We've pulled together stories and insights based on the experiences of our clients as well as resources that will help you plan a Champions Project.

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We're celebrating Volunteers Week and some of the many ways volunteers can get involved and make a difference.

Making Champions out of service users

Like most of the NHS, the East London Foundation Trust (ELFT) know they need to help their service users become confident with digital. They've co-created a plan for digital transformation that puts people participation at the heart of everything they do and includes an innovative plan to help volunteer service users become "Digital Life Coaches" by using the Digital Champions Network in a completely new way....

Cohorts of Champions
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A collaboration between the Digital Inclusion team at Camden Council and the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) is helping residents learn new digital skills.

Student Volunteers
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A good volunteer is an invaluable resource! And managing them is a real skill! We talked to some Project Managers on the Digital Champions Network about how they do it. 

Volunteer management top tips
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Free project planning toolkit 

Want to get a Digital Champion project up and running? This new free toolkit will show you how in six clear steps, from defining your vision to finding your funding and recruiting your champions. It's based on our experience helping hundreds of projects get going and ensure you lay the foundations for a strong, successful Champions project. 

Access the toolkit

 

All case-studies, insights and resources

How to...

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Create a big network from small organisations

In North Yorkshire, 40 organisations are coming together in one network.
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Get started when you don't know where to start

From housing provider, Sutton Housing Partnership.
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Set up a county-wide digital inclusion network

What Digital Kent learnt as they set up their network.
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Find funding

Advice and resources on finding and securing the money you need.
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Manage a county-wide network of volunteers

How do Digital Kent recruit and manage 500 Digital Champions?
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Recruit Digital Champions

The one thing you must do - from Citizens Online, Kent CC & Digital Communities Wales.
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Make every contact count

How Brent Council weave digital inclusion into all front facing roles
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Make resources for people with a learning disability

About Aspire, a course designed for people with a learning disability.
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Maintain Success

How to keep a programme running for more than a decade!
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Work in public/ private partnerships

Find the right partner and work together in a way that benefits everyone.
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Manage Volunteers

Advice from PMs on recruiting and retaining Champions
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Use cohorts to create Champions

ELFT work with service users to co-create innovative digital transformation
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Run successful drop-ins

Top tips on running these super-flexible, user-friendly sessions.
Digital Champions in specific settings

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In a social care setting

How KeyRing help their members get digital.
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In Libraries: drop-ins

How Southampton manage their Champion Volunteers
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In Libraries 2: every contact counts

How Wembley staff combat digital exclusion
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Student placements

Helping students understand digital inclusion
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Student Placements 2

Community placements for overseas students.
Longer case studies and reports

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Digital Inclusion in Healthcare settings

What we learnt from a long-running project with NHS England using Digital Champions to help people manage their health.
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Designing a CSR digital inclusion course

A detailed case-study on setting up Inspire with Capgemini and the benefits the programme can bring.
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DI and social value

Building a network in West Cumbria - a report on our first year of this Capgemini sponsored project.