The latest (free) edition of Information Age www.information-age.com includes an advert for a forthcoming conference on information security www.infosec.com.
Research carried out for the Charity Commission has found that 59% of charities in England and Wales report having been affected by the downturn, up from 38% in September 2008 and 56% in September 200
I will never stop believing, or probably saying that, whichever audience(s) we serve as organisations, their needs should underpin our thinking and actions. That's not to say that we shouldn't seek to achieve our own objectives - of course we should. The customer / supporter / volunteer is not always right and we have our own targets to meet.
I was researching grantmaking trusts last week and when I checked up on some newly registered trusts, I came across the website of Dorset Community Action (www.dorsetcommunityaction.org.uk).
The Charity Commission is reminding charities and their trustees that they can avoid the postal delays that are likely to be caused by the imminent post strike by using some of the services available on its website.
I have just had a trial of “Phi”, a new product from Factary (www.factary.com). It is a database of donors and supporters (trustees, patrons, etc) which currently contains over 100,000 records.
