January 2025 - CTP Tech Partners

Fwd: Large grants programme application
by Kim Foale 24 Jan '25

24 Jan '25

boooooo ive asked for feedback ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Oonagh Ryder <oonagh(a)lipman-miliband.org.uk> Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 at 10:38 Subject: Large grants programme application To: <kim(a)gfsc.studio> Hi Kim, Thank you for your application to the Lipman-Miliband Trust large grants programme. We received over sixty applications, with a high proportion of of very strong applications, and regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful on this occasion. The large grants programme will be re-opening later in 2025. There are no restrictions on re-applying to either of our grants progammes, so please do feel free to submit an application again this year. Thank you for your interest and we wish you all the best in securing alternative funding for this important work. Best wishes, Oonagh *Oonagh Ryder (she/her)CoordinatorThe Lipman-Miliband Trust <https://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk/>* *My working days are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday* -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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Introducing the future of Geeks for Social Change!
by Kim Foale 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Heya all, hope you had a refreshing NYE break. For me I'm feeling like this is the most unrefreshed I've ever been into new year just due to state of the world so hope you're all faring better. Big update from me: I have now boiled down all the future direction of GFSC into an a draft announcement blogpost. The password is "future". I'd love everyone's feedback: https://ghost.gfsc.community/the-future-of-geeks-for-social-change/ I've obviously name checked you all in there so please do let me know if this is ok to mention you like this and I will check in with you all about it before it goes live. If anyone would like to be a contributor please shout as well. We are looking for people who can give a regular 1-3 hours a month and can do a min 3 month run initially -- vibe is "getting a band together" for the time being and we can open up to guest or one-off spots later. We're coordinating this on discord currently. I hope this sounds good as I will be bugging you all soon individually to support us financially to the tune of something like an hour's consultancy rate for your org every month very soon -- gfsc is currently losing money and we need to at least start covering our expenses :) I'll start working on a followup lottery bid next month - I am confident we can nail it this time. A bit of a timeline for this project: * this week im gonna finish up that draft blog post and check in with the tech partners mentioned in the article above * next week ill work on the static pages and stuff like that (i.e. about page, work out what we need to tell people about volunteering, what needs migrating from the current site still) * last week of jan hopefully ill work on themeing for some value of that and getting live * then into feb - i'm taking a hol first week of feb * after im back lets get going * possible formal launch spring equinox? if anyone wants to help with any of this do let me know. the big stuff is: * naming the sponsorship tiers, tying down the amounts, and making them sound sexy and writing out the benefits (id like to streamline all direct donations through this but i might be trying to do too much here) - a lot of this is wood for trees stuff writing up what we already do so other peoples input really helpful * reviewing my placeholder copy and helping improve it or giving suggestions * implementing a theme when its done (olu is down for this but the more the merrier) * tell me what features youd like to be a part of or if you can help with production * making a feature wishlist and seeing if there's anyting else tech wise we need to get going (one thing i notice is it only has X and Facebook integrations, it would be nice to have bsky and mastodon) Thanks all, reminder we have a meeting next tuesday 21st at 12:30 where we can go over this together. Kim -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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Meetup tomorrow
by Kim Foale 21 Jan '25

21 Jan '25

Heya all, just a reminder we have a meeting tomorrow at 12:30. Have put together an agenda here, feel free to add: https://pad.gfsc.studio/GPkJEAqiSxmuE_7pUgENyw?edit Zoom link here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82718986196?pwd=LYcCVC4balRAdUIaJmPFThbyzLLb64.1 Hope to see some of you there, we have a lot to discuss! Kim -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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Celebrating 180 Years of Co-operation with New Development Fund
by Autonomic Co-operative 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Hi folks, Didn't look into the feasibility of this but thought I'd share if others have capacity. https://forum.workers.coop/t/new-fund-for-international-co-op-dev-ficd-laun… https://www.co-operative.coop/media/news-releases/from-rochdale-pioneers-to… Many thanks Lai

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Allianz Foundation Grants Program
by Kim Foale 09 Jan '25

09 Jan '25

Tight turnaround (why are they alwyas!!) but prob gonna go for this: Allianz Foundation's 2025 funding program is now open for applications. We support initiatives with civil society, ecological, cultural and artistic backgrounds. We place a special emphasis on projects working at the intersection of these areas and pursuing systematic change. If you are interested in funding, please apply now. Projects can be funded with sums between €80,000 and €200,000 for a maximum term of 24 months. Project outlines can be submitted via our online form. The application deadline for project outlines is February 10, 2025 at 15:00 CET. Click here <https://allianzfoundation.org/forms/grants-program-2025-outline/> for the project outline form. https://allianzfoundation.org/grants-program-2025/ this is funny phrasing for us lol: > have a trans-local dimension and at the same time are strongly tied in their surroundings – projects that aim to address global challenges by bringing about concrete changes in their region, communities or local environment -- Dr Kim Foale (they/she <https://name.pn/kim-foale>) *Working hours: Mon-Wed 10-5pm.* Geeks For Social Change <https://gfsc.studio/> If anything about this email is confusing or unclear please let me know. I am happy to provide information in different ways such as clearer language, over a phone call, with a voice note, or in plain text. Please don't feel the need to ever apologise for responding to my emails at your own pace. *Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.*

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Shower Thoughts Thread
by Autonomic Co-operative 07 Jan '25

07 Jan '25

Thought we could have a thread for idea generating/co-operative dreaming. Maybe don't critique other's ideas here but just let them sit for a while, to be picked up if others like them. My first idea I didn't get into our meeting was: Festival of left tech IRL/online hybrid event hosted at SPACE4 in London. Invite everyone working in this field e.g. CoTech, cool orgs, redecentralise etc etc Networking and Lightning talks etc. Fun, weird and social. Influenced by Chaos Congress, EMF etc but tiny. Make it explicitly left. Use it to build energy and enthusiasm in this bubble which kinda fizzled out due to the pandemic and accompanying wildness. In solidarity Lai

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