ICT Network meeting with a special feature on social media

The next meeting of the ITEM3 Regional ICT network is being held on 24th April 2012 in Leicester. Any organisation that is providing support to other third sector organisations and is interested in how ICT can help its aims or improve its delivery is welcome to attend.

There will be a special feature on social media, focussing on key tools and current trends. This will be led by Paul Webster from the ITEM Regional ICT Project. Paul has been running a series of social media workshops, assisting people to run social media surgeries and providing further support to individual infrastructure organisations on the subject. There will also be a chance to hear the latest from the ITEM3 Project, to share ideas and news with each other, together with information about useful resources. The meeting starts at 10.00 and finishes at 13.00 with a buffet lunch.

To book a place, visit: http://item3april2012.eventbrite.co.uk

N.B. The network is aimed at third sector infrastructure organisations and other bodies that provide support to voluntary and community groups in the East Midlands.

Further information  

The latest issue of East Midlands ICT News is now out. This bulletin is sent quarterly to local infrastructure organisations in the region. It contains news about the ITEM3 Regional ICT Project and local and national ICT and social media information to help your organisation, and those you support make the most of technology. View here

'Cloud computing offers many benefits and there is a growing number of vendors out there - but how do you tell if the cloud provider (CP) you are considering using is actually ‘fit for purpose’?'  This new article on the LASA Knowledgebase provides a non-technical overview of the leading issues a Third Sector organisation must consider when choosing a Cloud Computing services provider.

http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/cloudproviderquestions

ICT Network meeting with a special feature on Volunteering and Digital Inclusion

The next meeting of ITEM3 - the East Midlands ICT network - is being held on Tuesday 24^th January in Nottingham. Any organisation that is providing support to other third sector organisations and is interested in how ICT can help its aims or improve its delivery is welcome to attend.

There will be a special feature on Volunteering and Digital Inclusion. This will be led by Andria Birch from DAIN (the Digital Activist Inclusion Network) who have been undertaking groundbreaking work on this across the region There will also be a chance to hear the latest from the Regional ICT Project, to share ideas and news with each other, and highlight useful resources (including social media and cloud computing). The meeting starts at 10.00 and finishes at 13.00 with a buffet lunch.

N.B. The network is aimed at third sector infrastructure organisations and other bodies that provide support to voluntary and community groups in the East Midlands.

To book a place, visit: http://item3networkjanuary2012.eventbrite.co.uk

Further information

LASA's technology conference Powering Up The Third Sector takes place on 14 November in London. The line-up of speakers includes UK Digital Champion Martha Lane Fox and former BBC correspondent Kim Catcheside. There are sessions on managing technology mergers, social media, the cloud, mobile technology fundraising, working with CEOs and more... For further details and bookings: http://www.lasa.org.uk/ict/nfptech-conference-2011/

LASA's November ICT e-bulletin is now out, and includes news of Powering Up The Third Sector - Lasa’s autumn technology conference. View this edition at: http://www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk/ictebulletinnovember2011

This monthly e-bulletin provides technology news, resources and advice - particularly aimed towards small to medium sized third sector organisations. To subscribe: http://www.lasa.org.uk/publications/ict-publications/

Social media for organisations

Find out how these tools can help your communications

The Regional ICT Project is running a series of free workshops to help infrastructure organisations make the most of social media websites and to be able to pass these ideas onto the groups and communities they support.

Next workshop: Northampton (Doddridge Centre), on Tuesday 11th October.

See Events for full details and booking.

NIACE and the WEA would like to invite you to the meeting of the East Midlands Digital Inclusion Network. The network aims to provide virtual and real world opportunities for organisations with an interest in digital inclusion to share and discuss examples of good practice and ‘what works’. This first meeting will provide:

• An introduction to European and UK policy debates on digital inclusion.
• Workshops to help you to develop a digital inclusion strategy for your organisation,
• Workshops highlighting free resources available to support your organisation develop its digital inclusion work.

The meeting is free to any organisation from the East Midlands and beyond interested in digital inclusion. A limited number of bursaries are available to cover public transport costs.

Where? NIACE conference centre, Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP

When? 1pm to 4pm, Thursday 29^th September 2011
Please contact dain@wea.org.uk or ring 0115 9339022 by Tuesday 27^th September to reserve your place.

The ICT Champions have developed a (free) toolkit for conducting your own ICT health-check for your organisation.For further details: ICT health-checks