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Good Things Foundation Launches Next Phase of Digital Skills Initiative ‘Power Up’ in the UK
JPMorgan Chase invests in Initiative to help more residents and small businesses build the skills they need for in-demand jobs.
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Be the change – join Good Things Foundation
We need people like you to help Good Things Foundation build bigger and better, writes Francesca Coleman, Head of Partnerships and Fundraising.
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Regional leaders can ‘shift dial’ on digital divide, says report
Our new Digital Inclusion Roadmap proposes strategies for Combined Authorities to tackle digital exclusion and enable disadvantaged communities to access vital services
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Health inequalities and digital exclusion
Collaboration, more leadership from government, and better understanding of the links between digital and health are required for better outcomes, writes our Director of Evidence and Engagement, Dr. Emma Stone.
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Data poverty can be solved – if we work together
Bringing industry, government, and civil society together is critical if we want to tackle this challenge, writes our Policy and Research Officer, Tom McGrath.
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How we’re going to help more organisations to fix the digital divide
Head of Network Delivery & Customer Support Gabi Woodhams, and Head of Community Engagement & Experience Isobel Thomas discuss our plans to increase the capacity of community organisations across the country.
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Community Champion volunteer scheme launched for Get Online Week 2021
Good Things Foundation launches a new volunteering scheme to help promote Get Online Week to community organisations right across the country. Volunteers will ensure that community partners have all the support they need to promote the campaign and run events.
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Family Fund’s story
Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity, providing grants for families raising disabled or seriously ill children and young people. It took part in Good Things Foundation's HMRC Advice and Support programme.
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National Databank will tackle data poverty
Virgin Media O2 and Good Things Foundation have joined forces to launch the National Databank – to tackle data poverty by providing free mobile data to people in need.
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Digital inclusion as a basic human right
Andy Burnham writes about the work he is doing as Mayor to increase digital inclusion within Greater Manchester and the risks that we face nationally if the digital divide is not fixed.
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Devolved regions on song with drive for digital inclusion
Local leaders can be inspired and informed by other regions when it comes to digital inclusion strategies, writes our Group Chief Executive Helen Milner.
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Providing digital skills for those in greatest need
The Covid-19 pandemic has left us all in no doubt that digital technology is fundamental to our future. But it has highlighted the continuing digital divide in the UK, and made the case for action on digital inclusion even more urgent.