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Funders Index: IT Funders Online resources & Funding Publications
- Ability Net
- Adapta
- CITA – IT Help for Charities
- Charity Technology Trust
- Citizens Online
- Computeraid
- Computers for Charities
- Digital Candle
- Fat Beehive
- Green Root Tech
- IT for Charities
- PC4 Recycling
- Phoenix
- SmartDesc
Ability Net
AbilityNet supports people of any age, living with any disability or impairment to use technology to achieve their goals at home, at work and in education.
They do this by providing specialist advice services, free information resources and by helping to build a more accessible digital world. They offer free online resources and a network of over 300 community-based volunteers help individuals with any disability, of any age, to use all kinds of digital technology.
Our teams of experts help organisations of all types and sizes to become more inclusive and to build accessible digital products and services
FFI visit: https://www.abilitynet.org.uk/
Adapta
Adapta have published a guide for charities and not-for-profits on choosing the right CRM software for your organisation, as well as many other useful guides. They offer genuine independent support and advice to charities, membership organisations and other non-profit organisations, and guide them to success through better use of technology and improved ways of working.
W: https://www.adaptaconsulting.co.uk/
Charity Digital
Charity Digital (registered as Charity Digital Trust – charity number 1133179) was established in 2001 to help other charities accelerate their missions using digital technology. Before its rebrand in July 2019, the organisation was called Tech Trust.
We partner with leading technology providers to deliver the UK’s only software donation platform, Charity Digital Exchange. Our services improve digital awareness and access, connect charities to the digital expertise and talent they need, and raise the bar for digital skills and understanding for non-profit organisations of all kinds.
To date, we’ve helped over 400,000 charity professionals learn about digital transformation through our media platform Charity Digital News, and a enabled a further 36,000 charities save almost £250 million on technology investments. Since 2002, our payment processing and fundraising services have provided income of over £300M for our charity customers, and an average of six million emails per month are sent through our bespoke charity email service.
FFI: https://charitydigital.org.uk/topics?topics=Tech%20for%20Good
Citizens Online
Various projects to improve IT access and create local community hubs and help for disabled IT users.
For more information please visit: https://www.citizensonline.org.uk/
CITA – IT Help for Charities
CITA provides three services to help Charities be more effective through their use of technology, these are:
· Tech Surgery
· IT consultancy
· IT project delivery
For more information please visit: https://www.cita.org.uk/
Computeraid
Computeraid offer low cost refurbished IT for non profits.
W: https://www.computeraid.org/
Computers for Charities
Provides I.T. related advice and support for charities and voluntary organisations.
Visit: http://www.computersforcharities.org/
Digital Candle
Digital Candle is a collective of over 300 volunteer experts from across the world of digital, who offer up to one hour of expert digital advice for charities for free.
W: https://www.digitalcandle.org.uk/
Fat Beehive
Grant size: £2,500
Open to: UK registered charities needing to improve their digital presence by building websites and/or purchasing digital products. The Foundation’s funding priorities over the next year are projects that support:
• Environmental protection or climate change mitigation
• Human rights
• International development
• Equality and diversity
• Social justice/refugees/housing
• Education
• Art and culture
• Health and wellbeing
• Prisoner rehabilitation
Apply by: Continuous rolling programme
FFI: https://www.fatbeehivefoundation.org.uk/what-we-fund/
Green Root Tech
Free refurbished computers, IT hardware, and software services for UK charities. Not currently accepting new applications, check website for updates
W: https://green-root.tech/charities/
IT for Charities
Resource guide for UK charities. Visit: http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/
PC4 Recycling
PC4 Recycling is a leading computer disposal and recycling company offering a nationwide IT recycling service. Whether you want to recycle 1 item or 100, they can provide safe and environmentally friendly solutions at affordable prices.
Contact Tel: 0800 121 6045 Email: info@pc4recycling.co.uk.
Fuller details and pricing are on Website: http://www.pc4recycling.co.uk
Phoenix
Phoenix help charitable and not-for-profit organisations to digitally transform and deliver both business and societal outcomes. As an NCVO Trusted Supplier, they offer specialist support and discounts for NCVO members, such as great savings on a range of digital products.
SmartDesc
Smartdesc is an IT service provider and Microsoft Gold partner working solely with the not-for-profit sector.
