TECH GRANTS FOR CHARITIES

UK registered charities in England and Wales can now apply for a grant to fund "an amazing web presence".

Grants of up to £18,000 are available to help charities meet their digital needs from the Transform Foundation, itself a registered charity.

The Grant is aimed at small to medium-sized charities and other not for profit organisations with a social mission. It is most suitable for charities with an income between £500,000 and £20m. There will also be a programme for smaller charities in due course.

The technology partner for the grant is Raising IT, who would design and build the website on the Raising IT platform.

Each £18,000 grant covers strategy, design and development of a website with 100% of the upfront costs covered. As part of the funding, the charity will receive two workshop days with Raising IT to define the website strategy and organisation needs. After this the Raising IT designers and developers work with the charity in bringing the website to life and measuring its ongoing online impact. The applying charity will only need to fund ongoing costs.

Ewan McClymont, Grant Services Director at Bishop Fleming, a top 20 charity audit firm, commented, "This grant presents a fantastic opportunity for qualifying charities to completely overhaul their websites to give their fundraising and marketing a welcome boost and maximise their digital marketing approach."

Applications can be made online viawww.transformfoundation.org.ukand you should normally hear whether your organisation has been successful within 14 days.

FURTHER INFORMATION:

• Transform Foundation: 020 7965 7132

• Ewan McClymont:emcclymont@bishopfleming.co.ukor 01872 275651

• Julian Cramp:jcramp@bishopfleming.co.ukor 01392 448800

NOTES TO EDITOR:

• Bishop Fleming is a UK Top 40 firm of accountants with offices in Worcester, Bristol, Bath, Exeter, Torquay, Plymouth and Truro.

• Bishop Fleming has been ranked 49^thin The Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to Work For.

• Bishop Fleming was shortlisted for "Top 50 Tax Team of the Year" in the British Accountancy Awards 2015.

• Bishop Fleming was highly commended for the "Mid-Tier firm of the Year" in the British Accountancy Awards 2015.

• Bishop Fleming won accreditation as an "Outstanding Investor in Clients" (Investors in Customers) in 2015.

• Bishop Fleming was listed as one of the 4 "Best Employers" by Accountancy Age in 2013.

• Bishop Fleming was the first UK accountancy firm to win "Investors in People" accreditation (and has secured re-accreditation ever since).

• Bishop Fleming is a member of Kreston International, a network of independent accounting firms in more than 100 countries.

• The firm focuses on serving and championing owner managed businesses and has sector teams specialising in:

• Academy Schools

• Charities, Schools, and not-for-profit

• Healthcare including Care Homes, Dentists and doctors

• Hotels, Leisure & Tourism

• Manufacturing Technology and Innovation

• Renewable energy

• Property & Construction

• Media & Creative

• Professional Practices.

• Bishop Fleming is unusual in having:

• A full-service payroll operation

• An independent financial advisory service (IFA)

• Tax Partners with international experience

• A VAT Director and a Technical Tax Manager.