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| CHARITIES
URGED TO ENTER FOR WEB INNOVATION AWARDS |
22/03/04 |
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major awards scheme is inviting applications from UK community groups and
charities which are seeking funding for internet projects.
The AOL Innovation in the Community Awards 2004 is run by AOL UK and national
charity Citizens Online, and there are 30 awards, each consisting of £2,000
plus a year’s free subscription to AOL on offer.
The awards launched last year to encourage innovative use of the internet
among charities across the UK. Organisations applying in 2003 included arts
projects, carers networks, disability charities, out-of-school clubs and
parents groups.
The 30 awards were used to fund activities including the development of
websites, building a cybercafé, providing IT and internet training, setting
up online forums and chat rooms, and purchasing specialist IT equipment.
John Fisher, chief executive of Citizens Online, comments: “The interest
shown in the first year of the awards was phenomenal. Awards such as this
give real opportunities to small charities and community groups to become
involved in and to gain from everything that the digital arena offers.”
Karen Thomson, chief executive of AOL UK, says: “The response to our 2003
awards proved that, while UK community groups and charities are embracing
the internet, they often require financial support to get their projects
off the ground.
"We have been able to support 30 innovative grassroots projects over
the past nine months, ranging from an internet café for blind and visually
impaired people to arts and computer workshops for children.”
Further information about the awards can be found at www.aol.co.uk/innovation
and the closing date for applications is 11 June 2004.
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