Digital Ambassador
About Digital Ambassador
Digital Ambassador recognises an individual who is using digital technology or tools to drive meaningful and long-term change, either on your own projects or within an organisation.
This Shortlist and Winner of this category was chosen by our expert Judge – Zoe Amar, Founder and Director at Zoe Amar Digital.
The Winner
Julie Nicholson – DigitalMe: Tell your story. Change the World
Julie Nicholson founded Digital Voice because she is passionate about using the power of creative digital media to amplify the voices of marginalised people. With a focus on creating digital inclusion projects, her work aims to harness the power of digital media to build the skills, self-esteem, and confidence of vulnerable or typically marginalised individuals and communities. The DigitalMe project gives a voice to vulnerable individuals using artistic video self-portraits, whilst maintaining anonymity.
The Shortlist
- Joe Strickland – Theatre Maker, Digital Producer and Creative Technologist
- Julie Nicholson – DigitalMe: Tell your story. Change the World
- Nick Corston – Bringing creative community events to life online through collaboration, connection and the creative use of cardboard and code
The Longlist
- Alec Ward – Alec’s digital support for the sector
- David Cotton – Website Manager. Henry Moore Foundation (HMF)
- Jonny Goode – Transforming Blast Theory’s approach to comms by embedding new, data-driven tools and processes
- Nazma Noor – Empowering and Upskilling Colleagues and Peers
- Sam Bartle – ‘What Was Here?’ heritage tourism app – For transforming how we access and use archives
- Sian Powell – Created and run a successful tiktok account for my museum
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Zoe Amar
Founder and Director, Zoe Amar Digital
Zoe Amar is widely regarded as one of the charity sector’s leading digital experts. She founded digital agency and social enterprise Zoe Amar Digital in 2013 whose clients have included Sense, Anglia Ruskin University and The School for Social Entrepreneurs.