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  • Two women using laptops

    01/09/2023 · Our thoughts

    Five ways digital exclusion affects people

    Natasha Bright-Wray, Associate Director of Communications, Campaigns and Advocacy, reveals five alarming realities faced by those who are digitally excluded in the UK.

  • Broadband provision in remote and hard-to-reach areas

    04/08/2023 · Our thoughts

    Broadband provision in remote and hard-to-reach areas

    Vivian Gounari writes on the need for attention on digital inclusion which is holistic and has the most vulnerable in mind, focusing on underlooked, remote areas.

  • Sustainability is everyone’s job: From the panel at Reset Connect 2023

    27/07/2023 · Our thoughts

    Sustainability is everyone’s job: From the panel at Reset Connect 2023

    Our Partnerships and Fundraising Manager, Natasha Early, writes on the panel discussion at Reset Connect 2023 on sustainability and reusing devices to reduce e-waste.

  • A man holding a laptop

    24/07/2023 · Our thoughts

    Understanding experiences of doing more online: a new survey from Good Things Foundation

    Our Research & Evaluation Manager, Jo Reynolds, writes a short blog on the significance and value of the experiences of Learn My Way users and how we can use those experiences to improve the services we provide.

  • Practical ways we can make online GP access more inclusive

    11/07/2023 · Our thoughts

    Practical ways we can make online GP access more inclusive

    Dr Emma Stone reflects on our new top tips guide with NHS England’s Primary Care Transformation team - co-produced with the support of the VCSE Health and Wellbeing Alliance.

  • The Government “does not have a credible strategy to tackle digital exclusion”

    29/06/2023 · Our thoughts

    The Government “does not have a credible strategy to tackle digital exclusion”

    Our response to the Lords’ roadmap for action. Today the urgent need to fix the digital divide is all over the media, due to the publication of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s digital exclusion report.

  • Volunteering: Personal Growth and Community Impact

    02/06/2023 · Our thoughts

    Volunteering: Personal Growth and Community Impact

    To celebrate Volunteers Week, Katy, our Network Delivery and Customer Support Intern, blogs about the joys of volunteering and helping your community.

  • A person looking at a table covered in colourful post-it notes

    12/05/2023 · Our thoughts

    Accessibility and inclusion guidance launched today

    Together with the Health and Wellbeing Alliance, we've produced new guidance for accessible and inclusive communications.

  • Power Up 2.0: One year on

    12/05/2023 · Our thoughts

    Power Up 2.0: One year on

    Power Up 2.0, financially supported by JP Morgan Chase Foundation, follows the initial Power Up project which ran through the Covid-19 pandemic. Our Network Delivery & Customer Support Manager, Jonathan Bradwell, writes about the achievements of the Power Up 2.0 projects so far.

  • Good Things Foundation launches brand new map and directory

    24/04/2023 · Our thoughts

    Good Things Foundation launches brand new map and directory

    Now it's easy to find digital inclusion local help across the UK.

  • Digital inclusion action leaps into spring

    22/03/2023 · Our thoughts

    Digital inclusion action leaps into spring

    Good Things Foundation’s Group CEO, Helen Milner OBE, blogs about our exciting plans coming up this quarter.

  • Spring Budget 2023: Good Things Foundation responds

    15/03/2023 · Our thoughts

    Spring Budget 2023: Good Things Foundation responds

    Our Group CEO Helen Milner responds to the Spring Budget 2023: Investment in digital technology, but falling short of digital inclusion