A new report finds that older people are actively using the net to ‘make their voice heard’. Short quote from netimperative: The survey of 1,000 Web users aged between 50 and 65, commissioned by digital communications connsultancy Panlogic, found that the older generation are driving the Internet’s ‘digital conscience’. More …
We’re experimenting with turning some VolResource pages into ‘wiki’ format, where people can make their own contributions. (We’ll be keeping the old stuff too for the moment at least!) We’ve transferred a couple of pages to start with, which might particularly benefit from outside input (there has been some already …
The Guardian’s annual review of corporate social responsibility takes a look at non-financial tie-ups between voluntary organisations and business, around campaigns. Quote from article: Amnesty International, for example, has worked with companies operating in zones of conflict to train business executives in human rights issues. Greenpeace, too, has for many …
From MacWorld, but its also available for Windows, our preferred desktop database software becomes more affordable. Can I stop using Access now, please? Article in whole: FileMaker UK offers steep charity discount By Jonny Evans Apple subsidiary FileMaker has announced a significant discount on its software to registered UK charities. …
From The Guardian: The current ban on political advertising prevents all “political” organisations from advertising on TV or radio. The Communications Act 2003, which contains the ban, defines political to include any organisation whose main aim is “to influence public opinion on a matter of controversy”. A definition which, were …
From Computing magazine this week: Conservation charity the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) has centralised its IT management and cut maintenance costs by a quarter using network acceleration technology. The charity, the largest of its kind in the UK, has nine remote offices, and found that staff productivity was suffering …
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