For those who like to read real life experiences in IT, there’s a newish blog from someone taking a new position as a IT manger in a non-profit. While based in New York, nearly all of it so far wouldn’t be out of place this side of the pond. Non-profit …
A blog post picked up in our haphazard trawl shows the hazard of trying to keep things clean using technology: From spenceruk on LiveJournal “I’ve just added my name to Cancer Research UK’s ‘Cancer 2020′ petition. It’s all about urging politicians across the UK to start planning today for the …
Here’s our latest addition to ‘Podcasts for beneficiaries’ (see previous item). St. John Ambulance has added to its existing podcast facility of first aid information in an audio format with a programme of releasing new additions every Wednesday throughout the summer. The first batch are on how to treat sunburn, …
The YouthNet blog takes up the charity podcast theme, with a focus on ones which are aimed at charity beneficiaries, rather than donors or sector workers. Their TheSite.org web site for young people has added a multimedia section with podcasts, initially on their most popular subjects. So anyone know of …
Computer Weekly takes a look at “Two disparate charities [that] have successfully implemented open source software, saving money and creating happier users in the process.” Migrant Helpline has implemented OpenOffice across some 120 PCs, instead of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc), while Contact a Family has implemeneted new systems including …
This week’s VolResource email newsletter included a version of our last blog post, namely: “The first podcast (audio files over the web) aimed at the UK voluntary sector, as far as we know, has been produced by the Fundraising Technology blog. It’s a good example of getting the basics right.” …
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