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www.nominettrust.org.uk

Pre-app web chatFebruary 2014

dan.sutch@nominettrust.org.uk @nominettrust @dansutch

We believe that the use of digital technology can transform

the way we address big social challenges, so we bring

together, invest in and support people and organisations to do

this.

• Social investments and grants of c£5m per year • Aim to demonstrate how digital technology can be used to redesign the way we address

persistent social challenges•Aim to support (in addition to funding) to scale the social and economic impact •Foundation charity of Nominet – the .UK domain registry (10m+ .uk websites)•Direct relationship with Nominet’s public purpose & strength of their membership

Our mission

Research and Insight (Knowledge Centre)

Grant making and social investment

Podnosh ‘Recording Real Lives’Capturing voices of disconnected people for social policy makers

Futuregov ‘Patchwork’Supporting and improving communication between key local authority workers around the family

‘Make Things Do Stuff’Encouraging young people to

become digital makers

‘Memory Box’Collecting digital memories for

recollection activities for people suffering from dementia

‘Discoverables’Helping young people discover,

develop and demonstrate skills for employability

Carers UK ‘Jointly’Supporting time-poor carers to

manage caring responsibilities with busy lives

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Many examples of significant tech-driven/tech-enabled

changes – where for social-tech?

This requires:• Creativity and imagination for how else we might address

these issues• Risk taking and testing of these new approaches• Entrepreneurship and willingness • Aspiration, persistence and tenacity• (openness, collaboration...)

The use of digital technology provides remarkable opportunities to redesign how we address persistent social challenges

It’s not just a lack of space suits...

Redesigning our approach to social innovation

Affordances of digital Tech

Social Entrepreneurs

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Designing from ‘first principles’

Consider together, the:

Affordances of digital technology

The values & energy of social entrepreneurship and social business

Look again at the challenges and redesign approaches

To discover, to help demonstrate and test the potential of a new approach that uses digital technology to address a persistent social challenge. 

Social Tech Seed

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http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/how-to-apply/our-investment-programmes/social-tech-seed

Social Tech Seed is looking to address

Put simply, this funding programme has been developed to help demonstrate the potential

of a new approach that uses digital technology to address a persistent social challenge. The

fund aims to help develop and test these early-stage ideas

What do you need?

Team with an idea that has already (in some way) been tested Previous seed funding/development to have tested a basic digital

prototype An aspiration to address a social challenge through the use of

digital technology beyond this funding An understanding of how this approach is different from (and

builds upon) existing ways of addressing the social challenge Commitment to testing and developing your approach Openness – are you willing to share your progress, failures and (if

appropriate) resources widely? A clear way of developing the product/activity within a year

What we’re offering

Up to £50k investment – budget based on need Grants as lowest form of risk, but with investment

approach Support to develop, test and demonstrate your work Personal/professional development links through our

Funder+ activities – allocation of further £10k investment Links to our network of social-tech innovators Potential further support and development if the approach

tests well (further investment, links etc) An opportunity to build experience and a case for your idea

that can be presented for further development

Demonstrating the Social, User and Economic value of your approach

Developing and testing your technology/product/service

Strengthening and developing your organisation

Demonstrating the Triple Helix of Social Tech innovation

By the end of the funding period, you will:

Value creation• Have piloted your approach and gained early evidence of the

social and user value• Be able to demonstrate the potential of your approach

focussing on the user, social and economic value of your work.

• Have developed and tested your intended business model

Tech developmentHave moved from MVP to beta prototype able to be used by larger number of people. Co-design and feedback continues

Organisational developmentStronger organisation with more developed network and ‘product’

Current deadlines

Call Opens Stage 1 Application deadline

Stage 2 application deadline

Board’s decision

3rd March 12 noon 2nd April 9am 7th May End of June

Dan Sutch dan.sutch@nominettrust.org.uk

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The successful application of new ideas generated at the intersection of insight and invention, which leads to the creation of social or economic value

Insight understanding the context, histories and work of others

Invention finding and developing the best ideas

Application putting ideas into practice

Value capturing outcomes, impact and learning

Social Innovation