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Access UK, the supplier behind Dimensions and Horizons software, is set for major growth following a £50m venture capital deal.  Orange has launched its volunteering app with 12 charities.  And Paul Webster, whose job as regional ICT champion project manager ended last week when its funding from Capacitybuilders ran out, has warned that social networking use by charities will decline as a result of jobs like his being cut.
 

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Access UK secures £50m investment deal for growth plan


The management team at accounting software provider Access UK has landed a £50m deal with venture capitalist Lyceum Capital to finance an ambitious expansion strategy.

Technology

Spending cuts 'will put a brake on technology use by small groups'


Civil society's ability to use communications technology to reach out to service users and other stakeholders will be badly hampered by cuts to support providers' budgets, the project manager in charge of Navca's regional ICT champion scheme warned last week.

Cloud computing

Charities take 'stepping-stone' approach to cloud adoption


Over 60 charities have signed up to Charity Cloud, the cloud services partnership between appiChar and ThinkGrid that launched last September.


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Community shops network signs card-reader deal


The Plunkett Foundation has created a membership scheme for the UK's 255 community-owned shops and signed a deal with Ethecol Merchant Services to install a card-processing system in each one.

Adobe

Eduserv extends Adobe agreement


Eduserv has extended for two more years its agreement with Adobe offering lower-priced creative software for universities and colleges.

Orange launches Do Some Good volunteering app 


Mobile phone provider Orange has teamed up with 12 UK charities to create an app which enables people to volunteer through their mobile phone for the first time.


Orange volunteering app 

In other news...


JustGiving to launch direct debit facility

JustGiving will be launching a direct debit function to its website in the next one to two weeks following a significant rise on regular giving on the site.

Save the Children launches online ad campaign through MSN Royal Wedding hub

Save the Children has launched an online campaign through MSN's Royal Wedding hub, encouraging people to hold a fundraising street party for the charity's No Child Born to Die campaign.

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Cloud and proud


John Tate has his head in the Cloud, but his feet on the ground.

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