News, thoughts & stories
We like to think we’re experts in all things digital inclusion, technology for social good, community learning...in fact, quite a few things! If you’d like to know what we know, why not take a look at our latest news, thoughts and stories.
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Meadow Well Connected celebrate a successful remote Get Online Week
This year due to Covid-19, most Get Online Week activities were held remotely. We heard from one of our community partners in North Shields about the challenges and rewards of running a remote Get Online Week.
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2020: An extraordinary year of working for better digital inclusion
We hear how one of Online Centres, Cross Gates and District Good Neighbours' Scheme has worked hard to champion digital inclusion through a challenging year.
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Rishi Sunak’s plans may still leave millions without hope and opportunity
CEO Helen Milner comments on Chancellor Rishi Sunak's spending review and what needs to be done to support digitally excluded people as part of the digital recovery post-Covid.
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National project shows digital inclusion is key to tackling health inequalities
Tackling the digital divide is crucial to reduce health inequalities, a three-year project trialling digital technology with disadvantaged communities has found.
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Birds of a Feather Dementia Cafe
New Digital Health Hub at Cross Gate's Dementia Cafe empowers and engages many members with digital technology for the first time.
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Mastercard leaves ‘Nobody In The Dark’
We teamed up with Mastercard to shine a light on digital and financial exclusion during the Covid 19 Pandemic by lighting up tower blocks in London and Bristol.
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Nobody in the Dark: SmartLyte’s story
Hear from one of our community partners who participated in our financial inclusion programme.
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Disadvantaged in Leeds developing Skills for Tomorrow
A Leeds charity is helping disadvantaged people to improve their prospects by growing their digital skills thanks to funding through BT’s Skills for Tomorrow programme.
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Barclays Community Fund gives £100,000 to support digitally excluded and disadvantaged people during Covid-19
Good Things are to receive £100,000 of Barclays' £100m Community Aid Package. The money will go towards the Everyone Connected project, tackling device and data poverty during Covid-19.
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Taking control of money worries
Hafsha, founder and director of SmartLyte which helps people in Birmingham develop essential life skills, tells the story of Rana and how she developed digital skills to help her manage money.
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3.9 million in North face ‘locked down, locked out’ digital double whammy
With new COVID-19 restrictions expected, digitally excluded people in the Midlands, North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber will be hardest hit, says charity.
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See It Differently launch
In partnership with relationship charity OnePlusOne, Good Things Foundation have launched a new digital resource to help parents move towards conflict resolution.
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