# Comic Relief launches new Tech for Good funding round

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2016/10/12/comic-relief-launches-new-tech-good-funding-round/
- Published: 2016-10-12T10:22:01+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Comic Relief is inviting applications to a new round of its [Tech for Good](https://www.comicrelief.com/grants/tech-for-good)
funding programme, following last year’s pilot programme.**

 

Applications opened on 3^(rd) October, and close on 1^(st) November at 3pm. Comic
Relief, in partnership with [Paul Hamlyn Foundation](http://www.phf.org.uk/), is
seeking to fund 10 digital projects each with up to £46,500, plus £3,500 to enable
access to expert support.

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The projects will last for four months, from April – July 2017, and will address
any of Comic Relief’s four programme areas: Empowering Women and Girls, Investing
in Children and Young People, Building Stronger Communities, Improving Health and
Wellbeing.

 

This programme aims to provide the opportunity for not-for-profit organisations 
that already have some technological capacity to take their digital innovation projects
forward, and is looking to fund teams to be able to make a significant digital step
forward within four months.

 

Comic Relief’s aim is to fund projects that:

 

 * Are focused on specific user needs in their design, delivery and development
 * Make best use of web, mobile or internet based technologies
 * Can scale effectively and offer economies of scale
 * Disrupt and challenge existing ways of delivering services

 

Applicants must also show that they understand how to successfully manage a digital
project, and have sound technical expertise in their management and delivery team,
with some development work already having taken place.

 

Comic Relief’s 2015 pilot scheme enabled six not-for-profit organisations to develop
digital products and services. Two of these grantees recently won [Tech4Good Awards](http://www.tech4goodawards.com/winners-2016/):
[SafetyNets](https://uknswp.org/um/safetynets/) which helps sex workers notify one
another of dangerous people, and the audio-based app [Wayfindr ](https://www.wayfindr.net/)
which enables visually impaired people to navigate using directions delivered through
their smartphone.

 

Moira Sinclair, chief executive of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation said:

 

“We believe it is important to back innovation with monetary support and specialist
expertise if we are to learn from others and achieve better results. By partnering
with Comic Relief, we can expand our collective support to charities wishing to 
address complex social issues through technological solutions. Together we hope 
the programme will result in improvements to service design and delivery that can
have an impact on many people’s lives.”

 

More information is available at: [www.comicrelief.com/grants/initiatives/tech-for-good-2016-17](https://www.comicrelief.com/grants/initiatives/tech-for-good-2016-17).

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