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Last chance for Inspiring Voices

Karl Elliott — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 15:32:17 +0000

Inspiring Voices celebrates the varied and inspiring ways that disadvantaged communities have empowered themselves with the help of digital media. The Media Trust is offering £500 awards to communities whose work is helping to give the community a voice through digital media. Deadline extended to 14 January.

Find out lots more about Inspiring Voices on the website here : www.inspiringvoices.org

VAT busting discount from Electrovile

Karl Elliott — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 14:30:40 +0000

Here is a January offer from Electroville…

As you are no doubt aware, VAT went up to 20% on the 4th January. Definitely not the best time (if there is one) for the voluntary sector.
In response, Electroville is offering the EX VAT price throughout January on a range of services: IT support, Instant websites and Online surveys.
So you don’t just save the extra 2.5%, you save the whole 20%!
Visit the website: http://www.electroville.org.uk/ for details.

HDLive videos

Karl Elliott — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 14:48:20 +0000

I attended the HDlive conference in Hull in November and the buzz and information exchange was great. A couple of videos from some of the key presentations are now online.

Have a look at them here.

Inspiring Voices Awards open

Karl Elliott — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:41:45 +0000

Media Trust has 10 awards to give to communities demonstrating the way in which they use digital media to empower themselves. The “Inspiring Voices” awards are open now, with a closing date of 10th December 2010.

If you have a story about digital media empowering your group or community, please submit it to Media Trust.

Full details and information here.

Update from NAVCA ICT Project

Karl Elliott — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:17:04 +0000

The NAVCA ICT project is now into its final year. They have released information about the plans for their activities which may be of interest.

View their document here.

IT volunteer needed (VANEL)

Karl Elliott — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:02:12 +0000

Over the next few months VANEL will be placing a number of community PCs out into community centres. We need an IT literate volunteer(s) to help do the on-site installations & then to go back and keep the PCs up to date and in good running order.

Contact Karl Elliott at VANEL for more details

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Simple graphic design work needed

Karl Elliott — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:41 +0000

We need someone with graphic design skills and ability to create PC desktop backgrounds and screensavers.

Contact Karl Elliott at VANEL

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Help sort out printers

Karl Elliott — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:59:21 +0000

VANEL has about 6 old, unused printers in store. Someone needed to dust them off, troubleshoot and determine whether they can be brought back in to service or need to be scrapped. Also need to review all of the other printers, faxes, scanners etc held at VANEL and make sure they are all working properly.

Contact Karl Elliott at VANEL.

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Linux expertise required (VANEL)

Karl Elliott — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:43:57 +0000

Volunteer with Linux expertise required to get a frozen Linux netbook back to life. BIOS password has been lost and machine will not boot. Probably need firmware updates/changes to get it back to life.

Contact Karl Elliott at VANEL.

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WordPress training – 10th August

Karl Elliott — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:10:02 +0000

There are just a couple of places left on the WordPress session VANEL is running on Tuesday 10th August.

The session is free and open to any IT supporters of third sector organisations in North East Lincolnshire. However, there are very limited places so sign up soon! If we get the demand then expect to see another date scheduled in for September!

The session is a full morning learning WordPress in depth – enough for you to get started on building a first WordPress website for your organisation. We’ll then carry on through the afternoon to actually get real, live websites built there and then for those keen to get a website up and running asap.

9.30am start – approx 1pm, lunch, then 2pm- 4.30pm handson session.

To book call Karl Elliott or Vicky Hardy at VANEL on 01472 231123 or email karl@vanel.org.uk.

Not come across WordPress before?

Wordpress is a blogging tool (quick guide to blogs here). It’s free. It can do a lot more than just blogging – whole sites can be built around it.

You can get a free blog/site in seconds hosted by WordPress, or you can download the tool (for free) and host it yourself for complete control.

Most of the VANEL Third Sector Hub websites are built in WordPress – have a look:

www.thirdsectorhub.org.uk
www.thirdsectorhub.org.uk/itnet
www.vanel.org.uk/compact
www.thrivetrustees.org.uk
www.thriveleaders.org.uk
www.neltsp.org.uk/regen

Or take a look at some other cool examples of WordPress sites…

here, here, here, and here !

Not got a website? Website tired & in need of work? Do you have little money but some time and willingness to get going yourself? Give me a call to discuss or get yourself booked onto this course.

there’s a Websites group here for further discussion
or a Social Media group here to discuss blogging

lots more articles on websites, blogging, wordpress etc coming soon.

Thanks. Karl