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Archives for November 2018

Why Was Your Tech for Good Grant Application Successful?

November 26, 2018 By Joe Roberson

You know how it is when applying for a grant. Though the odds are stacked against you, somehow you still feel hopeful.

Usually that hope gets crushed. Rejection is normal.

But sometimes you win. Sometimes you get offered a grant. Then you feel happy. And excited. And probably a wee bit nervous too.

So we thought we’d find out if this was true [Read more…] about Why Was Your Tech for Good Grant Application Successful?

It’s All New: 5 Ways Tech for Good Grants are Different

November 19, 2018 By Joe Roberson

red lemon with yellow lemons

Grant making is changing because charities want to deliver more digital services. This has big implications for traditional grant makers.

I’d like to ask you, please, about how funding tech for good projects is different to funding traditional human powered services?”

That’s what I asked Martha Young and Ali Macfarlane, Comic Relief’s Tech for Good Programme leaders.

Then I opened my ears wide and listened. Here’s my report. [Read more…] about It’s All New: 5 Ways Tech for Good Grants are Different

Beyond the Fad: Busting Some Agile Myths

November 12, 2018 By Kirsten Naude

A myth

Guest blog by Kirsten Naudé, Director of New Ventures, The Children’s Society

Talking about ‘Agile’ in charities is tricky. Especially larger, more traditional ones.

My mind is a bit of a haze on the topic. It’s a sticky subject. Having just read that under one third of agile projects in charities fail because the teams are too geographically dispersed. And that 34% fail through lack of planning – doesn’t fill me with hope. [Read more…] about Beyond the Fad: Busting Some Agile Myths

What are User Stories?

November 5, 2018 By Joe Roberson

Back in July our funded projects had a rough idea of what their users needed. Since then they’ve been developing more specific ‘user stories’. Learn how to use user stories to make sure you’re creating what your users need, not what you think they want.

In all my days of working with agile service and product designers there’s one trick they use that never fails to impress me.

It’s user stories. Or more specifically, the power of [Read more…] about What are User Stories?

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