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In The Beginning - Community21:Digital CItizenship

By: teresa.gittins@...
On: 29th May 2013

At Action in rural Sussex (AirS) we are fortunate enough to have developed a great partnership with the University of Brighton, as we embark on a new and innovative project, supported by the Nominet Trust.

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Charitable Digital Solutions

By: nomtrust@bounty...
On: 21st May 2013

Rewired Reality

— A new platform which enables charities to realise their digital ambitions —

Rewired Reality, a new platform that lets you access the largest accredited network of developers and designers has launched and is loaning its expertise to charities — free of charge.

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Environment Agency and Ordnance Survey Open Data

By: contactkev
On: 20th May 2013

Thanks to the Environment Agency and Ordnance Survey (plus Geeks of London) for organising the env[:hack] event at Bristol Uni. Lots of environment apps were generated in a short space of time using Open Data. People seem really fired up by environment data.

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Tech for Good – scaling social innovations

By: Annika Small
On: 12th February 2013

Digital technology has already transformed how we communicate, how we work, how we learn, how we shop. At a time of accelerating climate change, a growing ageing population, persistent unemployment and increasing social inequalities, we urgently need to realise the potential of technology for social innovation. This is not simply about adding digital to existing services but making imaginative use of digital technology to fundamentally re-think - and radically reform - how we address significant social challenges.

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Connect - helping older people to get online

By: hollym@grcc.org.uk
On: 17th January 2013

The Connect project has been running at GRCC in Gloucestershire since April 2011. The aim of the project is to get people 55 years or older online. So far we have helped over 350 people with a team of volunteers who have visited people at thier homes or in community buildings during group sessions. more >

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iKnowHow: building a wiki for the voluntary sector (part nine) Reading, evolved

By: faulkner.marie1
On: 16th April 2012

Well first things first, a quick plug: today we launch the third and final subject for our iKnowHow wiki project; giving you complete access to all of our material on commissioning and procurement.

So, back to the issue of this blog: how to strike the right balance between creating a good reading experience and making it obvious that a wiki guide is editable? After all, most people come to our site to read information and advice – they don’t want their reading experience interrupted by big edit buttons and menus. However, wikis thrive with lots of editorial input – it needs to be obvious that people can edit them (and easy for them to do so). more >

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