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Free Guide to search engine marketing for charities
The Internet Advertising Bureau is a trade association for online advertising industry and has produced a number of excellent FREE guides that explains why search engines are so important when trying to reach your target audience. Although you may think of the internet as the preserve of the big brands the set includes an easy to use guide for charities that could be useful for anyone building an online fundraising strategy.
Download the Guide from the IAB website at http://bit.ly/clqVzg
Book now: SCIP's Cunning Tips Courses
SCIP's very own Cunning Tips courses are now open for bookings. They offer a great opportunity to upgrade your skills in the most popular Microsoft programmes.
IT Funding for Social Care Organisations
SCIP is now an approved supplier of computer equipment, support and training for the Get Connected scheme that funds providers of care for adults in England to offer IT access to their staff and clients. Grants of up to £20,000 are currently available, but the next cycle of expressions of interest of the fund closes at midnight on 10th September so check now whether you are available and give us a call to get a quote to submit with your bid.
SAVE £180 NEW WEBSITE OFFER!!!
Find out about SCIP's Website Starter Pack
Want a fully-fledged and functioning site for your group? Book a place on our free two day WordPress training course starting in September and save £180 on our Website Starter Pack, which gives you everything you need to get a great-looking site that you can update yourself.
Funding Newsflash
Free computers and internet access for children in lower income households with no internet access and Get Connected funding for organisations and charities working in adult social care.
A Wonderful Website for West Pier Trust
West Pier Trust WebsiteTo coincide with our special offer on our Website Starter Pack, we are showcasing some of our best projects online. Early this year we launched West Pier Trust’s brand new website. We return to the website to see how it has fared in the last months and ask our client how it has helped them. Read on to see the fruits of our labour.
Why I love the SCIP list
There are about 1,000 people currently subscribed to our email discussion forum, but who are they and what do they get out of it? Every month we ask one of its members why they love the SCIP list… This month we hear from Guy Walsh, Work and Learning Advisor at Care Co-ops.
A day in the life of David Guthrie, SCIP Training Co-ordinator
With over ten years experience as an IT Trainer and Training Manager in the private, public and voluntary sectors, David Guthrie is a crucial member of the SCIP team, running to a tight schedule of training and project development. To find out what’s on his agenda and pick up few of his IT tips read on.
Is your PC smart enough for your phone?
We all want to be able to take our office with us as we move around. Sending and receiving emails and accessing office information on the go is becoming increasingly important to our clients so in this article we talk you through the ins and outs of the two hot contenders on the smart phone market, the BlackBerry and the iPhone.
Thinking about buying a cheap computer? Think again.
With companies selling refurbished computers at a fraction of the price of brand new ones and retailers making special offers on bulk buys, it’s tempting to go with the cheapest option. You may think you're saving money by buying from one-man bands locally or online. In the long term, however, one ill-advised decision to buy on the cheap may come back to bite you when software problems arise.
Slow computer? Third party security software may be the root of your problems
SCIP has received several reports from clients about internet banking security software Trusteer Rapport. It's been reported that the software can significantly slow down your computer and that once installed it will prevent you from logging on to other sites.
SCIP’s Cunning Tip: Moving paragraphs in Microsoft Word
Did you know there’s an easy way to move paragraphs in a document without the hassle of copy and pasting? Read on for the solution.
Why I love the SCIP list
There are about 1,000 people currently subscribed to our email discussion forum, but who are they and what do they get out of it? Every month we ask one of its members why they love the SCIP list… This month we hear from Nicky Cambridge, People and Places Coordinator, Communities and Equalities Team, Brighton and Hove City Council.
SCIP explores new green computing options
SCIP has agreed a deal with IT supplier NComputing to offer innovative green computing products to local charities and businesses. Read on to find out the latest.
SCIP's Cunning Tip: Word 2007 file compatibility
Do you have difficulty opening Word 2007 files in Word 2003? David Guthrie runs through some useful advice in the first instalment of SCIP’s cunning tips.
SCIP Seminars
SCIP seminars offer you an opportunity to find out about IT topics of particular use and interest to the community and charity sector. They are open to all community and voluntary sector organisations, businesses and individuals and offer an outline of a topic rather than an in-depth training session. Knowledgeable and experienced trainers offer an overview to WordPress and an introduction to social media, with ample opportunity to ask questions.
New SCIP Training Courses
As hard times start to bite for us all, we're going back to what established SCIP as pioneers of IT support and training for the community all those years ago: low cost jargon-free training. Our Cunning Tips and Back to Basics courses are small group sessions that focus only on what you need to know to give the everyday IT skills you need.
Don't wait for disaster to strike. Three ways you can backup now!
Is it time you thought about having a more secure and reliable backing-up system in place? If you find your organisation is incurring more data than you can manage to back-up, either on an external hard drive or online, it’s probably time you thought of implementing a disaster recovery system.
SCIP train up community reporters
We catch up with the latest batch of students to have finished SCIP’s innovative Community Reporting training programme with flying colours. Cast into a world of reporting opportunities, the graduates feel positive and equipped with the skills to grab a story by the neck using an array of mediums and outlets. Read on to find out what they learned, from interview techniques to setting up an online news blog.
