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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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 has launched a new digital resource to help parents move towards conflict resolution.
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This October, stop and ‘See It Differently’
We have joined forces with OnePlusOne to produce a series of animations and resources designed to help parents recognise and manage conflict in their relationship.
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The future looks bright for Joseph thanks to the BT Skills for Tomorrow programme
Joseph, 22 from Belfast has used new digital skills gained through the BT Skills for Tomorrow programme to secure a part time job.
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Building back better for everyone
At the Conservative Party Conference, the Government committed to 'building back better'. A commitment to digital inclusion is a vital foundation for a better future.
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BBC Children in Need awards Good Things Foundation £500,000
Good Things will use this new funding for our Connecting Families project, to purchase devices and data packages for disadvantaged families.
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Piloting Digital Support with HM Courts and Tribunals Service
Director of Digital Social Inclusion, Adam Micklethwaite, reflects on Good Thing Foundation's project working with HMCTS to increase digital inclusion in courts and tribunals services.
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£500,000 in National Lottery funding to upskill 4,000 people and support communities through COVID-19
Good Things Foundation has been awarded £500,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund to bolster its work supporting communities affected by the COVID-19 crisis to engage with digital.
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