ICT Hub November 2007 Newsletter

The content of this newsletter was last edited on 8th August 2008

Hard to Reach or just not trying? Exploring what ICT can do and not do to help rural groups, BME organisations and older people; and some ideas for tools to support dispersed communities. 

Contents

Latest articles

Helping Dispersed Groups Communicate – How can ICT help you reach out?  Reaching Out with ICT.

What does Hard to Reach really mean? – What can we do better and how might ICT make a difference?  Hard to Reach or not really trying?

Evolving the South West – ICT doesn’< < t come in kit form…why you need to tailor the plans to make the best of it.

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This month’s case studies

Pelvic Pain support Network - Improving stakeholders’ access to support and information.

How Ectopic Pregnancy Trust Uses Online forums - The trust is successfully using the internet to deliver information and support on this potentially fatal condition.

Hidden Voices - How simple support makes a difference to communicating with stakeholders.

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New resources on the Knowledgebase

New this month on the ICT Hub Knowledgebase

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Stories from around the Web

Sharing large files easily over the internet
Struggling with sending large files by email or resorting to sending CDs in the post? Try TransferBigFiles.com – you can upload up to 2GB (single or multiple files), password protect them for security and attach a simple email message. The recipient has five days to download it and it won’t clog up their inbox. It’s got to be better than a bounce back message…

Ways to make your emails more effective and efficient
14 do’s and don’ts that will make a difference

Choosing and using Free and Open Source software
An updated guide from NOSI to help voluntary organisations make a choice about open source – what it is, what options are available and how to get support.

User-generated content – the implications
As Facebook gets criticised for exposing users to inappropriate content, what does your organisation need to think about with user generated content?

Run your own petitions
Freecharity.org.uk have developed a plug-in to help organisations run simple web based petitions through a WordPress based site or blog. It’s still in beta version (ie still in final testing) but click the link to get to grips with it...and if you haven’t discovered the joys of WordPress yet, take a look at http://wordpress.com/

Using the internet for campaigning
IssueMarketing.com - the official website of The Internet Advocacy Book, is a free resource for non-profits and socially-progressive organizations who use the internet to advocate for their cause. Although US-focused it’s still relevant to UK voluntary organizations. It’s also worth checking out the ICT Foresight guides

Eight ideas to promote your website
Advice on how to drive more people to your website and on how to keep them there from WildApricot.

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News from the ICT Hub

ICT Hub Café – discussion forums
We’ve made some changes to the ICT Hub discussion forums to make them a friendlier place to meet. Why not drop into the new look ICT Hub Café to discuss your organisation’s ICT issues; get suggestions, help and information; or give others the benefit of your experience and wisdom.  Current chat in the Café:

Joining us in the café will be four New Media experts offering lively and informative discussion. The four are Pete Wilson, who has worked in digital marketing for around eight years; Cobi Smith, a freelance media producer, editor and journalist; Felix Cohen, a director of technology and Suzanne Amos a freelance copywriter and web editor in the public and private sectors.

Between them they have knowledge of email, mobile, banners, web sites, viral, podcasting, blogging, social networking and usability. If they don’t know the answer to a question….they know quite a few people who will.

So pop into the ICT Hub café and join the party!

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