Our Community Technology Programme is how we give back to the staff, volunteers and service users that make up the charities and Community Interest Companies (CICs) of Norfolk. Originally a discount scheme for charity customers in 2023, we now also run an Annual Community Sponsorship, giving one organisation up to 100 hours of free IT support over a 12 month period.
When your organisation takes up a Block Hours Support Agreement it gets professional help at a predictable cost: a regular allowance of support hours, donated computers where we have them, free software subscriptions where it qualifies, and discounts on the services that keep it running and secure.
It’s open to charities registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, and to CICs registered at Companies House, that have a registered address in Norfolk and serve beneficiaries in Norfolk.
Programme Benefits
These are the benefits available under the Community Technology Programme during 2026. Discounts are reviewed each year, so the figures may change for 2027.
- FREE Microsoft 365 or Google Workspace Subscriptions
for organisations that meet Microsoft’s or Google’s own nonprofit eligibility requirements. - FREE Desktops, Laptops and Accessories from our donation stock, subject to availability.
- FREE Annual IT Review and Strategy Meetings available upon request.
- FREE WEEE Compliant Electronic Waste Disposal for most items.
- FREE 4-hour IT Support Block when you switch to our SimpleVoIP phone system.
- SAVE 22.5% OFF Labour Charges with the Block Hours Support Agreement.
- SAVE 50% OFF Callout Charges
- SAVE 20% OFF Backup Solutions with Cove Data Protection for Desktops and Servers.
- SAVE 20% OFF when you take up SentinelOne Endpoint Security.
Annual Community Sponsorship
Each year, alongside the ongoing benefits above, we sponsor one Norfolk charity or CIC. The sponsorship is delivered as 100 hours of support across the calendar year, and because the biggest jobs (a server replacement, a Microsoft 365 migration, a network refresh) are best done early, 34 of those hours are credited in January and the remaining hours arrive as 6 hours a month from February to December. See this page for more information.