Comic Relief's Tech for Good programme for charities and social enterprises etc
Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation are today announcing the thirteen organisations to receive funding from Tech for Good. The 2018 round is the second time that both funders have joined forces to fund tech-based initiatives that can lead to positive social change.
The grants of between £42,000 and £47,000 for each project will [Read more…] about Comic Relief and Paul Hamlyn Foundation announce grants totalling over £600,000 through the Tech for Good fund
It’s not the sexiest of activities. And it can feel like putting the brakes on your great idea. But if you want to build a tech for good service that meets your users’ needs, its a must-do.
You’ve worked with your beneficiaries for years. You think you know what they need. You believe you know what your project needs to build.
Ace.
But hold up. Even if [Read more…] about What is User Research?
Understand what makes a Tech for Good ‘project’ and your idea will be clearer, stronger and more fundable. Or if you’re a funder you’ll know which funding applications to assess as ‘Tech for Good’.
Over the last 2 months I’ve asked six funders how often they receive a Tech for Good project application. In response they all asked what I considered to be a ‘Tech for Good project’.
It’s a stonking question. Because while we often talk about [Read more…] about What is a Tech for Good Project?
We’ve defined user value. And we’ve tried to nail social value. But that’s not enough. For your project to survive beyond it’s grant you must generate financial value. However, financial value isn’t easy for us charities to think about because we’re not used to behaving like businesses.
“Sooner or later someone’s gotta pay” says James Dean to Rock Hudson in 1956’s ‘Giant’.
Someone’s got to pay because [Read more…] about What is Financial Value?
You need to learn how social value is created in tech projects. That way you’ll know what to expect and when on your Tech for Good journey. This is important for funders to understand too.
Social value. You could call it social impact. It’s what we strive for in the Third Sector.
We already know its language, we’re already focused on creating it. Our desire to achieve it drives most Tech for Good ideas.
So why bother [Read more…] about What is Social Value?
