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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What should we value in our volunteers?
As Volunteers Week 2021 comes to an end, Volunteering Manager Hilary reflects on how the volunteering landscape has shifted over the past year.
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Receiving a smartphone saves John from a lonely lockdown
Hear about how receiving a smartphone from Dorset Council via the Everyone Connected programme changed John's life.
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“Volunteering as a mentor has been a very eye-opening experience”
Joanna, an SMR Analyst for Lloyds Banking Group, tells us about her experience volunteering as a mentor at Manchester City College
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Addressing data poverty with lived experience
Phil Parkes, Volunteer Co-ordinator for Expert Citizens CIC and member of APLE Collective, shares a personal reflection on the campaign to fix the digital divide.
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How Dilara went from learner to volunteer
This Volunteers Week we're sharing Dilara's journey from English My Way learner to valued Skills Enterprise volunteer
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Let’s accelerate efforts to fix the digital divide
Lloyds Banking Group has today published its annual Consumer Digital Index – our Group CEO takes a look at the findings.
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Closing the Digital Divide: we’re looking for NGOs in Europe to test our model – are you interested?
Our Director of Digital Social Inclusion explores how our model of digital inclusion through a network of community organisations could be applied to other countries and regions.
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Capita and Good Things Foundation team up to tackle digital divide
New partnership will help regional leaders across England tackle the digital divide in their communities.
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Over 25? A re-introduction to Job Seeking and Adult Education in 2021
Interested in adult education? Our Digital Social Inclusion Officer, Matt Moxon takes a look at job seeking and adult education in this extensive piece.
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How do we prevent a ‘loneliness pandemic’?
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner, looks at the important role digital inclusion can play in reducing loneliness
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Gordon Brown is right
Our Group CEO, Helen Milner, welcomes the call for a national plan to fix the digital divide from former Prime Minister, Gordon Brown.
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Partnering to bring an end to Data Poverty
A new Data Poverty Lab - supported by Nominet - will bring together people, groups and ideas from across the UK, to help end data poverty by 2024.
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