This page pulls in information from ICT and voluntary sector blogs and websites that may be of interest and use to Circuit Riders.
- Good Karma – Ubuntu 9.1026 February 2010, 11:29 am
This article looks at the 9.10 (Karmic) release of the Ubuntu Operating System and weighs the advantages of upgrading.... - Facebook Causes: Not just for Individuals10 February 2010, 1:52 pm
The Facebook application, Causes, is an opportunity for organisations to increase donations and awareness.... - How to set up a up a home office8 January 2010, 10:41 am
Factors to think about when setting up a home office... - The Benefits of remote working8 January 2010, 10:33 am
Overview of the benefits of remote working... - Virtual reality: How virtualisation is changing IT4 January 2010, 1:53 pm
A look at the pros and cons of virtualisation...
- [Software] Re: Document Retrieval Software15 March 2010, 3:21 pm
Edmund Would be interested to hear more and particularly why saving to server with "sensible names" is not working? There are a number of options to store documents both internally using some form of intrane (here at Lasa we have used sharepoint to set up an intranet for staff) or using online options, take a look at the knowledgebase article Web Office Tools - http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/virtualoffice...
- [Software] Document Retrieval Software15 March 2010, 10:22 am
We are a small foundation - six staff/PCs. Trying to find a cost effective system for storing docs (various formats plus scanned PDFs) which can be reliably retrieved using small bits of data. Our current practice of saving them to server with a 'sensible' title is not working as records grow. Some of the commercial options available are expensive to buy, plus hefty monthly fee. Any leads really appreciated. Thanks. www.walcotfoundation.org.uk... - [ICT Management] Are you backing up? Can you restore a deleted file?12 March 2010, 12:15 pm
Is backing up a chore that you'd rather not be bothered with and just hope that things don't go wrong - or do you have things under control with daily backups of important files? Or somewhere in between? And if you are backing up, do you know how to recover lost or deleted files? Is there enough advice available for organisations struggling with data management?... - [Software] Re: Helpdesk applications8 March 2010, 5:13 pm
Debbie I'll send you the specific questions I need asking about Track-It regarding functionality I'd like from helpdesk software shortly. James Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust jlong@gwct.org.uk... - [Software] Re: Using open source software2 March 2010, 11:26 am
If you are considering using an Open Source Operating System take a look at the latest Knowledgebase article on Ubuntu 9.10 - Karmic and the reasons to upgrade....
- Champ live on stage: North London Workforce Development Conference – 15 March 201012 February 2010, 1:26 pm
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 [...]... - Digital Inclusion champion urges investment in IT12 February 2010, 11:48 am
Martha Lane Fox, the Government’s newly appointed digital inclusion champion, has urged charitable foundations to award more grants to charities for their core functions and IT. In an interview to mark the announcement of Government’s Race Online 2012 initiative, intended to bring four million more people online by the time the London Olympic Games begin, Lane [...]... - Shining on a shoestring redux5 February 2010, 5:42 pm
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 [...]... - Download it now: Computanews 1554 February 2010, 12:51 pm
The latest issue of Lasa’s Computanews magazine is now available to download as a free PDF (1.5mb). Computanews provides straightforward information on the use of ICT (information and communications technology) for staff in small to medium sized voluntary organisations. Sign up In this issue: Project management – let’s work together – project management methodologies abound, but Aba Maison [...]... - Champ live on stage: Shining on a Shoestring @ Green Park Business Centre, Reading22 January 2010, 4:27 pm
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 [...]...
- Crowdsourcing: Community vs Crowd14 March 2010, 4:14 pm
I’m really excited and honored to be speaking today at the SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX, on a panel with Beth Kanter, Dave Neff, Holly Ross and Kari Saratovsky. We’ll be facilitating a conversation, more than doing a formal presentation, and will focus on the power of crowdsourcing (using our own case study from [...]... - Thrivability: A Collaborative Sketch12 March 2010, 6:55 pm
I’m so excited to announce the launch of Thrivability: A Collaborative Sketch – a new book curated by Jean Russell with a collection of over 60 essays crafting a topography for thriving. I have the great honor to be included in this collection and take such pride in sharing it with all of you! There are [...]... - New on SSIR: Give Permission to Peer Influence9 March 2010, 3:38 pm
My latest post is up on the Stanford Social Innovation Review blog. You can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR blog here, or read the copied post below. —– A new report from the team at Forrester came out last week: Tapping The Entire Online Peer Influence Pyramid. It comes at the same [...]... - Great reads from around the web on February 23rd23 February 2010, 10:13 am
I come across so many great conversations, ideas, and resources all over the web every day. Here are some of the most interesting things I've found recently (as of February 23rd). You can join the conversations in the comments, or click through to the original posts to find what others are saying. To follow more of the things I find online, you can follow @amysampleward on Twitter (which is just a blog and resource feed), or find me on Delicious (for all kinds of bookmarks). Social Media Toda... - Live Blog: Is Technology Really Good for Human Rights22 February 2010, 8:53 pm
Tonight, I attended a live panel discussion on the question of whether Technology is Really Good for Human Rights, or not. Below are live notes – apologies for spelling and grammar – that follow the main points and audience q/a. Enjoy! Context for the event from Rory Cellan-Jones: Prevailing ethos of the web has been libertarian, [...]...
- Zoetica Iphone App and More Thoughts On Nonprofit iPhone Apps12 March 2010, 7:33 pm
I'm happy to announce that our Zoetica iPhone application, is now live on the iTunes store. It provides a complication of nonprofit tech and social change blog feeds. So, now you read a great collection of nonprofit, social change, and...... - Cause Marketing that Leads to Real Social Change by Zoetica Co-Founders12 March 2010, 6:04 pm
Credit: Fence photo by Tim Tolle, from Flickr The following is a joint post by Kami Watson Huyse, Geoff Livingston and myself. Social media is in is toddler hood, especially as it applies to cause-based corporate giving campaigns and CSR...... - Guest Post by Kira Marchenese: What Happened When We Introduced 350 Staff to Social Media10 March 2010, 3:13 pm
Find more photos like this on So You Think You Can Do Social Media Note From Beth: Since 2007, I've been using, adapting, and remixing the Social Media Gamesocial media workshops for nonprofits. In fact, just last month, I took...... - Congrats to Megha Bhagat, Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Theory of Change Contest9 March 2010, 3:00 pm
Congrats to Megha Bhagat, Winner of HP Laptop/Printer Bundle Contest that I ran on my blog last month. To enter the contest, readers had to share their "Theory of Change." Megha is a passionate human rights advocate in India and...... - Got Social Media Policy?9 March 2010, 5:43 am
The other day, Matt Sharp shared this link to a social media policy generator called the Social Media Policy Tool. It asks you 12 questions mostly having to do with control and then spits out the biolerplate for your policy.......
