NCVO ICT Development Services Newsletter:
June 2008
Welcome to the June issue of the NCVO ICT Development Services newsletter – the Social Media issue. This month we look at how you and your organisation can use social media, new media and Web 2.0 to support more effective working with clients and making your life easier.
Social media in your organisation – ideas for improving your reach and making information and communication more widely accessible. What can social media do for you? read article
Is anyone listening? The Dos and Don’ts of Podcasting – audio is effective when used well but embarrassing when used badly. Jude Habib from SoundDelivery explains out how to avoid the traps and make podcasting work for you. read article
Exploring the worlds of wikis – What could you do with collaborative websites and the power of wikis?
Case studies and examples
Family Holidays Association
Strong, compelling stories from people whose voices you rarely hear. How working with clients through audio helps tell your stories – read case study
Crisis in Darfur
No one who sees these pictures can doubt that genocide is the only word for what is happening in Darfur. How satellite mapping and the power of networks can make a difference - http://earth.google.com/outreach/cs_darfur.html
Oxfam has harnessed social media to end poverty
Oxfam and GCAP have joined forces with widgets to reach a wider audience read
National Trust launch digital media department
The National Trust is set to launch a new digital media department, transforming the organisation's digital output over the course of the next two years. It will include a number of projects, such as the implementation of a network for legacy pledgers and tribute donations, the redesign of the Trust’s website and addition of a user forum. further information
Media Trust - There are more bite sized case studies on new media, web2.0 and social media in the latest guide How to Use New Media Guide (pdf 5 mb) from the Media Trust which provides advice and success stories for making the best of new technologies.
Be informed…
Social Networking Sites – are they appropriate for your organisation read
Determining your Social Network Needs Getting the most from online tools read
Internet users must use common sense – In response to increasing numbers of users, and consequent fraud, in social networks, The Social Media Portal (SMP) has said that internet users must take a commonsense approach when they go online. Be careful what personal information you post online!
How well is your email activity performing? – The 2008 eNonprofits Benchmarks Study offers analysis of email response rates, donations and actions across the non-profit sector. How do you measure up and what can you learn? read study
You are not your target audience Be the cause, facilitate the cause, teach the cause. Remember it’s not about you, it’s about your users. N-Ten blog
Ofcom report on social networking - A quantitative and qualitative research report and video into attitudes, behaviours and use of social networks in the UK.
Microsoft software licensing – An up to date guide from the Knowledgebase for charities and voluntary organisations
News
ICT Hub
Final report of the independent evaluators covering the whole project July 2005 – March 2008 is now available to download www.icthub.org/research/
iT4Communities goes ‘down under’
John Davies, Programme Director of iT4Communities - the UK's leading national IT volunteering programme has been invited by Monash University in Melbourne to advise on setting up the iT4Communities IT volunteering model in Australia. Further information on IT volunteering
The City Bridge Trust and the Lasa Circuit Rider Project
The City Bridge Trust have published a paper entitled ‘Making Connections in their The Knowledge - Learning from London.’ This evaluation of the 2005-2007 Lasa Circuit Rider project was jointly funded by the City Bridge Trust and the Big Lottery. read report
Events and Training
The power of sound – London, 4th June 2008.
Learn how to promote the work of your organisation in this hands-on workshop which will equip you with the skills you need to collect stories, case studies and other relevant audio material. Further information
Latest from the New Media Awards – Check out all the latest entries at the New Media Awards – there’s still time to nominate and still an opportunity to pick up on a good idea.
Computeraid - Ethiopian Trek – 28 Feb 09. Help raise money to equip a school in the developing world with an IT lab and get to visit a Computer Aid project in Ethiopia to see the benefits at first hand. http://www.computeraid.org/ethiopia
Girl Geek Dinners – iT4Communities – 25th June, London
Join a network of women working in technical jobs who meet for monthly events which provide a welcoming atmosphere and a platform for learning in an informal environment further information
Opening up Opportunities through Technology –NCVO/Microsoft - London, 10th June
This event is now full and registration has closed.
Promote your ICT event: If you have an event you would like to highlight – remember you can post it free on the ICT Development Services website: www.icthub.org.uk/events
Offers and Services
Products and Services for the Voluntary Sector.
If you need to find a reliable supplier for software, hardware, a web designer or an IT consultant etc, visit the ICT Suppliers Directory – www.ictsuppliersdirectory.org.uk. The directory, produced by Lasa, offers a comprehensive, easy to search national listing of trusted suppliers to the voluntary sector.
Discounted IT software and hardware
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