{"id":4074,"date":"2014-12-02T16:00:31","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/?p=4074"},"modified":"2014-12-02T16:00:31","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T16:00:31","slug":"how-can-we-help-with-your-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/vanel.org.uk\/va\/2014\/12\/how-can-we-help-with-your-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we help with your Technology?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the New Year I shall be arranging a week of talks, workshops, training and discussions around Technology and IT for non-profits. And as I put plans together, I\u2019d like to know what you would like help with.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rather than run a half-day or full-day \u201cconference\u201d style event, I\u2019m planning a week of activities in the form of a \u201cun-conference\u201d. So there will be a range of sessions over the course of the week and people can come along to whichever sessions they might be interested in.<\/p>\n

So put 19th<\/sup>-23rd<\/sup> January<\/strong> in your diaries.<\/p>\n

So what would you, your organisation, your staff, your volunteers or your Trustees want to learn about? Below are some of the sessions that I\u2019m already scheduling in. But there are sure to be other technological topics that you\u2019d like to learn about\u2026<\/p>\n

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\u201cIntroduction to Mailchimp\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 for those wanting to learn about this free & powerful e-newsletter tool (as used to distribute the VANEL newsletters)<\/p>\n

\u201cMaximising Mailchimp\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 for those already using Mailchimp but wanting help, troubleshooting or to make more of the power of this tool<\/p>\n

\u201cBetter Backups\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 how safe is your data on your computers? How do you backup? Learn more before you lose important data<\/p>\n

\u201cWordPress for Beginners\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 heard of WordPress for building websites but want to know more about it? This is the basics to get you started<\/p>\n

\u201cEmail setup\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 email, gmail, pop3, imap, forwarders, webmail, outlook, thunderbird and more\u2026 Understand more about setting your email systems up properly<\/p>\n

\u201cMeet Chrome\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 if you\u2019ve not come across Chromebooks as an alternative to Windows machines then this will introduce you. Cheap, fast, easy but different. Come and learn more.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccess your Data\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 do you need to understand a bit more about Microsoft Access as a database for storing your info better?<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology for Trustees\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 if you are a board\/committee member, how do you strategically guide the funding, development, implementation and support of technology for the benefit of your organisation? Learn more<\/p>\n

\u201cTT-exchange software\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 a quick masterclass on how registered charities can get near free software through this donated software scheme \u2013 save \u00a3100s or \u00a31000s<\/p>\n

\u201cCooking up a website\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 our 2 hour training course to go through all the fundamentals of how websites work or are built so you know how to get started<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnological Terminology Tackled\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 do you need to get your head around technical words and concepts so need someone to ask? What is BYOD? The dark web? A router? Mi-fi? This is a session to simply answer those questions you\u2019ve been dying to ask someone about<\/p>\n

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If you\u2019d like to put your name down for any of these sessions well in advance, then drop me an email to karl@vanel.org.uk<\/a>. If you\u2019d like a session creating just for you and your issue\/topic, then let me know that too.<\/p>\n

The details and timetable will all appear in the New Year, but now is the time to start asking your questions.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a hundred other technical topics I could cover, but I\u2019d like to know what people want first.<\/p>\n

Drop me an email and watch this space.<\/p>\n\n

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