Our vision for the ‘community’ in community technology
Our goal is to help community organisations do things together rather than individually. Each project is a different expression of that. Read our plan to build shared community infrastructure.
Dr Kim Foale
State your assumptions: GFSC's philosophical foundations
We've spent nearly a decade doing community technology work and tried to write it down in about fifteen different ways. This is attempt sixteen: our honest takes on digital inclusion, co-production, and why the best community organising rarely looks like what funders want to fund.
What's happening where you live? Re-introducing PlaceCal
If you've hung around us the last few years you undoubtedly will have heard us go on about PlaceCal. But what is it, why does it matter, how can you and your community benefit, and why has it taken us so long? Kim takes it from the top and outlines our ambitions for community technology in 2026.
The Geeks for Social Change Supporter Survey 2026!
We’re getting a better idea of our supporters by researching what people actually need from technology. Help us capture a snapshot of your feelings that we can feed into our plan for the coming year.
Announcing GFSC Community Drop-ins!
GFSC is starting four regular monthly drop-ins for: tech developers; artists and freelancers; community organisers; and writers and researchers. They're focussed on developing and supporting people to use open source and community technology, including our own PlaceCal platform.
What If We Made Money at the Intersection of Art and Technology?
just kidding ........ unless ?? 👀 💰 💻 🧑🎨. A run-down of the 15 ways we could think of to get funding for your project: from the capitalist (venture capital) to the grassroots (direct donations). We cover the various types of community, arts, research and business funding, and even mention DAOs.
New Years' Prepositions: What's IN and what's OUT?
Six Ins and Six Outs for 2026. Time to get away from despair, and from renting software from billionaires. Time to get into community-ownership, DIY culture and taking action with a certain gusto and resolve.