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The 2021-2022 Ministry of Justice Specialist Fund, delivered by Comic Relief in partnership with the Ministry of Justice and the Home Office, invested in 23 specialist domestic abuse and sexual violence organisations across England and Wales that are led ‘by/with and for’ communities facing racial inequality, disabled people or LGBTQ+ communities.
Following 10 years of investing in diverse Social Tech programmes, the Ministry of Justice Specialist Fund presented a new approach for Comic Relief, aiming to strengthen funded partners’ digital capability and infrastructure.
The programme supported a range of digital improvements, but we were able to identify key trends across the cohort:
Implementing new case management systems (e.g. replacing paper-based and Excel documents) and enhancing existing systems (e.g. improving data collection)
Developing organisational websites (e.g. multilingual content, accessibility of content, enabling online referrals, enabling online donations)
Migrating to shared drives/cloud-based platforms (e.g. SharePoint)
Delivering training to improve digital skills and confidence of staff and service users (e.g. cybersecurity and digital safeguarding)
The 23 organisations who received funding were:
Aanchal Women's Aid
Africa Advocacy Foundation
Bawso
Chayn
Cohort 4
Diversity Matters North West
FORWARD
Galop
LGBT Foundation
London Black Women's Project
Maa Shanti
Muslim Women's Network UK
PHOEBE
Roshni Birmingham
Roshni Sheffield
Sistah Space
Somali Development Services
Southall Black Sisters
Stay Safe East
Stonewall Housing Association
Switchboard
The Emily Davison Centre
The Halo Project
If you would like to learn more about the impact of the Ministry of Justice Specialist Fund and our commitments as a funder read our blog here: comicrelief.com/news/what-weve-learned-about-supporting-digital-organisational-strengthening
