About the author

For the last 20 years Jo Habib has been involved in the provision of information and advice about charitable trusts and foundations. When working as a funding advisor she saw the potential for using technology to help people identify appropriate funders and in 1991 established FunderFinder, a small national charity based in Leeds that produces software for grant-seekers. FunderFinder’s products include Apply Yourselves and Budget Yourselves, which are free and which help voluntary and community groups write effective funding applications and budgets.

FunderFinder is at www.funderfinder.org.uk

Jo chaired IBM’s working party looking at new technology and social inclusion, and has served on a number of grant-making bodies, including the National Lottery Charities Board’s regional committee and the board of Yorkshire Arts.