Who fancies trying Coil? We have some free codes to give away — just email hello@designclub.org.uk :) — Why Design Club exists We exist to nurture empathy, collaboration and problem-solving skills in children. This happens through our community of volunteer mentors, running free design activities in schools and weekend clubs. We want our resources to remain free forever, so that Design Club is accessible to all. …

Documenting how SIDE designed, built and delivered Going Green Together, our latest no-code creation. — 📑 The brief Encourage and support non-profits in the North East to take climate action. Notes The goal was to build on the VCAA prototype VONNE had created Catalyst issued the VONNE Climate Action Alliance brief in May The total budget for the work was £30k including VAT

Two more charities offer reflections on work so far and hopes for the rest of the programme, delivered by SIDE Labs. — Last week, my colleague Jaymie posted week 6 reflections from MEWSo and Back Up Trust. This week we look at IMM and ACRE.

Our plan to make Design Club fit for the future and more impactful — and how you can help! — Background Design Club is a social enterprise. We believe the future needs people-centred designers to make the world a better place. Our mission is to equip the next generation with design thinking as a life skill. We ran a Founding Supporters campaign in 2018, then looked for Growth Supporters in 2019…

Preparing for a reboot in January 2021 — It’s been a challenging few months for Design Club. As you may know, we’re powered by generous volunteers who give their time and expertise for free, going into schools and community spaces to run design workshops with children from all sorts of backgrounds. At Design Club, children work through design…

Organisations are having to re-orientate in order to reach the people who matter to them. Design Club is no different. — I guess we’re lucky. Design Club is run by a lean team and we’re super-responsive. We’re used to digital ways of working and good at iterative development. How Design Club normally works We support volunteer mentors (mostly people who work in design or a related industry) to run after school and weekend clubs. But schools…

Definition and development of a functional prototype, testing the concept of a digital brief building tool for charities. — General details Outcome area: Support Phases: Definition & Development Timeframe: March — May 2019 Doing the work: CAST — To support design and development of the prototype Dev Society — Engineers with good domain knowledge and fit with work Summary of work Working in partnership with Dev Society, we created a functional prototype over a…

Discovery into how charities and digital partners develop relationships and do great work together. — General details Outcome area: Support Phases: Discovery Timeframe: Jan — Mar 2019 Doing the work: CAST — To gain a better internal understanding of the problem space, so we can figure out what needs exist before planning further work. Description of work Research into how charities scope out digital work and start positive relationships with…