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Lightbulb donates to Harrow Club laptop appeal
The Lightbulb Trust supported Harrow Club’s emergency fundraising appeal to buy 34 new laptops to be used by the vulnerable children and young people they work with. Due to challenging …
Yes, there’s a digital skills crisis but we can solve it!
Liz Williams MBE, Chief Executive of FutureDotNow, discusses the crisis and how it can be tackled. According to Liz Williams, the UK is in a digital skills crisis. Over half …
Lightbulb Trust supports School Mentoring Tool
Apps for Good have partnered with Lightbulb Trust to prototype a new way for young people to engage with industry volunteers. Lightbulb Trust funding will enable Apps for Good to …
Think Equal wins WISE Awards
Think Equal has won the 2020 WISE Awards. Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote six successful and innovative projects that are addressing global educational challenges. These projects represent a …
Beyond Lockdown
Football Beyond Borders launches ‘Beyond Lockdown’ campaign to highlight why children missing school is a critical issue for society. During lockdown, Football Beyond Borders travelled the country, meeting young people outside …
A Blueprint for a Digitally Included UK
The Good Things Foundation has launched the 2020 update of the Digital Nation infographic that gathers together the facts and stats about digital inclusion and exclusion in the UK. It uses new …
A Digital Public Emergency
According to the Good Things Foundation, 1.9 million households lack access to the internet across the UK, 11.7 million people lack essential digital skills needed to use the internet, there …
Speaking with young children about racism
EasyPeasy is a social enterprise on a mission to help parents give young children the best possible start in life. Since lockdown, the start-up has been sharing great resources and …
K+C Foundation fast response to COVID-19
On 19th March, following the rapid escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic and concerns about the challenges faced by many of our local partners delivering services to vulnerable residents, K+C Foundation …
The social sector’s need for patient capital
A brand-new social investment research has been published by design and innovation charity Shift in partnership with CAF Venturesome, Unltd, and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. One of the main conclusions …
