Lots of useful resources and links were shared throughout the morning and I’m going to be making sure that details are posted here so that attendees (and non-attendees) can follow up on the points discussed.

Just a few first comments from this morning….

Thanks again to Chris and Glen from Virtual Riders for supporting the event today (by both attending and funding the venue & food!).

For those who didn’t make it, our agenda covered…

IT Trends to watch in 2011 for organisations in the VolCom sector.  In particular we discussed

Databases / capturing and using data
Cloud technologies
Collaborative tools
Social Media tools

We also learned more about Virtual Riders and spent a while too “cooking up a website” – discussing the practicalities of getting a website/online presence working for your organisation.

A lot was shared and needs following up from this morning.  I’ll be posting it all here over the next few days so keep an eye out for it!

Next quarterly networking meeting will be 12 April 2011.

The Network is run by VANEL as a Third Sector Hub initiative, and works with Third Sector Organisations across North East Lincolnshire.

Read more about the network here, or contact us here.

We have events (including training) coming up, and details of dates for your diary are here.

Keep reading the blog to find out what support you might be able to get & what we offer.

This website provides a method for everyone in the network to connect, communicate and learn from each other.  If you would like to be involved, contact me (Karl) and I’ll get you registered.

Welcome.