If you've recently visited the Shift website, you will have noticed that we have made some big changes to how the site looks and works.

We hope that you find the new site easier to navigate and more pleasant to use.

Behind the scenes we've also improved things so we can add information and new features much more quickly and easily. In the coming months, you can expect us to add photographic exhibitions, videos and other materials that we would not have been able to make available using our old system. We're also looking to link in with other sites and services like YouTube, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter to help us spread news about Shift and other anti-stigma messages much further than was possible before.

For the moment, the big changes are as follows:

News section

We've added a news section to the site. This will allow new visitors to find out about our recent publications and work, and also keep people updated with other important anti-stigma and discrimination news and events. We'll still be using the Shift Update mailing list to alert you to important news from Shift.

Bookmark button

We've added a bookmark button to the foot of every page. Use the Email option to send the web address of a page to a friend or colleague. If you use a social bookmarking website like Digg, Delicious or StumbleUpon, you can help spread the word about our work with this new feature.

TV listings

We've improved the way that the TV listings page works. We'll now be able to add much more information about each programme. In the future, we'll be looking to add contact information for many of the programmes that we feature, meaning you'll be able to get in touch directly with the programme makers to let them know if you thought the programme was particularly good or bad.

Better organisation

We've grouped together all the areas in which we work into one place. If you want to find out about all the areas in which we work, visit the Our Work section.

Improved microsites

The Shift Line Managers' Web Resource and What's The Story Media Handbook microsites have also been upgraded. The changes will allow us to add extra information and case studies to these sites.

http://www.shift.org.uk/employers

http://shift.org.uk/mediahandbook

The changes mean that the web addresses of some of our pages have now changed so you may have to update some of your old bookmarks. If you know of a publication or website that is linking to a page that has now moved, please let us know and we will do what we can to fix it for you.

We’d love to know what you think about the new site. Please visit the Get Involved section to find out how you can give your feedback.