ICT Resources for the VCS

These links are to sources of information for VCS organisations interested in ICT matters both practical and strategic.
# Web Link Hits
1   Link   Software Available to the VCS (PDF 1.8MB)
A highly informative report covering many of the products on the market and how they have been put to use. Included are chapters on all of the classic software types needed in the sector from fundraising software, financial management software, Custo 		299
2   Link   Sources of Funding for ICT 2008 (PDF)
Overview of places where not-for-profit organisations can obtain funding for ICt projects. Updated to March 2008. 		432
3   Link   The Good Telephony Guide (PDF 815k)
The Good Telephony Guide, produced by the Telephone Helpline Association, aims to raise the profile of telephony and to empower people in the sector to make it work for them. It focuses on the range of products,services and technologies that aid remo 		418
4   Link   ICT Survival for Trustees and Board Members (PDF)
The ICT Hub had produced a non-technical guide for Board Members & Trustees on how to implement effective ICT Governance 		442
5   Link   Guide to Managing Your ICT (PDF)
This guide is aimed at staff and volunteers from voluntary and community organisations (VCOs) who want to manage their information communication technology (ICT) better. It is intended particularly for staff and volunteers from small and medium-sized 		539
6   Link   Sources of Funding for ICT 2007 (PDF)
Substantial list of sources of funding for IT projects available to charities and other not-for-profit organisations. 		510
7   Link   How to Cost and Fund ICT 2007 (PDF)
Essential workbork for organisations planning a major IT project or writing an IT strategy. The document contains general and specific advice and guides you through the processes involved. 		517
8   Link   Suppliers Directory
This online directory lists suppliers of ICT goods and services to the voluntary and community sector in England and itÂ’s free to use!
The directory lists high quality suppliers of a wide range of products and services specifically for the VCS. 		672
9   Link   ICT Hub Knowledgebase
Formerly the Lasa knowledgebase, the revamped ICT area of the site is a huge resource for ICT issues from Internet Access to Security to Purchasing, Planning, and Backup. 		707
10   Link   ICT Investment Planner
BECTA have produced an ICT Investment Planner spreadsheet intended for use in schools to help maintain ICT budgets. You can download this tool here - the same assumptions within this planner can apply to any kind of organisation. 		593
11   Link   IT for Communities
IT4Communities is the leading national IT volunteering programme. IT4Communities' services are free to registered charities, non-profit and community groups. 		690
12   Link   The ICT Hub
The ICT Hub is a group of voluntary sector organisations who have come together to plan and deliver a co-ordinated framework of ICT guidance, good practice, advice and support for voluntary and community organisations, accessible at a local level. 		676

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