Blog: Should Charities be surfing the Crypto wave?
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular for use within charities, from investment to donations, there are many reasons why charities should consider them.
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Greater Manchester older people’s organisations encouraged to apply to be a Sky Up Digital Hub
Sky is encouraging older people’s organisations and charities in Greater Manchester and around the UK to apply to set up and run a ‘Sky Up Digital Hub’ and receive free public Wi-Fi for three 
years and devices. The digital hubs provide support to people over the age of 65 who may lack skills and confidence to get online safely, offering them training and advice to make the most of online services and communication apps.
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Doing digital in later life: a practical guide
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Good Things Foundation have joined forces to produce a brand-new practical guide to support more people to get online and benefit from doing 
digital in later life.
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Free beginners coding course
Are you aged between 18 and 30 and curious about building web apps but have never taken the plunge?
MadLab is running a FREE beginners’ coding course this spring, starting on 29th March and running for five weeks, every Wednesday (in-person at the beautiful Stockport Museum) and Thursday (online). Let us take you on a journey of discovery from “no previous experience” to creating your first interactive website.
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Have your say on improving the Manchester City Council website
If you are based in one of Manchester City Council's wards, you can complete a survey and share your feedback about using www.manchester.gov.uk website. Manchester City Council want to know 
what works well and what doesn't work well when you use their website on behalf of your organisation, so they can make it better.
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Free Cyber security training for small charities
The government's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is offering fully funded individual training for micro or small charities that process personal data, as defined under GDPR.
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Free digital skills training for the third sector
The Curve is a series of free, 90-minute workshops for third sector organisations. These online workshops aim to build knowledge around best digital practices, raise awareness of digital tools and 
ultimately help increase impact with digital. Workshops are open to anyone working or volunteering with a third sector organisation in the UK.
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Skill Up – free digital skills drop in workshops
The Digital Skills Team at Manchester Adult Education are offering weekly online Skill Up workshops at venues across Manchester.
Skill Up workshops can help you to access services, learn how to use a particular device, search for information quickly, or save money.
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Reason Digital Skills Hub
On Reason Digital’s Skills Hub you can access free courses from digital strategy, to raising money online, to writing content for your charity website.
Mobilising supporters
Your charity supporters are not just numbers – they are individuals with needs and frustrations, and they all have different outlooks on life. Through the power of storytelling, personalisation, data, and more, you can deliver a truly empowering journey for your supporters. In turn, your engaged supporters can deliver massive value to your organisation.
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Deloitte Digital Connect – Scaling impact through technology
Deloitte Digital Connect, a programme run by Deloitte in collaboration with CAST, aims to help charities scale their impact by supporting charity digital leaders to build capacity and capability within 
their organisation.
The 2022/2023 programme will begin in November 2022 and run until April 2023.
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