NSPCC leaves Charityshare consortium

26 October 2010

Greetings!

Read on for news about significant moves in the charity outsourcing market as NSPCC leaves and Age UK joins Charityshare. Meanwhile, the use of IT to increase charity transparency has taken a hit, with the GuideStar website suffering further instability behind the scenes and OSCR delaying plans to include more information on its online register.

NSPCC has left Charityshare, the shared IT consortium it helped to create, and is moving its infrastructure and support services to Northgate Information Solutions.

GuideStar website back under wing of GuideStar International

GuideStar International has taken back ownership of the GuideStar UK website following the Directory of Social Change's decision to place GuideStar Data Services into administration.

Use Facebook for relationship-building first, says Facebook exec

Charities should concentrate on using Facebook to build relationships with supporters rather than treat it as an outright giving mechanism, according to a top Facebook executive.

OSCR warns new online filing services could be postponed

OSCR may be forced to delay its planned IT upgrade and online services due to lack of funds.

Analysis

Do you have multiple database syndrome?

Ivan Wainewright looks at the common scenario of an organisation running several databases, and outlines routes to that elusive '360° view'.

Case study

Using online tools to shape youth provision

Dr Kath Edgar explains how government-funded project Plings is helping to standardise the collection of impact data on youth activities.

Blog

Broadband boggler

It's not hot that there are not-spots says Andrew Samuel, and an online competition to point them out somewhat defeats the purpose, no?

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