Survive and Thrive

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Created on Tuesday, 22 February 2011

This week we launched our Survive and Thrive Casebook to encourage charities to use technology both to help themselves but also their end users.  Survive and Thrive is a collaboration from Race Online 2012 with many charities and organisations, including Macmillan, the Big Lottery Funt, NCVO, the Charity Commission, NAVCA, Lasa and CTT.   The Casebook demonstrates how many large and small charities are already benefiting from the impact of thinking digital first.  Comic Relief has opted to move its grant applications processes online, saving time, hassle and paper, while Street League is saving more than £50,000 a year through online tools.

Raceonline2012.org already has a great deal of support across the public and private sectors but I am conscious we need to help charities embed technology in what they do as well.  It has never been more urgent that charities think internet first, not only for their own survival in today's tough funding environment, but also because technology is now key to unlocking some of our most entrenched social problems, from worklessness to health problems and social isolation.

There are heaps of free resources out there to provide support to help use technology better; smart technology use can help those working in the third sector make the most out of their time, stakeholders, communication opportunities, and ultimately impact.

To see a full copy of the casebook click here