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| Funding for ICT (link to article) |
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| A list with a brief description of all known funders of projects which have an ICT element to them. The list includes links to each of the funding organisations. |
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| Fundraising and the Internet (link to article) |
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| A useful source of ideas and signposts to help you develop your fundraising skills, research fundraising and get the most out of the internet. |
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| Calculating your technology budget (link to article) |
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| An absolute must for all organisations calculating their IT annual or project spend. Very simple but quite an eye opener. |
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| ICT Budget Calculator (Excel) (link to article) |
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| A brilliant yet simple ICT budget calculator which takes into account all items in the ‘Calculating your technology budget’ article. |
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| Writing a winning grant proposal (link to article) |
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| Very useful article with tips and examples on what works and what doesn’t. Use in conjunction with the ‘Calculating your technology budget’ article and the ‘ICT budget calculator’ |
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| Buying and commissioning ICT (link to article) |
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| A good step by step overview of the processes involved in setting up and running an ICT project. |
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| How to cost and fund ICT (link to article) |
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| The single most important publication on developing any and all aspects of ICT in your organisation. Every VCO should read this and put it into action. A brilliant step by step guide in plain English taking you through the ICT funding maze leaving you inspired and confident in knowing what you want and how to get it. |
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| Setting up online donations (link to article) |
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| Charity Choice is a free online donation service with no fees, thus ensuring that you receive 100% of the donations made. Registration and set up is simple and quick enabling visitors to your website to donate to your charity online. |
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| Setting up a legacy (link to article) |
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| A brilliant set of articles from www.professionalfundraiser.org.uk which answers all your questions regarding legacies and provides you with a step by step process of what to consider and how to do it. Organisations which successfully receive regular legacies include www.sightsavers.org and www.rnli.org.uk Check out their websites to see how they do it. |
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| Software Donations (link to article) |
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| Charity Technology Exchange (CTX) have taken on the Microsoft Giving Program along with other organisations donating software. You can apply to CTX for free Microsoft programs including Office, Exhange Server and many more, as well as software from Symantec (Norton antivirus) and other. A small admin fee is required. www.ctxchange.org |