Happy Stat-mas!

We've checked the stats and found that there were 16,008 unique opens of our newsletters since 1 April! However we're always looking for ways to improve, so if you would like to see more or less of particular content or receive different content from us, then drop Louis a quick email titled "I want to see..."

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Happy Site-mas!

We've redone the iNetwork website with help from Hack Oldham: see www.i-network.org.uk. Our web star Jill is still busy tidying it up so send her thoughts and feedback if you want to see something. It's on Wordpress. 

We also want to move away from the KHub as it's not great. If you disagree let us know and if you know of a better, inexpensive Knowledge Management and online community system we could use please drop Jill a line.

Happy Asset-mas!

 
It's been said that it was a "make do and mend" Spending Review which will result in some parts of the sector hanging up their reform boots and instead reaching for the needle and thread. Our communities deserve better which is why we're going to be running some sessions in the new year which are all about community engagement. These will include how to run events, how to run unconferences and how to run hack days. We'll also be sharing ideas and good practice through a particular event in March. Dates will be up in Jan and we plan to repeat in different locations across our membership.

LGA Digital Transformation Fund

The LGA is inviting councils to bid for funding for projects to implement digital tools and approaches to complement the work that they are already doing to transform a ‘wicked' issue, including: Troubled Families, the integration of Health and Social Care, Welfare Reform and Public Health. Full details can be found here. 

The deadline for bids into this programme is Monday 21st December 2015.

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