Greater Manchester charity coalition, 10GM and local community based organisation, Tech for Good Live, are working together in response to new unprecedented challenges for charities needing to move online amid the recent COVID-19 lockdown measures and home working demands.
Since lockdown measures were introduced the third sector has had to act fast to shift workspaces online. Some charities have been less equipped to do this than others in the small time frame given.
In response to this Tech for Good Live and 10GM will be working to connect charities directly with tech knowledgeable volunteers wishing to share their skills and know-how with charities across Manchester in need of digital support.
‘The challenge for many charities in the last few weeks has been the need to undertake digital transformation at breakneck pace. Many charities are doing what they can to keep going, providing support in whatever way they can and making it up as they go along, finding out what works and what doesn’t. By this stage, many now have a good insight into what they need to improve how they can work digitally and what the people they support are looking for – but the other barriers are still the same: capacity, knowledge and resources’. CEO of MACC and Help a Charity project partner, Mike Wild
The brand new digital support network, hosted and managed by Tech for Good Live will be advertised via the Tech for Good Live network and community slack channel, which tech savvy volunteers can sign up to.
Charities wishing to learn more or to join the scheme can access their sign up form on the website.
Possible forms of support from volunteers include help with building, developing or running a website, help with audience engagement, advice with collecting and organising data for better strategic insights, support with remote working, remote workshops/events and much more.
To find out further details by visiting the Tech for Good Live Help a Charity page. https://www.techforgood.live
