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Hexitime shortlisted for the HSJ Partnership Awards 2021

14th Dec 2020

Hexitime, a Made Open platform, is shortlisted at HSJ Partnership Awards 2021. This recognises outstanding dedication to improving healthcare and enabling effective collaboration across the NHS.

Please be aware that Hexitime is no longer a Made Open platform and so doesn't get nominated for many awards anymore!

We would like to congratulate Hexitime on being nominated in this category. This year’s finalists are of an outstanding calibre and all of them are exceptionally dedicated to enhancing healthcare across the UK.

Alastair McLellan, HSJ editor

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We launch client network

2nd Dec 2020

Many of our clients value sharing ideas, experiences and tips. This got us thinking ... wouldn't it be great to connect our clients to each other - so that they can share their collective knowledge and be part of a bigger movement for social change?

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Tech4Good Virtual US Trade Mission

20th Nov 2020

We are invited to join the Tech4Good Virtual Trade Mission to the US by the Department for International Trade South West.

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Community responses to Covid-19: A revolt or a revolution?

21st Oct 2020

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Few things are more resilient than the human spirit, and it's been a privilege to witness many communities respond to this pandemic, support one another and adapt quickly to change. This got us thinking - how far will this change go?

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Wiltshire Together goes live

5th Oct 2020

Wiltshire Together is a one-stop hub for events, activities, and volunteer opportunities in Wiltshire.

It was launched on October 1, 2020, by Wessex Community Action, thanks to Lottery funding.

This platform draws on their voluntary sector expertise to provide fresh ways to engage and support communities.

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U Connect Mid Devon

28th Sept 2020

We've introduced a new online platform in Devon, serving people of all ages in mid Devon.

It helps residents, community groups and local organisations to share information, support and volunteering opportunities, while expanding their social connections. The platform now covers all of Devon except Plymouth.

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Launch of bilingual platforms

15th Sept 2020

We launch three bilingual community platforms in West Wales. These platforms are the only bilingual timebanking platforms available in Wales and also represent Made Open's new multi-language capability.

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Webinars for Our Monmouthshire

10th Sept 2020

We were delighted to host two webinars for Our Monmouthshire. The first session showed members how timebanking works on the platform whilst the second session showed members how to add and find listings to the community directory.

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Shoot for the moon

8th Jun 2020

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Norman Vincent Peale, author of The Power of Positive Thinking, once said, “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars.”

In this post we share our future development plans for the platform and the reasons why they are important.

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One man is not enough

5th Jun 2020

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Community responses to Covid-19 have shown that when people and institutions work together around a shared goal, greater things can happen than when they work alone. As an enabling service, our platform was made for moments like this.

This blog explains the simple philosophy behind the Made Open platform, drawing on a few examples from Can Do Bristol.

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Kathryn is appointed a Design Council Associate

1st Jun 2020

Kathryn has been invited to join a diverse group of industry professionals advocating for the value of design in both public and private sectors.

As a Design Associate, she'll support the Design Council's Growth and Innovation team as a facilitator, mentor and coach. Additionally, she'll provide design leadership in her areas of expertise.

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A community response to COVID-19

19th May 2020

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As lockdown starts to ease, and the country begins to adjust to a ‘new normal’, we wanted to share our observations and reflections from working with communities in recent months.

  • How are people responding to challenges?
  • How are organisations working together?
  • How are our community platforms making a difference?

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Made Open help UNTAGGED make fashion more sustainable.

4th May 2020

Sustainable Fashion Exchange 'UNTAGGED' has used our platform to run an online pilot.

With up to 70% of clothes in people's wardrobes not being worn, this new platform lets people exchange their unworn clothes instead of buying more new stuff.

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We are on the CCIN's Dynamic Purchasing System

1st April 2020

We have successfully retendered to be on the CCIN (Cooperative Councils Innovation Network) Dynamic Purchasing System.

This means that we are a pre-qualified supplier to all Local Councils, Combined Authorities and Associates who are CCIN members - helping them to, among other things, build capacity both in communities and inside the organisation.

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Supporting communities through the coronavirus

25th Mar 2020

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How are we supporting our clients to support their communities through the Coronavirus?

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Parents 1st UK goes live

17th Mar 2020

We launched an 'open access' platform for Parents 1st UK to help quality perinatal volunteering flourish. This platform includes hundreds of tools, manuals and resources based on clear and strong evidence from across the UK and other countries too.

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Claire talks B-Corp

13th Mar 2020

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Since we became a B-Corp a few weeks ago, we've been inundated with lots of kind words and lovely connections - thanks everyone. So, on the recommendation of B Lab UK, we asked Claire to share some of our experiences.

Hello, my name is Claire Stevens. One of my many roles has been to help us become a Certified B Corporation.

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Made Open becomes a Certified B Corporation®.

24th Feb 2020

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We are thrilled and proud to announce that Made Open is a Certified B Corporation®. Being a B Corp™ means we are a for-profit company that uses the power of business to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy.

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Made Open selected to join UnLtd's Thrive 2020 cohort

12th Feb 2020

Delighted to announce that we have been selected to join Unltd's Thrive 2020 social accelerator programme. Focused on improving the quality of life for people over 50's, Thrive work with social businesses who have innovative solutions to help people in later life stay happy, independent, fit and healthy. 

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Introducing polls (voting)

29th Jan 2020

We’re delighted to introduce a new addition to our platform – polls. Polls lets community members vote and make decisions, and lets licensing partners measure the communities opinion at a specific moment in time.

Polls sits well alongside our other activity types, and we'll be launching it on Launceston Together so that local residents can decide themselves which community projects receive part of a $100,000 prize fund to make Launceston a great regional city.

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