London Regional ICT champion

I’ll be presenting 2 workshops for the North London Workforce Development Conference on 15 March @ Cypriot Community Centre, Haringey, Wood Green, N22 5HJ

Using the Internet for fundraising
Writing a winning ICT grant proposal

Competition for funding is tough even in good economic times, let alone bad.  So what makes the difference in a proposal?  How do [...]

Following on from last week’s gig for NAVCA at Reading, I was asked to make available my presentation on “ICT doing more with less”
In hard economic times, it can be easy for organisations to cut back on ICT, particularly with maintenance support and training.  These are false economies – ICT underpins service delivery, and used [...]

It’s not quite rock and roll, but I’ll be presenting 2 workshops on ‘ICT – doing more with less’ on 3 February at NAVCA’s Shining on a Shoestring conference.
During the economic downturn and Big Squeeze on funding, ICT could become an easy cut as organisations look to save money.  This workshop will show that ICT [...]

What’s happening?
Join us at 1pm on 15 December 2009 @ Novas Scarman Contemporary Urban Centre Lasa, London E1 7SA for a networking lunch with members of LVSC’s STAN (Development Workers) and CASCADE (Information Workers) networks.
During the afternoon session we’ll be hearing a presentation from Mike Veitch on data mining and exploring what circuit riders, information [...]

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01 December: Netsquared Net Tuesday @ eOffice, 2 Sheraton Street, Soho 5.30 -7.30 – This month’s meeting looks at the eCampaigning Louder.org.uk website and an opportunity for sharing. Sign up for Net Tuesday.

4 December: SpiceWorld London @ Roxy Bar and Screen, London SE1 – A full day’s learning [...]

Microsoft is inviting charities who currently or plan to provide IT skills training to support individuals into employment, to the launch of the Microsoft Britain Works NGO programme. The event is free to attend and will take place between 9:30 and 3:00 on Monday 07 December in London @ The Ruebens Hotel, 39 Buckingham Palace [...]

Last week we were at Dormers Wells, West London to help showcase a number of innovative ICT projects working towards e-inclusion to local BMER community groups and activists.
Local statutory services – health, welfare, education, training, public information – are increasingly being delivered over the Internet, and exclusion from this can be damaging to communities and [...]

It’s a bit later than we’d like to put the notes out from September’s meeting……A big thank you to all of our guest speakers and riders for making this a great event to network and learn from each other. 
 

CiviCRM – Michael Mc Andrew (Westminster CVS)
Salesforce – Nicole Aebi-Moyo (BOND)
How (and how not!) to run open [...]

Calling London Riders
If you’re an accidental techie, a circuit rider or someone who supports the ICT of voluntary sector organisations in London  – this is the network event for you to connect with others in the field.  It’s FREE and everyone’s welcome – but please confirm your place at http://londonriders.eventbrite.com to give us an idea [...]

2nd July 2008  10am-4pm
Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1 (nearest tube:  Holborn)
There is so much happening in the online world – how can we make sure that we are making the most of online opportunities?
This free conference for Cascade members will provide insight and ideas about how to use the Internet strategically. [...]