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  • Good Things Foundation announces new Trustees

    25/01/2023 · News

    Good Things Foundation announces new Trustees

    Vinous Ali, David Bernard and Julie Hawker join new staff-elected trustees Tom Hillsdon and Louise Branch on the Board of Trustees at Good Things Foundation.

  • Our strategic partnership with Vodafone

    02/12/2022 · News

    Our strategic partnership with Vodafone

    Our Group CEO Helen Milner OBE announces Good Things Foundation's three year strategic partnership with Vodafone, to fix the digital divide - for good

  • Snowgran accepting a gift from a child

    07/11/2022 · News

    National Databank on the High Street this Christmas

    Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation are piloting the National Databank at 10 O2 stores across the country, so more people can access free data and stay connected this Christmas

  • Digitals skills gap costs the UK economy and workers £12.8 billion

    18/10/2022 · News

    Digitals skills gap costs the UK economy and workers £12.8 billion

    New research finds that UK workers are missing out on additional earnings of £5.69 billion due to a lack of digital skills according to Virgin Media O2 and economic modelling from Cebr.

  • Virgin Media O2 becomes first strategic partner of Good Things Foundation with £2m donation to help fix the digital divide – for good

    24/08/2022 · News

    Virgin Media O2 becomes first strategic partner of Good Things Foundation with £2m donation to help fix the digital divide – for good

    Virgin Media O2 is donating £2 million to Good Things Foundation to help disadvantaged people across the country get online, stay connected, and gain vital digital skills, as part of a new three year partnership.

  • Virgin Media O2 increases free data gifting amid escalating cost of living crisis

    26/07/2022 · News

    Virgin Media O2 increases free data gifting amid escalating cost of living crisis

    The company is donating an extra 15 million GB of free data to the National Databank to help people in need stay connected as the cost of living crisis escalates.

  • Three laptops, with people in the background, blurred.

    19/07/2022 · News

    Affording the internet, as costs of living rise

    Unsure how to help if people can’t afford internet access? Emma Stone, our Director of Evidence and Engagement, explains how a new guide - part of our Data Poverty Lab - can help.

  • UK plc to receive almost £10 for every £1 invested in digital inclusion

    13/07/2022 · News

    UK plc to receive almost £10 for every £1 invested in digital inclusion

    Today we are calling for significant investment in digital inclusion to drive economic prosperity in the UK.

  • 11/07/2022 · News

    Growing the evidence base for digital inclusion

    Our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone, has put together her unusual summer holiday reading recommendations (and more). Interested in digital inequality? Read on...

  • London Digital Inclusion Service pilot is launched

    23/06/2022 · News

    London Digital Inclusion Service pilot is launched

    Good Things Foundation, the London Office of Technology and Innovation (LOTI) and the Greater London Authority are working together to deliver London's first ever Digital Inclusion Service.

  • 20/06/2022 · News

    Where you’ll find us at Digital Leaders Week

    Digital Leaders Week starts today and there are hundreds of free online events to attend - or watch back later at your leisure. Dr. Emma Stone takes you through where you'll find Good Things across the week

  • Building digital skills for employability

    16/06/2022 · News

    Building digital skills for employability

    This Employability Day, Good Things Foundation is releasing a new playbook ‘Supporting people with Digital Skills’.