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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Ahead of Volunteers Week in June, we're all about volunteer-based projects...

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....

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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.

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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. 

 

All case-studies, insights and resources

How to...

In North Yorkshire, 40 organisations are coming together in one network.
From housing provider, Sutton Housing Partnership.
These free planning resources will help you get started.
What Digital Kent learnt as they set up their network.
Advice and resources on finding and securing the money you need.
How will Digital Kent recruit and manage 500 Digital Champions?
The one thing you must do - from Citizens Online, Kent CC & Digital Communities Wales.
How Brent Council weave digital inclusion into all front facing roles
Seven lessons from the Bexley Digital Champions Network on making it work.
About Aspire, a course designed for people with a learning disability.
How to keep a programme running for more than a decade!
Find the right partner and work together in a way that benefits everyone.
Advice from PMs on recruiting and retaining Champions
ELFT work with service users to co-create innovative digital transformation
Top tips on running these super-flexible, user-friendly sessions.
Digital Champions in specific settings

How KeyRing help their members get digital.
How Southampton manage their Champion Volunteers
How Wembley staff combat digital exclusion
Helping students understand digital inclusion
Community placements for overseas students.
Longer case studies and reports

What we learnt from a long-running project with NHS England using Digital Champions to help people manage their health.
A detailed case-study on setting up Inspire with Capgemini and the benefits the programme can bring.
Building a network in West Cumbria - a report on our first year of this Capgemini sponsored project.