digital evolution local action
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Helen MilnerCEO - Online Centres Foundation
Our digital futures
27 November 2012
LOCAL + TECHNOLOGY + SCALE
Technology can benefit us all
Norah: Just one example
• Since getting online, 78 year old Norah has lost weight and her diabetes has much improved
• Her blood pressure has reduced significantly and her diabetes has improved
• And her arthritis has all but disappeared – so Norah has begun learning to play the ukelele
But we could do with some help…
• 88% of our network think they could be doing more with digital tools
(survey responses from our most tech-savvy centres)
• 78% of charity professionals think the sector will miss fundraising and income generating opportunities if it doesn’t engage fully with digital(Lasa)
• 59% of charities said that they would require training and support to use social media
(Go ON UK)
And people are making things, but how do we find out about it?
The question is not how we can use technology….
…it’s what do we want to achieve and how can technology help us to achieve it?
Nyree is offering new services • Nyree Scott and her team support minority groups
who speak different languages to improve their computer and internet
“Using the latest technology means that real conversations can take place, and the technology gives people a real chance to exchange ideas and talk together a lot more easily.”
Nicola is measuring impact
• Nicola Wallace-Dean knows how important it is to measure the impact of the work she does in her community
“I needed a tool that would help me to monitor attitudes to see if they changed. I didn’t have the budget to spend on anything fancy, and didn’t want our events to become form filling sessions. I found a free tool which allowed me to track changes easily by asking six key questions. “
Kim & Blackpool CVS is saving money Most organisations are looking to save money – and Blackpool CVS is no different.
“I looked at Google to help address problems we’d been having with our server, which was costly to maintain. It’s saved time and money, and has been particularly useful as anyone with an account can log in from any computer and see what’s happening”
Community How To
www.communityhowto.com
It’s about the local impact you can haveand the millions of people we can support together
with technology to help us be bigger, better, stronger and help us scale
