Comic Relief's Tech for Good programme for charities and social enterprises etc
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?
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
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.
This post connects to the final part of the story of Dorothy’s journey to the Emerald City of Tech for Goodness where she and her friends have now met the Wizard of Tech for Good. The story has been unfolding in weekly instalments delivered to 280 Hub subscribers. Become a subscriber here and get future stories and TfG guidance delivered to your inbox.
Sooner or later you’ll want to get your hands on some Tech for Good funding and digitise part of your service. Use this guide to maximise your chances of a successful funding application.
So you’ve got [Read more…] about The Wizard’s Guide to Creating a Winning Tech for Good Funding Application
My daughter’s got a new kitten. It’s the cutest ever.
It’s still only a bairn. Too small to go outside, but old enough to run around and tear up the house.
Everytime the back door opens it sprints to the doorstep.
It can smell the garden. It knows it’s different and its interested in the outdoor world’s possibilities.
But when it get to the doorstep it pauses, looks around for my daughter, then runs back inside.
[Read more…] about What My Daughter’s Kitten Taught Me About Tech for Good Grantmaking
Article by Joe Roberson, Guest Blogger and Tech for Good consultant at Working with Joe.
Lets face it. Getting tech for good funding is a pain in the ass.
You spend hours writing a funding application knowing there’s a good chance that all your work will come to nothing.
Then you spend weeks and months waiting, not knowing if your great idea will happen or not.
Then, when the miracle happens and you finally get some good news you [Read more…] about 7 ways to build the love with your tech for good funder
Are you thinking about cake?
Or wondering what makes a great tech for good application video?
Lots of you have been asking that question to Nissa Ramsay, Comic Relief’s Tech for Good Programme Manager. So, in response, she’s asked me to share some ingredients from the best videos last time round.
If you’ve not made a video before it can feel daunting. But making one is like baking a cake. You need some basic ingredients, a decent recipe, and then a few extras to turn it into a showstopper [Read more…] about 5 ways to turn your video application into a showstopper
Guest post by Joe Roberson, Tech for Good Consultant at Working with Joe, in collaboration with Nissa Ramsay, Grants Digital Innovation Manager at Comic Relief.
I’m here to save you wasting your time.
I’m going to tell you why you should hold fire on applying for grant funding to develop your digital product or service, from Comic Relief’s Tech for Good programme, or indeed from any other funder.
Yes, really.
You see, [Read more…] about 7 reasons not to apply for tech for good funding (yet)
Article by Joe Roberson, Guest Blogger and Tech for Good consultant at Working with Joe.
So you’ve won some funding for your project?
Ace. Nice work. You’re going to have so much fun building your product…
You’re probably thinking about the social impact you want it to create.
You might even have thought about the user value it should create.
But how much have you [Read more…] about 5 Top Business Models to Help Your Tech for Good Venture Survive Beyond the End of Your Grant
There’s a tonne of useful stuff here. But you gotta know that all views and opinions are those of the Tech for Good programme support team, not Comic Relief and the Paul Hamlyn Foundation.
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