iT4Communities hosts a workshop for funders

I was pleased to jointly host a workshop on Thursday 22nd with Henry Warren of Gemin-i. The members of the ACF (Association of Charitable Foundations) were invited to discuss how they can assess IT elements of projects they are asked to fund.

Funding workshop

Gemin-i are an organization that run a private social networking website for young people in UK schools to work on curriculum projects with students in African schools. Henry Warren has a wealth of knowledge about using social networking for learning and he is also a keen follower of all the latest useful tools that the Internet has to offer.

He showcased some exemplary projects such as Ushahidi which uses technology in crisis situations: www.ushahidi.com

I was able to talk about the projects, such as yours, and how we see UK VCS using technology and struggling to fund it. I shared with them the handbook for Funders developed as part of the ICT Hub 'Making More Impact With Your Funds' (pdf)

(You might also be interested in the other publications that can be downloaded from NCVO )

Useful Links:
www.gemin-i.org
www.acf.org.uk

Anne Stafford, Deputy Programme Director