for manchester charities & not-for-profits
Digital tools can transform how you support your community, raise funds, and manage operations. Whether you need a refreshed website, a better volunteer database, or accessibility improvements, our network of local tech experts is here to help—completely free of charge.
Are you eligible?
Before applying, ensure your organisation meets these core criteria:
Are you a registered charity, CIC, or constituted community group?
Are you based in or actively serving eligible wards across Manchester?
Do you have a specific digital, software, or technology challenge to address?
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU
Once you’re on board, the project will need your time and attention. We need you to:
Work with us to help understand the problem
Be clear about the difference a solution would make to you and how you will measure it
Attend regular meetings to ensure the volunteers can progress the work with you
Be responsive to requests for information
Test the solution once it has been delivered
Implement it effectively within your organisation
OUR SUPPORT IS FREE OF CHARGE
Since projects are completed by volunteers from tech companies here in Manchester, there are no costs to you for delivery.
If there are ongoing costs to run the solution, such as software licenses, you will be responsible for them but we’ll make it clear up front what those are likely to be. Projects are also likely to take longer than a service that you pay for. However, part of the process of defining a project with you will be to agree realistic timescales for its delivery.
As the work is being delivered on a pro bono basis we are not able to offer any warranties.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and register to request help.
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Any charity, not-for-profit, or CIC based in Manchester or serving communities in Manchester can request help from the Manchester Tech for Good Catalyst
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No, there are no costs to you for delivery of the project. If there are ongoing costs to run the solution, such as software licenses, you will be responsible for them but we always aim to keep these to a minimum and we’ll make it clear up front what those are likely to be. As the work is being delivered on a pro bono basis we are not able to offer any warranties.
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After you submit the request for help form, our team will review it and arrange a call to discuss this with you. We’ll work with you to scope out the project, and then we’ll source the right volunteers to deliver it. We don’t just make an introduction and leave you and the volunteers to it - we support you all throughout the process right through to delivery and implementation. We’ll make sure you are confident in using the solution and that it will be sustainable over the long term.
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We focus on projects that help to improve the reach, the impact and the effectiveness of the organisations that we support.
This can take the form of optimising the configuration of systems you already have, connecting your systems together, implementing new solutions and improving the ways that you can manage your data to gain insight, make good decisions and deliver effective reporting.