We've pulled together resources, stories and insights based on the experiences of our clients. This month, we're focusing on links between the public and private sector....

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SVCS: a smart way to fund digital inclusion? 

Social Value Commitments (SVCs) are a part of public sector procurement and we know they're got huge potential as a source of DI funding. But we also know lots of organisations don't have the resource to get to grips with them and the framework can be bewildering. 

So we've written a guide explaining what SVCs are and how they work for suppliers, procurers and communities on a local and national level. 

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SVCs in action

What's happening in the SVCs we run in Durham, Newcastle and West Cumbria. (Clue: a lot! Including F2F get togethers at St James' Park and university papers based on the Cumbria network). 

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SVCs for suppliers

We've launched our first SVC with Capgemini in 2022. It's grown and evolved every year. Here are a few things we've learnt about how to make it work... 

 

All case-studies, insights and resources

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Free Project Planning Tool Kit

Want to get a Digital Champion project up and running? This 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 will lay the foundations for a strong, successful Champions project. 

How to...

In North Yorkshire, 40 organisations are coming together in one network.
From housing provider, Sutton Housing Partnership.
What Digital Kent learnt as they set up their network.
Advice and resources on finding and securing the money you need.
How do 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
Why it helps to think about digital inclusion, even if that's not your focus
How one corporate client is 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

An in-depth, academic paper based on interviews with network members on what's needed for digital inclusion to flourish.
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.
What we did and what we learnt, summary and in-depth report