Archive for November 2018
Simply Connect proud to sponsor NAVCA 2018 Conference
We’re excited to be sponsoring NAVCA’s forthcoming 2018 conference – Forging Community. The event brings two days of debate, learning and collaboration, all about community, and how people and communities are re-shaping our society. Technology is bringing a world of possibilities, allowing us to do more, know more and reach further and wider than ever…
Read MoreA volunteer-supported model to addressing wider determinants of health
Connect Well Croydon is our latest social prescribing project to launch, using a volunteer-supported model to refer people to community-based services. We’ve been working with Karen Chillman, Head of Volunteering at Volunteer Centre Croydon, to set up the Connect Well Croydon social prescribing service to support local people access community-based services, and help address some of…
Read MoreSelf-refer with our trusted social prescribing platform
Did you know our social prescribing platform has been supporting self-referrals since 2017? Residents in Essex have been using our ‘Connect Well’ digital platform to access local support services to help improve their health and wellbeing. By accessing the application on their smart-phone or tablet, people can quickly make a self-referral directly into quality assured…
Read More“Simply Connect is a partner who listens to us, and supports us whenever we need it”
Case Study Mike Plows, Chief Executive – Bath & North East Somerset Community Volunteering Previously, we were using Do-it to host our volunteering opportunities for the area. Unfortunately we had numerous problems with it, and as a Volunteer Centre, it allowed us minimum flexibility. During the initial year of Do-it going live we had to increase our…
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