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Turning digital pennies into micro-donations
Pennies is an electronic charity box that enables people to donate a few pence of their electronic change as they pay for with a debit or credit card. In the … Read more
Professor Stephen Hawking
Professor Hawking has transformed our understanding of the universe and is a perfect example of the power of technology to transform people’s lives.
Preston CitizenZone – going mobile to get people online
At first glance its looks much the same as any other commercial vehicle. To the people of Preston, though, it’s a 7.5 tonne lifeline jam-packed with some of the most … Read more
The chip shop in Stockport that serves up digital skills
A community-based cybercafé and learning centre that has grown out of a fish and chip shop. It is a base for a huge range of learning and training-based activities and … Read more
Dame Steve Shirley – a lifetime of using technology for good
Arriving as a refugee from Nazi Germany at the start of the Second World War Dame Stephanie Shirley’s early hardship was a spur to an amazingly successful career in IT. Having … Read more
App to help blind and partially-sighted people find their way around
This award was a competition for young people from across the country to submit their ideas for how they would use digital technology to make the world a better place. … Read more
Helping people gain basic IT skills
Norman Hunter is an IT tutor by profession, but his vision for supporting Go-On UK and helping people to gain basic IT skills goes way beyond his professional role. Working … Read more
Helping blind and partially-sighted people use technology
David Bennoson has been helping the RNIB as a volunteer since 1971 and is now part of the RNIB Technology Support Squad as Volunteer Coordinator for Gloucestershire. This is a … Read more
A farm-based mental health charity using social media to reach supporters
Established in 1989 Prospects Trust is a charity based on 18 acres of organic farmland at Snakehall Farm in rural Cambridgeshire. It not only grows the best organic produce but … Read more
Helping charities fundraise using the internet
The Big Give is a not-for-profit, charitable website which helps charities to use the internet to fundraise in innovative ways. Every year, the Big Give runs an online matched funding … Read more
Tackling social exclusion in mental health
Self Help Services is a user-led group that has delivered Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Services to over 1500 people across Greater Manchester in the past year. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is … Read more
Making cash machines more accessible for blind and partially sighted people
Imagine how difficult it is for a blind or partially sighted person to use a cashpoint unaided. It’s an everyday task that many of us take for granted that can … Read more
