If you have school aged children, you may have used the Active Kids vouchers available via Service NSW. I’ve certainly used them for my daughter… but I’d not previously considered that there are people who can’t access or use them. Sadly, “schemes” such as the Active Kids vouchers are not…
We’re excited to announce the launch of our Making It Click: Connecting Rural Seniors program, funded by the Tides Foundation[1] and the Okta For Good Fund.[2] The program supports digital inclusion for isolated and vulnerable Older Australians in the rural and regional NSW areas of Bathurst, Canowindra, Lithgow, Mudgee, and…
ProBono Australia has announced a huge milestone for the Australian social enterprise sector, which has come together to form five shared values and principles: authenticity, creativity, justice, collaboration, and diversity. A sector-wide design process developed these values and principles. As part of the design process, 41 people from across the…
Did you hear about the complaint Choice recently lodged with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) against some of our biggest retailers? Huge retailers like Bunnings and Kmart are using in-store facial recognition technology. This practice has been described as being akin to them “collecting your DNA and…
Ever received a scam text? Or fifty? You’re not alone. Since 2020, telecommunications companies have blocked around 549 million scam phone calls and texts, with the scam epidemic costing Aussies $6.5 million in 2021. Well, we have some good news: The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently finalised a…
Volunteering WA may have found the antidote to decreasing volunteer numbers. Their desire to attract volunteers in their 20s lead them to employ a marketing agency to give the sector a much-needed makeover. They jointly designed a campaign to show young people that it is safe to volunteer in a…
Okay… please stay with us for a minute. This one sounds a bit strange, but it’s interesting – I promise! If you’re thinking what the heck is this about?, don’t worry… I did too. But it’s real, and it’s quite disturbing. The Hotel California technique refers to those things that…
The past two years have resulted in a deluge of developing digital strategies as we work towards embracing a digital transformation. There are certainly many benefits arising from this, but it would be naïve to assume that it hasn’t come presented some hurdles. Budget constraints. Capacity. Digital inclusion. Lack of…
We’re excited to announce that on 1st July, Leep NGO will become the Digital Literacy Foundation. After many years as Leep, and a ton of confusion over what that name meant, we knew we needed to update our brand and messaging to better reflect who we are and all we…
Social media can be wonderful, but it can also be omnipresent, addictive, and damaging. In 2022, Australia has 20.50 million social media users. 63.9% of Australian internet users, however, have expressed concern over what is real and what is fake. Many of us, Leep staff included, turn to the Internet…
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