BT Community Connections
by Nakhat Zahir (Funding Advice Worker)
26 May 2009
BT Community Connections
Are you a community or charitable organisation that is looking to extend your work with a laptop and a year's free broadband? If so, you could apply for a BT Community Connections award today.
BT Community Connections is an award scheme which enables community and charitable organisations to get online and make use of information and communications technology (ICT).
Organisations, working in any field of community benefit, located throughout the UK or ROI can apply for a laptop and a year's free broadband connection. There are more than 1,000 award packages available to groups who can demonstrate how an award will benefit their work and the local community.
Deadlines:
Round 1 - Postal applications 9 June 2009; Online applications 11 June 2009 - Award delivery 17 August - 11 September 2009
Round 2 - Postal applications 5 January 2010; Online applications 7 January 2010 - Award delivery – 15 March – 9 April 2010
Websites - BT has teamed up with Recipero to give community groups the chance to create and build a website – free of charge.
Simply go to Website:
, click on the 'Build a website' button and follow the easy instructions. You will have a choice of appearance and designs from a range of style options and can add information about your group. Within minutes of the initial site creation you will have your own website address!
BT Community Connections, PO Box 6919. London W1A 8UX Email:
info@btcommunityconnections.com Tel: 0845 257 6792 Website:
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