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… can empower non-profit organisations and change the way we support our communities, or can introduce barriers and problems for those organisations which are unprepared or unsupported.

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We invent and run support initiatives to help break down the barriers to using IT effectively.

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Digital Inclusion

Nearly 6 million people in the UK are ‘digitally excluded’ because they cannot or do not use the internet.  Voluntary and Community organisations are often in contact with these digitally excluded individuals and are in a position to help explain to them the opportunities that the internet offers. There is a range of information about [...]

Social Media Programme for VolCom sector

Electroville (IT focused social enterprise based in Dewsbury) has a new Social Media support programme for 2011. It is known as “Add a Friend” and funded via the Nominet Trust. The programme helps Voluntary and Community sector organisations (who work with certain target audiences) to set up and implement a proper social media strategy. The [...]

Follow up to Network meeting 12 April

The quarterly meeting of the IT Supporters Network took place at Grimsby Neighbourhood Centre on 12 April. Our first session was a review of the current and future initiatives from the IT Supporters Network and a useful discussion helped form the direction for the Network over the coming months.  I’ll post more here with details [...]

Dates for your diary

More information soon, but here are a few IT Supporters Network events for your diary: Next full, quarterly Networking meeting will be 13 July 2011 12 May – CTX Masterclass, for charities looking for near-free software 18 May – next “Cooking up a website” workshop dates coming soon for: WordPress training sessions, technical surgeries (re-starting [...]

New blog

The IT Supporters Network is undergoing a refresh.  We’re starting this financial year with some changes to the Network (more soon) and that includes a few changes to our online presence. Thanks to those who attended our April “IT Matters” Networking morning – our discussions have helped shape these changes to the Network. So bear [...]