As founders of SIDE, we are aware that a few chance encounters early in our career had a huge impact.
Many people don’t get those chances, whatever their talents. In 2018, ACEVO reported "only 9% of the voluntary sector workforce is from a BAME background."
We are trying to do a tiny bit to redress this imbalance.
SIDE Academy aims to increase diversity in the charity technology sector. It's aimed at people who are under-represented in this sector.
Learn the user-centred approach we use at SIDE: web design, web build, user research, copywriting, information architecture, product management and tea drinking.
This is knitted together by Webflow, a website creation tool that we believe radically changes the skill set required to be an effective web developer.
🚀 March-August
After studying graphic design Elizabeth realised what she wanted to use these skills for, making positive impact. During Covid she pushed herself to learn new tools and skills and realised UX was something that she wanted to learn. SIDE is the next step in this mission and we are thrilled to be part of it.
Coming from an industrial design background Shivy was always interested in how design can impact people's live for the better and was fascinated by how she could do this in the digital landscape. We are excited to have her skills on the team.
