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  • How can we use digital to reduce social isolation over Christmas?

    22/12/2021 · Our thoughts

    How can we use digital to reduce social isolation over Christmas?

    Connect Up is a project from Good Things Foundation, funded by the Scheinberg Relief Fund, to tackle loneliness and social isolation in older people. Connect Up will reach 17,500 older people who have been digitally and socially excluded during the pandemic and equip them with the skills needed to make and maintain meaningful connections with others.

  • Join our #ConnectedChristmas campaign

    16/12/2021 · Our thoughts

    Join our #ConnectedChristmas campaign

    With Covid-19 restrictions being reintroduced, we want to make sure that everybody can stay close and connected with their loved ones this Christmas.

  • Ten Ways We Worked To Fix The Digital Divide In 2021

    15/12/2021 · Our thoughts

    Ten Ways We Worked To Fix The Digital Divide In 2021

    As the year draws to an end, our Group CEO Helen Milner provides you with her top ten moments of 2021 - befittingly, considering that Good Things celebrated our tenth birthday this month! And with us entering the next decade of work, she'll not only be reflecting on what’s past but what she hopes is in store for the future too.

  • Power Up: the impact of the project so far

    14/12/2021 · Our thoughts

    Power Up: the impact of the project so far

    Our Director of Partnerships and Fundraising, Adam Micklethwaite, explains the impact of the Power Up initiative so far and looks towards the future of the project for 2022.

  • Learning from our Community Champion Volunteers

    07/12/2021 · Our thoughts

    Learning from our Community Champion Volunteers

    Our Community Champion Volunteers had a huge impact on Get Online week, and Hilary Nugent, our Volunteer Manager, reflects on what we have learned from the project.

  • Happy Birthday Good Things: Now we are ten!

    01/12/2021 · Our thoughts

    Happy Birthday Good Things: Now we are ten!

    Our Group Chief Executive Helen Milner reflects on our achievements as Good Things Foundation turns 10.

  • How is Westminster tackling the Digital Divide?

    18/11/2021 · Our thoughts

    How is Westminster tackling the Digital Divide?

    In case you missed it, we've put together all the highlights from the “Tackling the Digital Divide” backbench debate earlier this month.

  • Chess pieces on a chess board

    26/10/2021 · Our thoughts

    Playing chess – how do we end data poverty?

    Our Policy and Research Officer, Tom McGrath, provides an update on our work to end data poverty through the Data Poverty Lab.

  • A new tool in your toolbox: the Digital Exclusion Risk Index

    22/10/2021 · Our thoughts

    A new tool in your toolbox: the Digital Exclusion Risk Index

    Who exactly is digitally excluded and how do we find out where they are? Chris Pope from Greater Manchester Combined Authority outlines a new tool that can help us do just that.

  • Community-led design for Get Online Week 2021

    18/10/2021 · Our thoughts

    Community-led design for Get Online Week 2021

    Our Research and Data Officer Lauren Howe discusses how our community partners have helped to shape this year's Get Online Week campaign.

  • It’s time to Get Online – the campaign is revving up!

    30/09/2021 · Our thoughts

    It’s time to Get Online – the campaign is revving up!

    Get Online Week is coming, and registration is now open! Good Things Foundation's Head of Comms Anna Osbourne talks about our plans for this year's campaign.

  • We can’t delay: It’s time to Fix the Digital Divide

    27/09/2021 · Our thoughts

    We can’t delay: It’s time to Fix the Digital Divide

    It’s not OK to leave millions of people locked out of the digital world, says our Group Chief Executive Helen Milner. That's why we've launched our 2021 Blueprint to Fix the Digital Divide and are calling on the Government to act now.