OUR IMPACT.
Check out the information below and/or download the full version of the Annual Impact Report.
An update on progress across Catalyst. Thanks to our evaluation partners, inFocus, and all partners who contributed data and insight.
Between 2023-24, Catalyst had over 30 activities, including initiatives, research projects and working groups, and we engage with 90 core partners to deliver these activities.
Key Areas of Focus, April 2023 - March 2024
- Enhancing the digital capabilities of nonprofits
- Promoting reuse practices
- Fostering collaborative networks
- Inclusion and equitable tech practices
- Transition to Community Interest Company (CIC)
- Strategic reviews and new mission adoption
Changes
Completed strategic review and transition to CIC, focusing on liberatory technology and community-centred digital decision-making.
Support and Training Circle
Increased digital skills and practical knowledge among charities, leading to improved digital practices and safeguarding processes.
Reuse Circle
Successful promotion of reuse culture, resulting in better resource allocation and stronger partnerships.
Collaborative Networks Circle
Creation of diverse, inclusive spaces for knowledge sharing, expanding professional networks, and new ways of working.
Our Lessons
Highlights
Support and Training Circle
- Catalyst Resources: 172 sign-ups for user research courses, 17 articles created, and 13,095 resource page views.
- The Curve: 2,628 training registrations, 40 online training sessions.
- Digital Candle: 310 matches to volunteer digital experts, 702 experts registered.
Reuse Circle
- Open Working Practices: Enhanced understanding and implementation of open working concepts.
- Infrastructure and Open IP: Reduced development time and costs for charities and funders.
- Shared Digital Guides: Sourced and published practical solutions for addressing community challenges, by and for nonprofits.
Collaborative Network Circle
- Tech For Good Organisers Network: Diverse and inclusive spaces for knowledge sharing.
- Knowledge Exchange Initiatives: Participants gained skills and confidence to apply new knowledge.
- Community Engagement: Identified conditions for successful community engagement.
All initiatives
- 950 support touchpoints delivered, e.g. training workshops, matches to peers, experts or digital agencies, resources, community meetups.
- 50,868 instances of people supported, e.g. workshop/training, attendances, page/resource views.
What’s next for Catalyst
- Sustaining Connections: Maintain and strengthen connections within the wider ecosystem to amplify efforts.
- Inclusive Digital Future: Build on insights to promote more equitable tech practices in collaboration with communities and funders.
- Strategic Initiative Continuation: Focus on six core initiatives and contribute to new projects.
- Revised focus: Building on the Tech Justice research, work to shift power to communities most affected by harmful technologies to shape a more tech-just future.
