Good Things Foundation Explained

Good Things Foundation
Formation:2010 (years ago)
Headquarters:Sheffield, United Kingdom
Leader Title:Group CEO
Leader Name:Helen Milner
Leader Title2:Chair
Leader Name2:Liz Williams
Website:https://www.goodthingsfoundation.org

Good Things Foundation is a registered charity based in the UK, the objective of which is to make the benefits of digital technology more accessible. It manages the Online Centres Network, the Learn My Way learning platform,[1] and the National Databank.[2]

The charity was originally known as Online Centres Foundation before rebranding as Tinder Foundation in 2013. A further rebrand, to Good Things Foundation, took place in November 2016.[3] Good Things Foundation's chief executive is Helen Milner OBE.

History

Originally known as Online Centres Foundation, the charity was established in December 2011 to manage the UK online centres contract, taking on the network on from learndirect (then Ufi Ltd).[4]

In July 2013, the company rebranded as Tinder Foundation. In November 2016, they rebranded once more as Good Things Foundation, partially to avoid confusion with dating application Tinder.[5] [6] [7]

Operations

Since founding, Good Things Foundation has managed the Online Centres Network – providing support to community organisations teaching digital skills through a learning platform, called Learn My Way. The charity adopted a new strategy in 2022,[8] establishing a 'National Databank' which provides free access to mobile connectivity data for people on low incomes.[9]

Funding

Good Things Foundation receives funding from a mixture of public, private and third sectors, including Virgin Media O2,[10] Vodafone,[11] and Nominet UK.[12] The charity has worked closely with government departments,[13] [14] [15] and currently works with regional authorities including the Greater London Authority[16] and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.[17]

People

CEO

Chair

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Digital Lifeline: A qualitative evaluation . 2022-07-28 . GOV.UK . en.
  2. News: 2022-07-26 . Cost of living: Inside the 'foodbank' for data . en-GB . BBC News . 2022-07-28.
  3. Web site: Birkwood . Susannah . Tinder Foundation changes name to avoid confusion with dating app . 2022-07-28 . www.thirdsector.co.uk . en.
  4. Web site: 9 December 2004 . Memorandum submitted by Ufi Ltd . 28 July 2022 . Parliament.uk.
  5. "Tinder Foundation becomes Good Things Foundation " (press release). Good Things Foundation. goodthingsfoundation.org. November 23, 2016. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  6. Web site: The Tinder Foundation changes its name to avoid confusion with dating app. www.civilsociety.co.uk. 2019-12-17.
  7. Web site: Tinder Foundation changes name to avoid confusion with dating app. Birkwood. Susannah. www.thirdsector.co.uk. 2019-12-17.
  8. Web site: 2022-07-21 . Emma Stone: Failure to tackle digital exclusion will undermine every council priority . 2022-07-28 . Local Government Chronicle (LGC) . Local Government Chronicle . en.
  9. Web site: Internet providers have 'moral obligation' to help customers through cost of living crisis . 2022-07-28 . Sky News . en.
  10. Web site: May . Melanie . 2021-08-11 . Good Things Foundation and Virgin Media O2 partner on initiative to tackle data poverty . 2022-07-28 . UK Fundraising . en.
  11. Web site: Jackson . Mark . 2022-07-28 . Vodafone UK Donates 500,000 Free Mobile Data SIMs to Public . 2022-07-28 . ISPreview UK . en.
  12. Web site: Virgin Media O2 launches National Databank to connect the disconnected Mobile Marketing Magazine . 2022-07-28 . mobilemarketingmagazine.com . en.
  13. Web site: Adults to benefit from digital skills overhaul . 2022-07-28 . GOV.UK . en.
  14. Web site: HMCTS services: Digital Support . 2022-07-28 . GOV.UK . en.
  15. Web site: Making Tax Digital for VAT - screening equality impact assessment . 2022-07-28 . GOV.UK . en.
  16. Web site: London launches Digital Inclusion Service pilot . 2022-07-28 . UKAuthority . en.
  17. Web site: Manchester mayor launches new digital inclusion initiatives . 2022-07-28 . UKAuthority . en.

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