Once on-line the information that becomes available to community groups across the Internet can inspire members to achieve things they may have previously though impossible.

Being on-line can open many doors to finding funding information that a community group may never have known about before. With additional funds a group and individuals from that group might be able to grow and meet greater challenges than they would have previously managed.

To be part of an on-line community group under one domain name will give members a sense of belonging when communicating across the internet. Being johnny@ourcommunity.co.uk rather than being johnny398457_544@somewhere_something_notnice.com will help the confidence of group members who are nervous to the Internet. As i-communities are designed to be simple, this belonging could also inspire members of the community group who have concerns about the Internet to take the step over the digital divide and join the rest of the group.

Belonging to a community group is important for some people and having community groups online brings the world to the fingertips of those groups, allowing global involvement on a local scale to a local issue. It can bring global knowledge and involve others who have had similar experiences from across the world to assist at a local level inspiring others to achieve and develop together.

Inspire

1) e-mail allows people to       speak out without direct       confrontation, this can       inspire quieter members of a       community group to make       their voice heard.

2) A group where all members       participate is a real       community group not a       dictatorship.

3) By being on-line a group is       included into a worldwide       club where other like       minded groups, no matter       where they are in the world,       are only a mouse-click away.

4) An i-community removes       the technology barrier       allowing all members of a       community to involve       themselves with the group       on an on-line basis.