Tag: Good Things Foundation

Over half a million people connected with free O2 mobile data through the National Databank as Virgin Media O2 renews partnership with Good Things Foundation

Stuart Mitchell

More than 550,000 people experiencing financial difficulties have been able to get online over the past five years with free O2 mobile data thanks to the pioneering National Databank, founded by Virgin Media O2 and charity Good Things Foundation.  The milestone coincides with the fifth anniversary of the National Databank, which is like a foodbank for mobile data, providing free O2 data to people who need it, and comes as the organisations renew their partnership to tackle data poverty.  Good Things Foundation has become Virgin Media O2’s strategic partner to…

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Companies can clear out their old tech and cash in with O2 Recycle for Business

Stuart Mitchell

Almost 45,000 devices have been saved from waste thanks to O2 Recycle for Business.  Since the scheme’s relaunch in October 2023, companies across the UK have traded in thousands of unwanted smartphones and tablets, earning nearly £330,000.   The tech has been data wiped, and then repaired, refurbished and resold, or recycled – with zero parts going to landfill, helping prevent electronic waste (e-waste).  The O2 Recycle for Business service helps companies of all sizes, regardless of their mobile provider, trade in their old technology – where they can receive cashback,…

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The extent of the UK’s low digital confidence revealed amid ongoing cost-of-living crisis

Stuart Mitchell

ew research from Good Things Foundation has revealed a nationwide lack of confidence in using the internet to manage money, navigate the job market and stay safe online amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. This confidence gap is particularly pronounced for the one in twenty Brits (5%) who don’t have any access to broadband, highlighting the impact of the digital divide.  In response, Good Things Foundation is urging Brits to refer friends and family facing digital exclusion to its pioneering Learn My Way courses, aimed at bridging this gap…

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Nominet and Good Things Foundation digital inclusion partnership

Stuart Mitchell

Nominet, the public benefit company that operates and protects UK internet infrastructure, is donating £4.5m over three years to Good Things Foundation to accelerate their strategy to fix the UK’s digital divide – for good. Nominet’s funding will allow Good Things Foundation to continue to support the National Digital Inclusion Network, which creates impact at scale, working with community groups, small local charities, libraries, social enterprises, housing associations and much more to distribute free data and devices and provide help to build basic digital skills and confidence.  Through the National…

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The charity initiative helping all sectors achieve their sustainable development goals

Stuart Mitchell

The UK’s leading digital inclusion charity, Good Things Foundation, has developed an initiative that supports all sectors to achieve their sustainable development goals, addressing two of today’s biggest issues: environmental and social.  Partnering with the Circular Electronics Partnership (CEP), who drive a coordinated transition towards a circular electronics industry, Good Things Foundation asked Deloitte to explore the opportunities for businesses to reuse their IT equipment to fix the digital divide.  This new research, Circular electronics for social good, highlights a significant opportunity to tackle e-waste and the digital divide. Most…

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