Building Bridges to ICT Excellence project
Lasa is working with The City Bridge Trust, the Wates Foundation and the Cripplegate Foundation to provide support to voluntary and community groups based in London on all aspects of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) elements of funding bids to the Trust and others.
Who is it for?
This service is available to organisations who are considering or are in the process of applying for funding to The City Bridge Trust, Cripplegate Foundation or Wates Foundation or, by referral from the funders, if already in receipt of a grant.
Referred organisations can take advantage of a more ‘hands-on' Circuit Rider service including, an ICT healthcheck, technical consultation and follow up work.
What Lasa can do
If you're from an eligible organisation, we can help you:
- increase the efficiency of current ICT equipment, saving time, money and resources
- plan and assess major new systems that will improve the delivery of services; budget for and assess quotes and purchasing options
- establish sound arrangements for ICT support
- gain a greater understanding of ICT strategy, management and best practice (including accessibility issues).
Lasa's Building Bridges to ICT Excellence Project Consultant Ian Goodman said:
"We're delighted to be able to offer this service to London's voluntary sector. By providing advice on proposed ICT developments and current issues we can pass on the skills and knowledge organisations need to manage their ICT and build capacity. We can help by talking through issues and signposting to online resources."
What our clients say
"This is a huge help and I'll definitely make use of the resources you've kindly signposted us to"
CRASH
"Perfect! Helped us understand our website better"
Tender
"Helped me think through issues that were not my area of expertise"
Blackfriars Advice Centre
Find out more
To access the service or for more information contact IanGoodman at Lasa on 020 7426 4473 email igoodman@lasa.org.uk
Even if organisations don't qualify for this Project there's a vast range of free ICT advice and resources over at Lasa's Knowledgebase and Suppliers Directory.
The project builds on Lasa's successful Circuit Rider project, funded by TheCity Bridge Trust and the Big Lottery, which ran between 2005 and 2007. The evaluations from the Project and other resources are available from Lasa's UK Riders website.
DISCLAIMER
All material for the Project has been funded by The City Bridge Trust , Wates Foundation and Cripplegate Foundation.
However, this in no way means that applicants using this information to apply for funding from the Trust or Foundation are guaranteed success or to be funded for the full amount requested. Organisations are therefore encouraged to utilise the advice when applying to other funders, for example, statutory bodies.
