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Free laptops, computers, software for UK charities, including IT support and equipment, as well as technology grant funding. There are 4 sections - free laptops, computers and IT support, free software for charities, IT technology grant funding, and sources of digital tools & online learning. For free laptops and other tech for individuals and families, use this resource instead.
If you need anything else, click the AI bunny icon in the bottom right of your screen and tell it what you need using short statements. It can answer 20,000 questions on almost anything to do with running a non profit.
A range IT technology support for UK charities and of providers of free and discounted laptops, computers and support to use these for UK charities and non-profits.
There are a number of providers for free IT support for charities.
And if you're Scottish (like me!), there's the Scottish Tech Army.
Whilst not free and I don't normally recommend private companies, Pam Vick has been hugely helpful in supporting Charity Excellence, so check out the Gallery Partnership. They provide an entire suite of affordable IT services and software systems for charities.
This is just a a small selection of the free IT equipment and support, and tech grant funding available. Find funding using the Funding Finder database Tech Funding search category and far more sources of free laptops, computers and IT support using the Help Finder database Laptops & Hardware, Software & IT Support or Websites, Social Media & Apps search categories. For free data visualisation apps and software, use Data Finder.
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To access help and resources on anything to do with running a charity, including funding, click the AI Bunny icon in the bottom right of your screen and ask it short questions, including key words.
Register, then login and the in-system AI Bunny is not only able to write funding bids, but also download 40+ charity policy templates and create and run ChatGPT prompts as well.
Microsoft 365 may be the best known, but they also offer other free or discounted software and there is a surprisingly large number of others who offer free software too.
Mircosoft provides donated and discounted solutions to charities. Organisations must be registered or exempt charities or churches. The most popular products are:
And you can also access their digital skills centre for non profits.
Accounting
Work Management
Infographics
Imagery
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There are a number of charitable foundations that make IT technology grant funding available for tech 4 good and projects and equipment, such as laptops. Use the free Funding Finder grants database Tech category to find far more.
Our brilliant partners at Access Not For Profit, who provide charity management software, set up the (completely independent) Access Foundation in 2021, so it's not that well known.
They offer grants of between £20k to £100K to UK charities and social enterprises focused on changing people’s lives by helping them bridge the digital divide. They want to enable vulnerable and disadvantaged people to get access to the education, facilities and resources they need to engage with the digital world and open up the opportunities for better employment, mental health and reduced isolation which that brings.
If your organisation is trying to help in this way, they'd be delighted to receive an application. They are particularly interested in areas, which feature highly on the deprivation index, but are also organisations which aim to bridge the digital divide for people disadvantaged in other ways (such as mental or physical disability).
They fund discrete projects or activities where the beneficial impact can be measured in clear quantitative and qualitative terms. There is further information and an on-line application on their website.
Here are some of the 50+ tech funders in the Funding Finder database - use the Tech search category.
Rather than search for a funder of technology, look for a funder who would be interested in what their grant would achieve. Here are some ideas:
If you want more like these, download the Start-Ups & new Ideas, or the Crisis & Growth funder lists from the income questionnaire.
Alternatively, look for funders who would be interested in your project outcomes. For example, if your project will support young people's mental health, try funders that support young people and/or mental health. The free Funding Finder database will do this for you, including filtering funders, to find those that meet both categories.
There are lots of free digital and tech online learning and tools available for charities.
The Charity Excellence Framework taps into the huge collective expertise of the sector, using its 1000s of resource base links. Here are a couple.
Plus, 50+downloadable funder lists, 8 online health checks and the huge resource base.
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Find Funding, Free Help & Resources - Everything Is Free.
To access help and resources on anything to do with running a charity, including funding, click the AI Bunny icon in the bottom right of your screen and ask it short questions, including key words. Register, then login and the in-system AI Bunny is able to write funding bids and download 30+ charity policy templates as well.
In addition to the 6 systems within Charity Excellence, we provide a range of free Artificial Intelligence (AI) services.
Just click the AI tech bunny icon in the bottom right of any web page or in-system and tell it what you need. Ask as many questions as you wish to, they're free, available 24/7 and will not collect any personal information.
