Publications

A selection of useful and informative publications on ICT for voluntary and community organisations.

Topics

ICT management series
ICT Foresight reports
ICT accessibility
Collaboration and ICT
Other ICT publications

ICT management series

A Guide to Managing ICT in the Voluntary and Community Sector

This easy to follow, in depth guide gives you all the information you need to successfully assess, plan, implement and maintain your organisation's ICT.

Download a copy of the Guide to Managing ICT in the Voluntary and Community Sector (PDF 1.6 MB)

How to Cost and Fund ICT

This guide will help you assess and cost your ICT needs, and help you to budget for total cost of ownership.

Download a copy of the How to Cost and Fund ICT guide (PDF 1.2 MB)

From Nightmare to Nirvana - an ICT survival guide for trustees

What has ICT got to do with governance? Why should trustees be interested in ICT? This guide is designed to help your trustees understand the role of ICT and the importance of strategic planning to reduce the cost and risk implications, and to make adifference to your organisational effectiveness.

Download the ICT Survival Guidefor Trustees (PDF 399 KB)

ICT Foresight reports

ICT Foresight: Consultation and Campaigning in the Age of Participatory Media

This report, based on a survey of almost 300 senior managers in the voluntary and community sector, maps out emerging trends in relation to the critical 'voice' and representation roles of the sector.

Download the ICT Foresight Report: Consultation and Campaigining in the age of Participatory Media (PDF 580KB)

ICT Foresight: How Online Communities can make the Net Work for the Voluntary and Community Sector

This report examines the impact of the internet on the growing trend for individuals and organisations to come together through online social networking, forums, blogs, wikis and other new technology.

Download the ICT Foresight Report: How Online Communities can make the Net Work for the VCS (PDF 1357 KB)

ICT Foresight: Charitable Giving and Fundraising in a Digital World

Alongside exploring the tools available for electronic giving, such as websites and mobile phones, this report looks at the impact of technology on traditional marketing methods and how to adapt to a cultural change in managing donors to ensure these tools are used effectively.

Download the ICT Foresight Report: Charitable Giving and Fundraising in a Digital World (PDF 670 KB)

ICT Foresight: How ICT is Shaping the Future Design and Delivery of Public Services

Drawing on case studies and debate from ICT experts, this report looks at emerging trends in theways organisations are run and public services delivered through the innovative use of new technology.

Download How ICT is Shaping the Future Design and Delivery of Public Services (PDF 1738 KB)

Future Focus 3: How will we use new technologies in five years' time?

This guide looks at how ICT is impacting on the voluntary and community sector and suggests ways for your organisation to make strategic choices and plan ahead.

Order a copy of future focus 3 from the NCVO website

ICT accessibility guides

Easy Free and Quick ICT Accessibility (booklet and CD)

This booklet explains why accessibility is vital to your work, clarifies your legal obligation,and tells you how easy it is to make simple practical improvements to your accessibility. The CD helps you put into practice simple improvements and contains a wealth of case studies. Most of the ideas in this booklet are free or cost less than £100.

Download a copy of the ICT accessibility booklet (PDF 492 KB)

If you would like a hard copy of this publication, email us your postal details.

Web Accessibility Pack for Voluntary and Community Organisations (booklet and CD)

This booklet is a practical introduction to web accessibility. It will give you the knowledge to make your website accessible at little or no cost. The pack explains what web accessibility is, the benefits and what the law says, as well as giving guidance for web managers, commissioners, designers and developers.

Download a copy of the web accessibility guide (PDF 1.7 MB)

If you would like a hard copy of this publication, email us your postal details.

Collaboration and ICT

ICT Tools to Support Collaborative Working

ICT has great potential for enabling collaboration, especially for projects which involve multiple partners over large geographical distances. This information identifies what works and what doesn’t, and is illustrated with case studies.

Read the ICT Tools to support collaborative working publication online

Download a copy of the ICT Tools to Support Collaborative Working publication (PDF 247 KB)

If you would like a hard copy of this publication, email us your postal details.

Collaborative Working to Make More Effective Use of ICT

It can be a challenge to identify and realise the potential of ICT because of the difficulty in resourcing and finding the support needed. This information explores how you could collaborate with others to support your ICT.

Read the Collaborative Working to Make More Effective Use of ICT publication online

Download a copy ofthe Collaborative Working to Make More Effective Use of ICT publication (PDF 170 KB)

If you would like a hard copy of this publication, email us your postal details.

Other ICT publications

Social media

How to Use New Media Guide and New Media Case Studies

The Media Trust has produced these two booklets highlighting how VCOs can make the most of new media technology and practical examples of 10 organisations that have done it.

Download a copy of the how to use new media booklet (PDF 944 KB)

Download a copy of the new media case studies booklet (PDF 701 KB)

Funding

Making More Impact With Your Funds, briefing for funders booklet

This booklet is designed to help funders understand more about the importance of ICT and funding the total cost of ownership.

Download a copy of the briefing for funders booklet (PDF 250 KB)

If you would like a hard copy of this publication, email us your postal details.

ICT Signposting guide for small voluntary and community organisations

This handy document for small voluntary and community organisations signposts you to the most relevant ICT resources and support.

Download a copy of the small organisations signposting guide (PDF 33 KB)

Circuit Rider 2.0 Guide

The circuit rider guide aims to answer all of your circuit rider questions such as:

What is a circuit rider?
What do circuit riders do?
How do circuit projects work?
How do circuit riders benefit the voluntary and community sector?
Download a copy of the Circuit Rider 2.0 guide (PDF 184 KB)

Tools

Voice Over IP (VOIP) Introductory Guide for the Voluntary Sector

This guide tells you how you can use Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to make telephone calls over the internet.

Download a copy of the VOIP guide (PDF435 KB)

Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) Practice Guide

LTSP is open source software that allows low specification computers to conect to a central server. Take a look at the LTSP Practice guide to find out more and discover if it could be of benefit to your organisation.

Download a copy of the LTSP practice guide (PDF 282 KB)

An Overview of Samba Serving for Windows

Samba is an open source server, with many of the same features as Windows. This guide gives you detailed information about Samba and how to implement it in your organisation.