Investment theme: Building skills and confidence
Purpose:
To support women to feel more confident in using technology in response to COVID-19 by delivering coaching sessions and online workshops
Year of grant: 9/9/2020
FR Number: FR-0054913
Amount awarded: £3400
Location: Dundee
Full description
WBS are requesting funding to deliver; 1:1 coaching and mentoring; developing and running a series of IT courses for those who feel overwhelmed and unprepared as aspects of life and business increasingly become fully online. WBS will carry out a minimum of 2 coaching sessions with each member to ensure they are prepared and feeling in control and safe. WBS will then design and deliver 6 practical online workshops covering all of the main social and digital platforms. Alongside this, WBS will recruit volunteers to work on an individual basis with each member along with an industry expert to review and make recommendations to better support members to feel confident in taking forward their social enterprise/ charity online, and respond to demand for virtual support. Estimated reach is 30 people across Dundee and Angus.
Budget breakdown
Phase one - Coaching - 30 x 2 sessions @ £15 per session £900
Phase two - Design and delivery of 6 workshops - £350 per workshop £2100
Phase Three - Recruit volunteers - time and expenses incurred £400
Phase three - hire industry expert to review and critique £1500
Project report and management time £650
