Tech For Good Hub

Comic Relief's Tech for Good programme for charities and social enterprises etc

Archives for October 2018

You Say ‘Development’, We Say ‘…’: Why There’s a Gap Between Charities and Tech Organisations and How to Bridge it Together

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Guest blog from John Dunford, Campaigns Lead, The Developer Society

With reports from across civil society and government regularly highlighting the digital skills gap in the third sector, the need for charities to collaborate with tech partners is greater than ever.

For changemakers this isn’t simply about upskilling internally, the real issue is how their ability to deliver on their mission is undermined by not being able to take advantage of the latest technology. If you were trying to reach a mass audience in the 15th century [Read more…] about You Say ‘Development’, We Say ‘…’: Why There’s a Gap Between Charities and Tech Organisations and How to Bridge it Together

Demand Spikes and Testing Loops: Why One Project Scrapped Its First Solution

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The Tech for Good Programme doesn’t fund solutions. It funds solution finding projects. Understanding what this means in practice will help you apply for your first Tech for Good grant.

Samaritans had an idea. It helped them win funding from this programme. But then data analysis and user research changed their understanding of the problem. This in turn challenged their ideas and assumptions about the solution. We talked to Simon Stewart, Product Manager about how this happened. [Read more…] about Demand Spikes and Testing Loops: Why One Project Scrapped Its First Solution

I’ve Got a Tech for Good Idea! What Should I Do Now?

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Loads of us have great Tech for Good ideas. But while having an idea is relatively easy, knowing what to do with it next is much harder.

We asked Ellie Hale from the Centre for Acceleration of Social Technology what voluntary sector organisations should do with their ideas, before they try and fund them.

“Thrilling!” Why Your Tech for Good Project will be an Emotional Rollercoaster

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Running a Tech for Good project will be fun and frustrating, terrific and terrifying. Be ready for the emotional rollercoaster so you don’t get TfG whiplash.

Three months ago you spent an intense couple of weeks slogging away on your Tech for Good funding application. Evidencing the need and showing why a digital solution might be the way to tackle it was hard work. Your application also asked you to [Read more…] about “Thrilling!” Why Your Tech for Good Project will be an Emotional Rollercoaster