WCIT CHARITY REVIEW
CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT
03
WCIT Charity makes grants of over a quarter
of a million pounds
CITA – £21,000 towards its operational costs.
Since it was founded in 2016, CITA has helped
over 500 small charities improve their IT.
You will note that we spent £100,000 more
than our income this year. This is because we
wanted to support a number of large
projects, notably the grant to Lilian Baylis
Technology School. The extra amount was
funded from our reserves.
The WCIT Charity IT Award 2018
Jo Connell OBE DL, Chairman, WCIT Charity
The Trustees
hope to raise
our regular
annual income
to at least
£200,000
by 2022
It’s a great pleasure again to write about the
generosity of our members and the
difference that WCIT Charity has been able to
make in 2017.
Income of more than £151,000
250+ members donated over £94,000
(including gift aid) through our Continuous
Charitable Giving scheme (CCG).
Events and Panels contributed just under
£38,000. This includes an extremely
generous contribution from the
Entrepreneurs Panel of £25,000.
Other donations from members came to
over £19,000.
Grants exceeding £250,000
In total, we helped over 30 different
charitable organisations, with the largest
grants being made to:
As a result of a positive stock market in
recent years, we have accumulated a surplus
of £750,000 which we are using to fund an
IT project in the charity sector that tackles
the needs of young people’s education or
those contending with disadvantage,
disability or social exclusion. We are looking
to identify an organisation and project that is
innovative, ambitious, evidence-based and
keen to have an enduring impact in
partnership with us. The WCIT Charity IT
Award 2018 was launched in March, with the
judging and due diligence process running
over the summer. The winner will be
announced in October 2018.
The Trustees hope to raise our regular annual
income to at least £200,000 by 2022 so that
we can continue to grow the impact of the
Charity. The easiest way to support us, if you
are not already doing so, is through the CCG
scheme by making a regular donation by
standing order each month, quarter or year.
For more information, please contact
[email protected].
As ever, all of this is only possible with your
support. Thank you.
Lilian Baylis Technology School – £50,000
to implement Google Classrooms.
Thames Reach – £43,000 to help provide
digital skills to their homeless service users. Jo Connell OBE DL
Chairman, WCIT Charity
Founders4Schools – £22,000 towards their
Work Experience service. If you have any comments or questions,
please email me at [email protected]