Development - Unsuccessful

Subject: Your Catalyst grant application

Dear {{ applicant.first_name }}

We regret to inform you that your funding application has been unsuccessful for the Development Programme of the Catalyst and The National Lottery Community Fund COVID-19 Digital Response.

We have received many more applications than we can support and while we are impressed with the quality of applications overall, unfortunately we’re not able to fund all of them. We would like to thank you for your application; we know how much time and effort goes into applying for support.

There is a “but”:

Although your application has been unsuccessful for Development funding, we were very impressed with the Discovery work that you have done so far and will contact you over the coming 2 weeks to figure out how best to support you.

Comments from the assessors:

Your application has been looked at by professionals from the digital and nonprofit sectors; here are their reflections:

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Other Catalyst Support

We know that supporting you as an individual to lead digital work within your organisation is really important - and there are a number of areas where we can help with this:

• Coffee Connections is a way of connecting to other charity professionals for an informal chat, to share digital challenges, experiences and advice.
• Digital Candle can link you to an expert volunteer who can give you one free hour of direct support and advice.
• If you’re looking for a digital partner please have a look at the many digital agencies interested in working with charities and civil society organisations here.
• Digisafe is a step-by-step digital safeguarding guide, designed for charities designing new services or taking existing ones online.
• Catalyst support library: 100+ free resources for charities, covering many aspects of digital.

Warm regards,

The CAST team.