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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION GRANT 2023

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

We are very pleased to announce that applications for our Digital Transformation Grants (DTG) 2023 are now open!

The aim of this grant is to support organisations to enhance their digital presence and delivery, enabling them to grow their impact and sustainability.

The Foundation will provide up to 10 grants (one-off) of £7,000 each. For all the information you need about the grant, please read the headings below.

Q&A WEBINAR FOR APPLICANTS

We will hold a Q&A Webinar for any interested organisations to be able to ask questions about the grant opportunity. Please register for the webinar (and access the joining details) via the Eventbrite link. Please note this session will be recorded for the benefit of applicants who cannot attend on the day.

For your reference, we have included recordings of the previous years Q&A webinars below, which may answer some of your questions:

2023 DTG Q&A Webinar:

2022 DTG Q&A Webinar:

2021 DTG Q&A Webinar:

WHY ARE WE OFFERING THIS GRANT?

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the existing global trend towards increased digitisation and mainstreaming of innovative online collaboration, delivery and learning technologies – areas in which our sector has traditionally lagged. We firmly believe that enabling this shift is critical to ensuring organisations are able to thrive in the medium to long-term, leveraging technology to become more agile, more resilient (e.g. in the face of crises that can threaten their ability to operate traditional delivery models), and even more impactful.

WHAT DO WE MEAN BY ‘DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION’?

Digital transformation can mean different things to different organisations. There is no right or wrong definitions, and no ideal or desirable state to attain. What we mean by digital transformation is the organisational journey towards a stronger presence and delivery online. We understand this cultural change to be about three things in particular:

  • Programme delivery.

  • Processes and systems.

  • Digital communications and online presence.

We like to quote one of our partners who said, “to be successful today, the organisation needs to be 100% functional physically and 100% functional online”. However, we realise that not all organisations need to be 100% functional digitally.

We welcome applications from organisations who are just starting this journey, as well as those who are more established. We would like to understand where you are on that journey, and where our grant would take you.