Volunteer Your Skills.md

Volunteer Your Skills.md

Volunteer Your Skills

Volunteering

• DataKind UK – volunteer data & digital projects. (DataKind UK)
• Digital Candle – free 1-hour advice calls for charities. (digitalcandle.org.uk)
• CodeYourFuture – volunteer to teach/mentor. (CodeYourFuture)
• codebar – coach at inclusive coding workshops. (codebar)
• AbilityNet “ITCanHelp” – accessibility-minded tech support volunteering. (abilitynet.org.uk)
• Reach Volunteering – skills-based volunteering marketplace. (reachvolunteering.org.uk)
• Apps for Good – dial-in as an industry expert for school teams. (Apps for Good)
• Code Club (Raspberry Pi Foundation) – run or join a local kids’ club. (codeclub.org)

Communities, meetups, and networks

• Tech for Good London (Meetup). (Meetup)
• TechSoup Connect / NetSquared London. (techforgoodorganisers.uk)
• LocalGov Digital – join the network. (LocalGovDigital)
• Digital Leaders – UK-wide free events & summits. (Digital Leaders)
• mySociety – civic tech charity; see TICTeC community. (mySociety)
• TICTeC – civic tech impact conference series. (TICTeC)

Sector bridges, support, and resources

• CAST – charity helping organisations use digital for social good. (CAST)
• Catalyst (by CAST) – the tech-for-good collaboration network. (thecatalyst.org.uk)
• Charity Digital – training, webinars, and sector content. (Charity Digital)
• Open Data Institute (ODI) – events & training. (The ODI)
• Open Innovations (Leeds) – open data community & events. (inclusivegrowthleeds.com)
• 360Giving – open grants data tools (GrantNav, etc.). (360Giving)
• Open Rights Group – digital rights community & local groups. (Open Rights Group)

Accelerators and talent pipelines

• Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV) – tech-for-good accelerator. (bethnalgreenventures.com)
• Social Tech Trust – programmes backing socially driven tech. (Social Tech Trust)
• Founders and Coders – non-profit training & apprenticeships. (foundersandcoders.com)

Public-sector adjacent (great for networking)

• OneTeamGov – practitioner community for better public services. (OneTeamGov)
• UKGovCamp – annual digital/public-sector unconference. (ukgovcamp.com)

Job boards and purposeful work

• CharityJob – UK charity & non-profit roles. (CharityJob)
• Third Sector Jobs – charity & third-sector jobs. (jp.thirdsector.co.uk)
• Escape the City – curated “purposeful” roles. (Escape The City)