Research Resources for Further Information

National research and background

• ICT Hub baseline research 2004 report
• IT infrastructure in the Voluntary and Community Sector survey report 2006
• Finance Voluntary Sector IT Survey 2006

NCVO's Collaborative Working team offers information and advice to help voluntary and community organisations make decisions about whether and how to work collaboratively. It serves their managers and trustees as well as engaging with infrastructure bodies, funders and policy makers.
Email: collaborate@ncvo-vol.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7520 2440
Website: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/cw

Collaborative working guidance on developing joint working agreements between voluntary and community organisations: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/jointworkingagreements

Collaborative working models and case studies outlining good practice in the different ways that voluntary and community organisations can work together: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/jointprojects

The ICT Hub was a partnership of national voluntary and community organisations providing a range of services to help voluntary and community sector organisations benefit from ICT.

ruralnet|uk is a rural regeneration charity that works through promoting and enabling collaboration, research, consultancy and information transfer. ruralnet|uk's I-See-T project is exploring ICT for collaboration in the VCS. This year long project aims to share the experience, tools, advantages and pitfalls of using ICT for collaboration with organisations in the VCS that could benefit most.
Email: collaboration@ruralnet.org.uk
Telephone: 0845 1300 411
Websites:
www.ruralnet.org.uk
www.i-see-t.org.uk

Local research

Both of the files below are PDFs. You will need something like Adobe Reader to be able to view them.

• Herefordshire & Worcestershire Voluntary and Community Sector ICT Research Survey Report
• Is Derbyshire Doing IT? - Research into the ICT and Information System Needs of VCS Infrastructure Organisations

Written by the ICT Hub and the Collaborative Working Unit, with additional content and editing by ruralnetuk (www.ruralnetuk.org) and Nicole Johnston, Red Foundation (www.redfoundation.org).