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www.nominettrust.org.uk
Using technology to tackle social challengesDan Sutch
dan.sutch@nominettrust.org.uk @dansutch @nominettrust
We believe that the use of digital technology can transform
the way we address big social challenges, so we bring
together, invest in and support people and organisations to do
this.
• Social investments and grants of c£5m per year • Aim to demonstrate how digital technology can be used to redesign the way we address
persistent social challenges•Aim to support (in addition to funding) to scale the social and economic impact •Foundation charity of Nominet – the .UK domain registry (10m+ .uk websites)•Direct relationship with Nominet’s public purpose & strength of their membership
Our mission
Research and Insight
Grant making and social investment
Podnosh ‘Recording Real Lives’Capturing voices of disconnected people for social policy makers
Futuregov ‘Patchwork’Supporting and improving communication between key local authority workers around the family
‘Make Things Do Stuff’Encouraging young people to
become digital makers
‘Memory Box’Collecting digital memories for
recollection activities for people suffering from dementia
‘Discoverables’Helping young people discover,
develop and demonstrate skills for employability
Carers UK ‘Jointly’Supporting time-poor carers to
manage caring responsibilities with busy lives
memrica
icanmake
Jointly app, Carers UK
Supporting 1 million young people to develop digital skills and entrepreneurial skills
Providing mentoring, funding, opportunities and support
IDEA
SOCIAL TECH, SOCIAL CHANGEHow we can use technology to tackle social challenges
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Transistor_Count_and_Moore%27s_Law_-_2011.svg
Many examples of significant tech-driven/tech-enabled
changes – where for social-tech?
This requires:• Creativity and imagination for how else we might address
these issues• Risk taking and testing of these new approaches• Entrepreneurship and willingness • Aspiration, persistence and tenacity• (openness, collaboration...)
The use of digital technology provides remarkable opportunities to redesign how we address persistent social challenges
It’s not just a lack of space suits...
Put simply, this funding programme has been developed to help demonstrate the
potential of a new approach that uses digital technology to address a persistent social challenge. The fund aims to help
develop and test these early-stage ideas.
Introducing Social Tech, Social Change
What we’re offering
Up to £50k investment – budget based on need
Support to develop, test and demonstrate your work
Personal/professional development links through our Funder+ activities (£5k discretionary fund)
Links to our network of social-tech innovators
Potential further support and development if the approach tests well (further investment, links etc)
An opportunity to build experience and a case for your idea that can be presented for further development
What do you need?
Tested team with an idea, or an idea that has already (in some way) been tested
Previous seed funding; tested prototype
An aspiration to address a social challenge through the use of digital technology beyond this funding
Commitment to testing and developing your approach
An understanding of how this approach is different from existing ways of addressing the social challenge
A way of developing the product/activity within a year
Idea generation; developing MVP and early testing; venture formed.
Moving from MVP to beta; beginnings of Comms, PR and evaluation; Demonstrating potential of new approach through co-design, early partnerships and market testing
Developed tech for use beyond testing group; developing sales and supplier lists; demonstrating viability as alternative to current provision though outcomes evaluation, partnerships, routes to market and evidencing demand
Stable tech for market use; Established and confirmed partnership & routes to market; evidence of demand and social value; customers confirmed and further ongoing partnership conversations – weakness in one or two areas needed to scale that can be addressed (eg marketing); development of internal org infrastructure including senior appointments, legal, HR, finance.
Stable and specific tech for market use; iteratively building on previous work to extend market reach & user numbers or accessing new markets. Recruitment of Board members and prep for investment.
Useful links Social Tech, Social Change programme: http://
www.nominettrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/our-investment-programmes-0
This presentation:http://www.slideshare.net/Dannno/open-inno
Open for applications 22nd September 2014
dan.sutch@nominettrust.org.uk @dansutch @nominettrust
Hope it was useful – more info at www.nominettrust.org.uk
Thanks for joining us...
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