both smiling and look happy.

Data Poverty Lab The Data Poverty Lab was set up with Nominet to find sustainable solutions to data poverty.

The Network The Network is made up of thousands of community partners in the UK, all working to tackle digital exclusion by delivering data, devices and digital skills training.

 

Stories from people supported to get online

“I feel that everything is falling into place, I’m more focused on my goals going forward rather than looking back at where I went wrong. My journey has made me stronger. Compared to where I was a year ago, I’m more ambitious and back to where Shahida was - I’m back to myself.”

Read more Good Things

  • The National Device Bank: Changing lives one device at a time

    07/09/2023 · Our stories

    The National Device Bank: Changing lives one device at a time

    The National Device Bank is up and running and we're already seeing the social impact.

  • 07/09/2023 · Our stories

    The National Device Bank: Changing lives one device at a time

    The National Device Bank is up and running and we're already seeing the social impact.

     

    01/09/2023 · Our thoughts

    Five ways digital exclusion affects people

    Natasha Bright-Wray, Associate Director of Communications, Campaigns and Advocacy, reveals five alarming realities faced by those who are digitally excluded in the UK.

     

    24/07/2023 · News

    People in the UK calling for action on digital exclusion

    We’re advocating that the current and any future Government prioritise digital exclusion. New polling data shows that people in the UK are supportive, and are calling for action. A blog by Helen Milner.