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Are you prepared for the end of XP and Office 2003?

Submitted by Colin Harrison on Thu, 16/05/2013 - 11:31

Early next year, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows XP and Office 2003. So what does it mean for the average charity?

Well not a lot immediately. Both will carry on working. But gradually 2 problems will start to appear.

Firstly, if hackers identify an underlying vulnerability in the source code, the hole will not be plugged. This means that you will be leaving yourself open to nasties.

Raise your Glasses to Google? No - Smart TV

Submitted by Colin Harrison on Thu, 16/05/2013 - 11:16

Although I've been dealing with computer technology for over 30 years, I still find myself becoming a grumpy old man about it sometimes. I guess the main problem is I look for the practical. What can give real benefit? Especially in the voluntary sector. 

Some things bring great benefits: Boring things like having a database to manage your clients. The ability to make clients aware of your services through a website or poster and so on.

How to know what you don’t know – and how to apply this to your website.

Submitted by Simon Duncan on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 17:23

It’s a big challenge, for after all we don’t know what it is we don’t know. And yet knowing it can be crucial and can make the difference between success or failure, making or losing money, thriving or surviving. Your website is your window onto the world, or rather the window through which your clients and potential clients look in at you. What will they see? Professionals? People who care? Help and Support? Will they find what they are looking for?

The name's Bond - Social Impact Bond

Submitted by Colin Harrison on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 17:18

Social Impact Bonds seem to be generating a lot of press recently but what does it all mean?
I guess most of us might be able to get our heads around “Social”. After all that is what we in the sector do: we try to make a difference to certain social issues. We are aware that our work has an “impact” on our clients, even if we are less certain on how much. But what is a Social Impact Bond?

The Educational Voyage of the Antara

Submitted by Colin Harrison on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 17:14

We learnt in the last week or so just how instructive new technology can be.

Way back in the summer, Mark in the office had ordered his new car through Mobility. He had chosen a Vauxhall Antara. He eagerly awaited its arrival in October only to find out that the salesman had forgotten to order it. Once discovered, it was ordered on the spot but it had to travel from the factory – which it turned out was the old Daewoo factory in South Korea. He learnt this is now owned by General Motors.

Training to Make a Difference

Submitted by Simon Duncan on Mon, 10/12/2012 - 17:08

What IT related topics would make the biggest difference to your organisation if you could just get some training in them?

That was the question we asked ourselves. Actually we didn’t just ask ourselves, we asked our clients as well. And what do you think the answers were? Go on, have a guess, and then check out the rest of the article to find out if you were right, and to get some top tips in the 3 key areas.

Christmas and New Year Sale

Submitted by Simon Duncan on Thu, 06/12/2012 - 11:17

 Its Christmas time and like all the best businesses out there - we're having a sale. Yippee!

So what is on offer then? What can Santa bring you this year? Check it out below.

 

Give as you Live

Submitted by Simon Duncan on Wed, 26/09/2012 - 15:26

Charity fundraising the easy way - a great way to generate for your charity to gain funds without it costing your users a penny courtesty of Give as you Live.

Everyclick are now running Give as you Live where your charity benefits from the everyday spending of your supporters, your clients, your service users. Basically anyone who purchases online can now help your charity to fundraise without it costing them anything. 

Developing new training portfolio

Submitted by Simon Duncan on Mon, 24/09/2012 - 16:40

Having put together an outline of our new training schedule I've started creating the details. All very exciting. We've completely revamped all our training courses based on the feedback from clients, and with the need to adapt to the new online technologies. We're putting a much greater emphasis on online content, giving the client greater control and keeping you up to date with development. 

Why Wordpress?

Submitted by Simon Duncan on Thu, 13/09/2012 - 10:04

Why use Wordpress for your new website?

Wordpress is a content management system (CMS). A CMS allows you to manage the content of your website yourself (the clue is in the title really). But what does this really mean? Well, you get to log onto the back end of your website where you will see all the pages, posts, images etc and without having to know any html, php or any other coding, you get to control all that happens on your site. Brilliant. 

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