Craig Ryan

Writer | Reporter | Editor

Websites

WEBSITES

  • Timebanking UK website

    Through my company Lexographic, I’m working with Timebanking UK to design and develop a brand new website, which we hope will go live in August 2020.

    Timebanking UK (TBUK) is the national charity that supports time banks across the UK and promotes the concept of time banking itself. The new website will provide a wealth of resources on timebanking for general readers, time banks, sponsors and funding organisations. Available resources will include videos, infographics and case studies of people whose lives have been transformed by timebanking.

    My job is to advise Timebanking UK staff on content, develop and maintain the content plan, edit all copy and to generally keep the project on track. Design and technical stuff is mainly handled by my business partner, James, working with TBUK staff.

    We are planning to begin a second phase of development in Autumn 2020, once the new site has gone live. This will involve a dedicated area for member time banks, a discussion forum and online booking for training and events.

    While working with Timebanking UK, I became interested in the potential of timebanking to build stronger communities and tackle social isolation, loneliness, poverty and mental ill-health. In 2019, I accepted an invitation from Timebanking UK to become a trustee of the charity.

    To find out more about timebanking and TBUK, visit the charity’s old website (and you may get some idea why we’re replacing it).

  • Managers in Partnership website

    I act as editor for the Managers in Partnership (MiP) website, working with MiP staff, the elected national committee and MiP members to plan, write and publish all the content on the site.

    As part of the development team, I helped to plan the site content and structure, contributed to the technical and visual development of the site, and wrote or edited many of the content pages. Since the site was launched in October 2018, I’ve worked with MiP to maintain and develop the website, and to keep the content fresh, up-to-date and relevant to the union’s 7,000 members.

    I plan and edit most of the site content, contribute many articles myself, write news updates and advice pages, and work with head office on social media promotion of the website content.

    At the moment we are working to integrate our content production, with a single content pipeline for the union’s website and magazine, Healthcare Manager (of which I am also editor). I’m also now reviewing the site structure and ‘static’ pages, to make sure we are providing the information, advice and guidance that members need.