Driving Digital Inclusion in Your Community: Morning Workshop

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Driving Digital Inclusion in Your Community: Morning Workshop

By 2030, nine out of ten jobs will require digital skills; yet just over half of Irish people possess basic digital skills.  Irish civil society organisations are working hard to close the digital skills gap by delivering a range of excellent initiatives and resources to upskill both their staff and community members. 

With a range of speakers from across the community & voluntary sector, this workshop will explore how and why we as a sector should ensure an inclusive Digital Transformation in our organisations and communities. The event will include: 

  • A roadmap to digitalising your organisation 
  • Practical tips and best practice examples for ensuring accessibility and inclusivity in digital initiatives  
  • Overview of funding opportunities for digital projects  
  • Supports available. 

We will also be conducting a brief consultation regarding the challenges and opportunities organisations have encountered on their path to digitalisation. Participants’ feedback will inform the content of our online Digital Inclusion conference on 30 October – details coming soon! 

Please note: This event was previously scheduled to take place in Cork but was moved online to allow for greater accessibility. 

How to register
  • You can book places for yourself and/or colleagues by clicking the button below.   
  • Please email matthew@wheel.ie if you have any special requirements. 

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Meet Your Facilitators:

Elizabeth Kelly

Elizabeth Kelly is the Deputy CEO of Enclude and has responsibility as the Senior Development Manager for meeting new clients and working with them on their CRM journey. In addition, she writes Enclude’s funding proposals, and is in charge of HR for Enclude. Elizabeth is a certified Salesforce Business Analyst and has experience in both the Business and Non-Profit sectors, having worked as a trainer with UNICEF in Ghana and as Programme Manager for Church Support in Dublin. She has worked as a Documentation expert, and as a Technical Writer in the Localisation, Security and Energy Management industries. Before joining Enclude she was General Manager for a US Telecommunications Company in Bray Co. Wicklow. Her areas of expertise include Team Management, Project Management, Documentation and Training.

Gemma Leo

Gemma Leo is the Business Support & Project Manager at Crann Centre. Prior to joining Crann, Gemma worked for ten years in London specialising in Product and Project Management in both Not-for-Profit organisations as well as a Private Equity backed startup. She is a Prince 2 Practitioner, specialising in business process re-modelling and software implementations. At Crann, Gemma's focus is to streamline processes, create efficiencies  and ensure that the experience for the families who access our services continues to improve.  The key driver is to do as much of this through digitalisation, ensuring a give back of value-add time to our service staff. 

Jemma Lee

Jemma Lee is the Senior Support and Development Officer for Adult Education in Léargas. Her role is to support organisations to grow and develop through Erasmus+ projects and funding. Jemma supports organisations at all stages from initial idea, through to grant application, project implementation and reporting. Jemma's background is working in the community and youth work sector and she has a special interest in supporting grassroots organisations to access the Erasmus+ programme. 

EmilyN

Emily Nelson joined The Wheel as European Programmes Officer in 2021 and took on the role of European Programmes Manager in 2024. She oversees the delivery of Access Europe, a support and capacity building programme for the community and voluntary sector around accessing and managing EU funding.  This involves researching EU funding opportunities that are relevant to the sector and The Wheel’s members, coordinating and delivering training and events related to EU funding, and assisting organisations in building relationships with potential EU project partners. 

Headshot of Caitriona Whelan

Caitriona Whelan is the Acting Communications, Advocacy and Outreach Manager in NALA. Caitriona has worked in NALA since 2017, previously working on the WriteOn platform that supported 11,593 learners to receive 42,190 QQI awards at levels 2 and 3. Caitriona has managed the implementation of the Learn with NALA elearning platform which continues the work of WriteOn, supporting learners working at QQI Levels 1 to 3.  With a Masters in Education in Special Educational Needs, she has delivered accessibility workshops in house and externally as part of an Erasmus+ KA-2 project following the launch of EU accessibility directive 2016/2102.

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Who should attend

Organisations interested in designing and delivering inclusive digital strategies and projects; organisations interested in EU funding.