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Every 2 Months
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September 2003 |
Networking Women: http://home.siteforlife.org.uk/networkingwomen/index.cfm
Have you always wanted to gain and improve your IT skills? Even if you have no previous computer experience, at the end of our 6-9 months course we can enable you to:
* Use office-based IT skills
* Build a computer
* Create the necessary cabling
* Troubleshoot and monitor a network
* Install the necessary client and server software
* Set up Cisco Systems, routers, and switches
We run introductory seminars twice a week every Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1.30 pm. If you are interested and would like to book a place, please call Hadriana Evans on 020 7444 4000 or email hevans@trainingforlife.org
NB - Eligibility: Unemployed women living in Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, City of London, Greenwich, Hackney, Havering, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets.
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Web sites need to be 'accessible' otherwise you are excluding people with disabilities. Learn more at the RNIB's updated web site:
RNIB - See It Right - information about web accessibility
RNIB - Web access centre - advice on creating an accessible web site
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31st October 2003 |
Community Fund merger with New Oportunities Fund (NOF)
You can read the White Paper about this, which does have an Executive Summary, by downloading the Adboe Acrobat file from: http://tinyurl.com/gyov The consultation is closed but the paper invites comments on the proposals by 31st October 2003 preferably by email to: lotteryfunding@culture.gsi.gov.uk
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29th October 2003 |
Dyslexia Friendly User Friendly ICT Conferences
Launch of learndirect dyslexia and e-learning guidelines London.
Tel: 020 7737 7646 : Email: dyslexia.hq@dial.pipex.com
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10th September 2003 |
Use your loaf Treasury tells fund arrangers:
Changes to accounting rules designed to help voluntary and community groups are not being properly applied by funders. http://www.newstartmag.co.uk/news540.html
The Treasury has published "Guidance to funders":
which is intended to make it easier for funders of voluntary and community organisations to understand the implications of government accounting rules. The guidance clarifies government accounting rules on the timing of payments by funders to voluntary and community organisations, and explains the opportunities for moving to more stable funding relationships between funders and VCOs. The guidance is at http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/spending_review/spend_ccr/spend_ccr_guidance.cfm
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September |
Free Accounting Software for Charities
Earth Solutions (UK) Ltd is offering the Standard Edition of their Systematics Accounting and Payroll products free to all UK Charities - but you will have to pay the annual support fee fo £95! The system is intended to suit the needs of small to medium sized businesses or branches of large organisations.
Go to: http://www.systematics.info/charity.html
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September |
Free Anti Virus Software for Charities
Grisoft.com is generous enough to offer a free, fully-abled version of their virus checker to nonprofits and single home users which according to PC World, it's one of the better ones out there. NB You will NOT be entitled to technical suport. To download it go to: http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
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Donate a PC: http://www.donateapc.org.uk
is a new web based service for individuals and organisations wanting to donate one or two computers to a charity. They can list the equipment they want to give away as well as the area they are in, so that charities can then browse the list and make contact with them direct
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Siyanda September Update: Gender and ICTs and the WSIS Process: http://www.siyanda.org/archive/sept03_siyanda.htm
Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources.
Or to subscribe to the "Siyanda Update"go to: http://www.siyanda.org/subscribe.htm
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askNCVO http://www.askncvo.org.uk/Asp/search/main.aspx
This website is a best practice resource for people involved in the UK voluntary and community sector. It provides free, detailed advice on topics such as ICT, trusteeship, finance and funding.
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http://www.advicenow.org.uk/go/about/index.html
The Advicenow website which brings together information on the law and your rights from a wide range of advice and information services is a project of Advice Services Alliance (ASA) - the coordinating body for independent advice services. ASA members - adviceUK; Citizens Advice; DIAL UK; Law Centres; Shelter and Youth Access are the main partners along with other leading advice and information providers.
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Diversity, equality and charity
New guidance on The Promotion of Equality and Diversity explains the basis on which the Charity Commissioners have concluded that the promotion of equality and diversity is a charitable purpose. Full details at: http://www.charitycommission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/ped.asp
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Data Protection Act Scam
You should be aware that there are individuals and organisations posing as "collectors on behalf of data protection" who have been calling and emailing organisations requesting payment for Data Protection Registration who are in fact phony. For further information about this scam go to: http://www.dpr.gov.uk/donotbemisled.html
Information about compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 is at: http://www.dataprotection.gov.uk or you can telephone: 01625 545 745 or you can email: mail@compliance.demon.co.uk
There is an online form that helps you work out if you need to register: http://www.dpr.gov.uk/notify/self/index.html
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