May
25
2007
European Commission Issues First Call for Proposals under its ICT Support Programme (UK) Grants Online tels us that: The European Commission has issued a call for proposals under its ICT Support Programme. The ICT Support Programme is part of the Commission’s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and aims to stimulate innovation and competitiveness through [...]
May
24
2007
This week sees the publication of a new report from the ICT Hub, “Making more impact with your funds”. The report features a number of case studies on how investing in ICT has mutually benefitted voluntary and community organisations and their funders. Key messages for funders and grantees: * ICT is absolutely essential to running [...]
May
24
2007
A recent report from Charity Finance magazine highlights the current state of IT in the UK voluntary sector and makes some interesting predictions about future developments. Some key findings include: 1. Increased demand for and availability of remote access to office networks 2/3 of organisations report that at least some of their staff can access [...]
May
24
2007
Want to make your organisation strong, successful and sustainable? Collaboration can do it! But how do you make it happen? How do you get people together to discuss meeting shared needs? And how do you turn that talk into action? NCVO is hosting a one-day workshop that promises to show you how to create and [...]
May
15
2007
Podcasting is a great way of communicating stories to your audience – whether they be clients, service users, funders or casual listeners. Podcasting is also quick, inexpensive and with a little practice can be done by anyone. In this article, we give a brief tour of podcasting, what it is, why your organisation should adopt [...]