Highlighting the benefits of using essential low cost or no cost technology tools for new Third Sector organisations, to enable them to manage and promote their organisations with minimal cost and effort.
3. Aim
of
today
Highlight
the
benefits
of
using
essenEal
low
cost
or
no
cost
technology
tools
for
new
Third
Sector
organisaEons
to
manage
and
promote
their
organisaBons
with
minimal
cost
and
effort.
By
the
end
you’ll:
1. Understand
what
tools
are
available
2. Understand
how
using
online
tools
can
save
Bme
and
resources
3. Understand
how
you
can
raise
awareness
and
signpost
to
essenBal
resources
and
support
4. What
we’ll
cover
1.Office
Tools
1.Office
Software
2.Online
Collaboration
tools
2.Online
Marketing
&
Promotion
1.Website
2.Social
Media
3.Managing
Meetings
&
Events
1.Organising
Meetings
&
Events
2.Planning
and
managing
Events
4.Publishing
Information
1.Newsletters/E-‐bulletins
5. The
Two
Aims
of
Technology
1. Do
things
better
2. Do
better
things
6. Why Embrace Technology?
• Vital to every group /
organisations
• Increase efficiency &
effectiveness
• No cost or low cost
• Access from anywhere
at anytime
• Reach a wider audience
• Reach a more targeted
audience
7. Organisation Tech Reality check
• What’s your attitude to technology?
• What is your technology role?
• Who will drive any changes?
• Who will implement any changes?
• What support will you need?
11. Office 365 & Google Apps
It gives online access to full Office software:
• Email, Contacts & Calendars (e.g. Outlook)
• Text Editing (e.g Word)
• Spreadsheets (e.g. Excel)
• Presentations (e.g. PowerPoint)
• File storage and backup
12. What can I do with it?
• Work anywhere on any device
• Work Online or Offline
• Create, edit and share documents
• Collaborate (on the same
document at the same time!)
• Access emails, contacts and
calendars on the go
• Access Files & Folders
• Backup Files & Folders
13. Libre Office & Open Office
• FOSS*
-‐
free
to
download
and
use
on
a
local
machine
• Not
cloud-‐based
• Can
read
documents
from
Microsoft
Office
software
Libre Office
Open Office
*Free and Open Source Software
14. Google Drive, One Drive & DropBox
• Online and Offline access to
your files and folders
• Automatically synchronises
• Automatically backs up
• Automatically updates to
latest version
• Loads of free storage space
• Works on any internet-
enabled device
18. Improve Your Online Presence - why?
1. Your website is 1 in 630m
2. Communicate more efficiently
3. Reach more people by ‘going to
where they are’
4. Drive relevant traffic to your
website
5. Increase numbers of members/
clients/volunteers
19. Online
Presence
is…
• Everywhere
you’ve
put
your
organisation
online:
• Website
• Blogs
• Social
Media
platforms
• Google
Maps
• Wikipedia
21. What
is
Wordpress
•An
online
blogging
and
web
development
tool
•A
free
and
easy
hosted
solution
•OR
a
software
package
that
can
be
developed
and
hosted
wherever
you
choose
22. • Provide
a
platform
for
your
blog
• Allows
you
to
manage
your
site
without
additional
software
• Enables
a
multi-‐user
environment
• Multiple
‘plug-‐ins’
to
enhance
functionality
What
can
Wordpress
do?
NO
CODING
REQUIRED
23. Plugins
and
Widgets
•
Gallery
•
Calendar
•
Functionality
•
Polls
•
Make
change
•
Flexibility
•
Mobile
compatibility
26. Social Media is….
Social media is social
software which mediate human
communication. Social media
is ubiquitously accessible,
and enabled by scalable
communication techniques.
In 2012, social media became one
of the most powerful sources for
news updates.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
29. Plan
Your
Strategy
5
Things
Your
Strategy
Needs
1. Aligned
to
your
business
plan
2. Knowledge
of
your
audience
3. Clear
goals
and
measurements
4. Great
stories
&
lightweight
media
5. Integration
30. Tips to Get Started
• Set up accounts (Use a generic email address)
• Have a tinker
• Follow and listen to others
• Join the conversations
• Make connections
• Measure successes
• Start to grow
35. • Radically
simplifies
the
process
of
scheduling
events
&
taking
polls/votes,
e.g.
board
/
team
meetings,
AGM
dates,
preferred
venues,
project
names,
Xmas
dinner
venues
etc
36. Doodle
• Requires
an
account
set
up
• Create
a
user
name
and
password
• Free
to
use
at
basic
level
• Event
scheduling
• Saves
all
the
email
exchanges
• Works
out
the
most
suitable
time
• Gives
options
for
multiple
times/days/sessions
• Doodle
Demo
37. Eventbrite
• Set
up,
promote
and
manage
every
detail
of
events
• No
cost
unless
you
charge
for
tickets
• Manages
every
element:
• Set
up
• Ticketing
• Follow
Up
• Feedback
• Eventbrite
app
-‐
Mobile
Box
Office
• Eventbrite
Demo
38. • Can’t
forget
details
-‐
it
walks
you
through
set
up
• No
mailing
out
time
• No
paper/
envelopes/
stamps
cost
• Manage
responses
• Automatic
reminders
• Easily
generate
lists
• Tickets
are
managed
for
you
• Apps
to
check
people
in
• Fast
set
up
for
repeat
events
Benefits
of
using
Eventbrite
39. Skype
&
Google
Hangouts
• VoIP
(Voice
over
Internet
Protocol)
technology
allows
us
to
transmit
voice
and
video
over
the
internet
• Make
free
voice
&
video
calls
• Both
‘ends’
need
the
same
software
• Also
low
cost
calls
to
landlines
&
mobile
anywhere
in
the
world
• Smartphone
apps
means
calls
can
be
made
on
the
go
40. Skype
&
Google
Hangouts
Benefits
• Communicate
in
multiple
ways
-‐
voice/
video/
text/
share
links/
share
screens/
send
files
• Minimise
travel
&
room
hire
costs
• Possibilities
for
education/
collaboration/
mentoring
• Next
best
thing
to
being
there
• If
you
have
Gmail,
you
already
have
Hangouts
Sign
Language
Interpreter
45. • Fastest
growing
digital
publishing
platform
in
the
world
• Showcase
and
present
your
publications
• Publish
Reports,
Newsletters,
Supporter
magazines,
Annual
Reports
etc.
• Embed
anywhere
• Example