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9th to 13th
December 2003 |
Why WSIS should be important to Women, Women who use ICT to Network
See the message posted to the Women in London Notice Board: http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf/m94
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Brent Browsealoud
The London Borough of Brent has added speech software to its web site for people with vision or reading impairments. Users can adjust speed, volume and language according to their needs. The software, 'Browsealoud', is free to download: http://www.brent.gov.uk
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11th December 2003 |
Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
come into effect relating to unsolicited commercial e-mail, cookies and other privacy issues in electronic communications. This is part of an EU Directive and means that no one should transmit unsolicited communications for the purpose of direct marketing by use of electronic mail unless the recipient has given prior consent. IT for Charities have written an overview of these regulations and looked at how charities using email might be effected. Go to: http://www.itforcharities.co.uk/ic/ecdirect.htm
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Ongoing |
IT Empowering the Workforce
is an exciting new project which offers discounts of up to 70% for Voluntary Organisations. The Learning and Skills Council and the European Social Fund has funded these IT courses at City and Islington College as well as the option for in house training for groups who want to learn together. Courses offered include: Powerpoint, Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, Programming And Web Design, Adobe Acrobat, Quark Xpress, Photoshop, 3d Studio Max, Dreamweawer Mx, 1-2-3 Flash Mx, 1-2-3 Asp/Vb Php/Mysql Asp.Net/Vb.Net, Xhtml, Xml, Digital Animation For Artists, Networking Cisco Semester 1,2,3. For detailed information or to enrol contact the Workforce Development and Regeneration Unit on 0207-697 3577 or e-mail Zeynep Kucuk Business Training Manager zkucuk@candi.ac.uk
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25th November 2003 |
Strategies of Inclusion: Gender and the Information Society (SIGIS)
The results of a major two-year European study on public and private initiatives to include and attract women to information and communication technology (ICT) use, employment and education are now available. This research project, funded by the European Commission IST (Information Society Technologies) Programme, has published a collection of case studies and analyses for policy makers, product designers and service developers. The reports are available online at http://www.sigis-ist.org as well as details of a number of national and regional events on gender and information technology in the next few months.
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Ongoing |
Free software for creating documents in Portable Document Format (PDF)
PDF 995 is easy to install, easy to use - and is free! Once the software is installed, simply select the "print" command from any application, creating a document that can be viewed from any computer with a PDF viewer. Go to: http://www.pdf995.com/ - please check the specifications / requirements, terms of use, etc., before downloadling.
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24th November 2003 |
Funding for community participation in the context of neighbourhood renewal
The next step in the process to bring the Community Empowerment Fund, Community Chests and Community Learning Chests together into a Single Community Programme has been taken. See: http://www.helpisathand.gov.uk/funding/alerts/general/scp/ for further information.
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Ongoing |
Free - The Online Netskills Interactive Course (TONIC)
TONIC is a course on using the internet produced by Netskills with support from the JISC. Use of the TONIC course is free, but users are required to register in order that the system can track their progress and achievements during sessions. Find out more at: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/TonicNG/cgi/sesame?tng
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19th November 2003 |
Free training for refugee community organisations (RCOs)
The Refugee Council has published its programme of training for RCOs. Free to RCOs with some places at a sliding scale to other Voluntary Organisations. Includes How to write better funding applications (for refugee women's organisations only) and Developing services for refugee women. Download the full programme from: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/refugeecouncil/training/rcos.htm.
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Ongoing |
Donation of Equipment
Everyday there are many donated items such as computers, stationery and furniture that go unclaimed. ExchangeCS provides a free service allowing businesses to donate goods and services to schools and charities. New donations are being made regularly, please visit our website to view all current donations: http://www.exchangecs.com/education.asp
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5th November 2003 |
London Connects VolCom Working Group
The London Connects group has been looking at the needs of the sector that could be met or helped at a regional or sub-regional level - in other words looking at what the GLA and London Connects could
practically do to help. Their 'Baseline Survey' and Recommendations arising from it will be presented to the London Connects Board today.
Both documents are available on the LC website:
http://www.londonconnects.org.uk/index2.asp?contentid=90&menuid=170
For more about the VolCom group see the VolCom section on the LC website at: http://www.londonconnects.org.uk/index2.asp?contentid=98&menuid=184
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3rd November 2003 |
Free IT and Internet Seminars for voluntary and community organisations
* Vinay Khosla from Vivid Orange on Using the Internet as a tool to increase corporate and employee giving and participation
* Stuart Lunn from Infoworks on Content management systems (CMS): how they work, what they cost and the benefits they can deliver
* Peter Armstrong and Amanda Squires from OneWorld on Empowering NGOs around the world to use the Internet
The Forums are an opportunity to network and hear three talks on subjects about IT and Internet issues highly relevant to voluntary and community organisastions, followed by an opportunity for open discussion. If you want to come please email joes@futurefoundation.net so we can get a rough idea of numbers for catering. The event is free and lunch will be served from 1pm and the talks will start shortly after and finish between 4-5pm. Venue: Horwath Clark Whitehill at 25 New St Square off New Fetter Lane EC4A 3LN. The nearest tubes are Chancery Lane, Blackfriars, Farringdon or City Thameslink.
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Culture Online is an innovative initiative to increase access to, and participation in, arts and culture. It brings together cultural organisations with cutting-edge technical providers to create projects that will delight adults and children of all ages and backgrounds. It aims to:
* enhance access to the arts for children and young people and give them the opportunity to develop their talents to the full;
* open up cultural institutions to the wider community, to promote lifelong learning and social cohesion;
* extend the reach of new technologies and build IT skills;
* support wider and richer engagement and learning by all adults.
Between 2002 and 2004, £13m has been allocated to fund around 20 projects. For more details go to: http://www.cultureonline.gov.uk/
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30th September 2003 |
http://www.governmentfunding.org.uk
launch of a free website of up-to-date information on funding from four key central government departments. Developed and managed by the Directory of Social Change and funded by the Active Community Unit, it aims to make applying for government funding easier and faster.
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Every 2 Months
as from 8th
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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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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