[Cafe] TalkTalk £2000 grants

[Alan Dawson]

http://www.citizensonline.org.uk/display?contentId=4667


PRESS RELEASE 2 JULY 2007 TALKTALK AND CITIZENS ONLINE LAUNCH £60,000 COMMUNITY
AWARDS

• Do you know a project that could benefit from a £2,000 technology grant?

Charities and community groups from across the UK are being invited to apply
for
money for technology products and services through TalkTalk’s new Innovation in
the Community Awards scheme, which is being launched today.

TalkTalk, the communications company from The Carphone Warehouse, is continuing
its commitment to making broadband internet access a right, not a privilege by
launching the Awards with UK digital inclusion charity Citizens Online.
Non-profit making organisations and charities in the UK in need of funding for
an internet-related project are invited to put forward requests for cash for
technology products and services. Thirty organisations will be chosen to win
£2,000 each to help fund their particular project, as well as receiving
TalkTalk free broadband. The Awards have been designed to help groups make the
most of the internet by encouraging applications for investment in PCs,
hardware, software or technical expertise.

“We believe that internet access can change lives for the better but there are
still a lot of people who have never used a computer and do not have access to
modern technology,” says David Thatcher, managing director, TalkTalk. “The
TalkTalk Innovation in the Community Awards will help local community projects
harness the power of the internet.”

John Fisher, Chief Executive, Citizens Online said: “Many people can find the
Internet daunting, but by developing exciting and innovative ways for people to
use digital technologies, community organisations can encourage new users.
These awards provide an excellent opportunity to deliver projects that can
inspire individuals to start their digital journeys.”

Do you know someone who could benefit? Applications are invited from 2 July to
28 September. Entries can be lodged online at www.talktalk.co.uk . Winners will
be notified by 10 October and the awards presented at the House of Lords in
November. Further information about the awards is available by calling 020 7282
2815 or by email ttinnovation at citigatedr.co.uk 

-- 
"The long revolution is creating small federated microsocieties, true guerilla
cells practising and fighting for this self-management. Effective radicality
authorises all variations and guarantees every freedom"