# The Case for Community Tech — Promising Trouble **URL:** \ **Category:** Co-op\ **Created:** [22 September 2022 16:22 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142 "2022-09-22T16:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/dachary/32/125_2.png) [@dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/dachary)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2022 16:22 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/1 "2022-09-22T16:22:45Z")
[https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog-1/blog-post-launch-blog-post-community-tech](https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog-1/blog-post-launch-blog-post-community-tech) > launch of a **£400,000 fund, Community Tech: Makers and Maintainers** on 6 October ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/chris/32/3_2.png) [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2022 16:56 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/2 "2022-09-22T16:56:14Z")
I’ve signed up for the email list and might be able to attend the virtual launch, but I havem’t signed up for that. ---
**Author:** ![dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/dachary/32/125_2.png) [@dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/dachary)\ **Post date:** [22 September 2022 19:41 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/3 "2022-09-22T19:41:33Z")
At the end of [https://www.powertochange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PTC\_3912\_Community\_Tech\_Report\_FINAL-1.pdf](https://www.powertochange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PTC_3912_Community_Tech_Report_FINAL-1.pdf) > From pubs to libraries; shops to bakeries; swimming pools to solar farms; > community businesses are creating great products and services, providing > employment and training and transforming lives. Power to Change received an > original endowment from the National Lottery Community Fund in 2015 and a > further £20million grant in 2021. > Power to Change wants to create better places through community business. Our > vision is that by 2025, more communities in England will run businesses that give > them power to change what matters to them. They will create more resilient places > that are better to live and work in for everyone Which leads me to conclude that the fund comes from [https://www.powertochange.org.uk/](https://www.powertochange.org.uk/) [https://www.promisingtrouble.net/](https://www.promisingtrouble.net/) does not seem to be equipped to distribute the funds. If they end up doing it, that would be a first. [https://www.powertochange.org.uk/our-work/who-we-support-and-how/](https://www.powertochange.org.uk/our-work/who-we-support-and-how/) reads: > #### **Providing free digital tools** > > [Twine Visitor](https://www.twine-together.com/visitor) is an app that allows your visitors to sign in to your activities and events quickly and easily. The accompanying dashboard will tell you more about who you’re reaching in your community. > > [Twine Benchmark](https://www.twine-together.com/benchmark) brings together really useful financial information from more than 650 community based businesses throughout England over a five-year period to give you a rich source of data about how they’re doing. > > [Twine Volunteer](https://www.twine-together.com/volunteer) is a free mobile app helping your volunteers record their contributions without any paperwork, and helping you better understand the work they’re doing. It’s a hassle-free way to keep tabs on your activities and projects and how much time and effort each requires. The rest does not seem to be a fit for webarchitects. My guess is that the fund will be earmarked to contribute to the overall mission of [https://www.powertochange.org.uk/](https://www.powertochange.org.uk/) and if the existing digital tools are any indication of what they are after, it is unlikely to be a good match for webarchitects. ---
**Author:** ![dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/dachary/32/125_2.png) [@dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/dachary)\ **Post date:** [15 October 2022 08:18 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/4 "2022-10-15T08:18:14Z")
@chris did you attend? The [blog](https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog-1/) does not have updates about the event. I’ll check again in a month from now. ---
**Author:** ![chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/chris/32/3_2.png) [@chris](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/chris)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2022 11:32 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/5 "2022-10-18T11:32:35Z")
Sorry I didn’t attend. ---
**Author:** ![dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/dachary/32/125_2.png) [@dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/dachary)\ **Post date:** [18 October 2022 12:35 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/6 "2022-10-18T12:35:23Z")
Not the most exciting event of the year. I did not attend either 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/user_avatar/members.webarchitects.coop/dachary/32/125_2.png) [@dachary](https://members.webarchitects.coop/u/dachary)\ **Post date:** [18 November 2022 17:28 UTC](https://members.webarchitects.coop/t/the-case-for-community-tech-promising-trouble/142/7 "2022-11-18T17:28:12Z")
It looks like the money is going to be spent on freelance jobs rather than grants. - [Call for Expressions of Interest: Strategic Comms and Influencing for Community Tech — Promising Trouble](https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog-1/2022-11-call-for-expressions-of-interest-strategic-comms-and-influencing-for-community-tech) - [Call for Expressions of Interest: Community of Practice development for Community Tech — Promising Trouble](https://www.promisingtrouble.net/blog-1/2022-11-call-for-expressions-of-interest-community-of-practice) Unless something thinks it is worth following, I’ll forget about it.