Better ICT Budgeting Mark Walker ICT Champion for South East England

About me SCIP, Brighton Helping VCOs make best use of ICT Work across region ChangeUp Consortia Support organisations: CVS, volunteer centres Development workers Funders, suppliers Training, awareness-raising, signposting, support

SCIP, Brighton

Helping VCOs make best use of ICT

Work across region

ChangeUp Consortia

Support organisations: CVS, volunteer centres

Development workers

Funders, suppliers

Training, awareness-raising, signposting, support

Regional ICT Priorities Support to enable appropriate use of ICT Working with funders Volunteers Support for consortia Using ICT to improve support services Better ICT support available to front line organisations

Support to enable appropriate use of ICT

Working with funders

Volunteers

Support for consortia

Using ICT to improve support services

Better ICT support available to front line organisations

Funding for what? Operations Networks, servers, internet access, skills Information Databases, websites, publications Communications Websites, email, telephones, mobiles, SMS Services/support Internet access, community websites, outreach

Operations

Networks, servers, internet access, skills

Information

Databases, websites, publications

Communications

Websites, email, telephones, mobiles, SMS

Services/support

Internet access, community websites, outreach

Better Budgeting Not just boxes and wires Capital and revenue Linked to overall goals, eg: Growth and development New projects Training and professional development “ What do we want to do and how can ICT help us?”

Not just boxes and wires

Capital and revenue

Linked to overall goals, eg:

Growth and development

New projects

Training and professional development

“ What do we want to do and how can ICT help us?”

Ten Items for an ICT Budget Hardware Software Installation Maintenance Backup Consumables Insurance Broadband Web hosting Training

Hardware

Software

Installation

Maintenance

Backup

Consumables

Insurance

Broadband

Web hosting

Training

www.ictknowledgebase.org.uk

What are the barriers? For VCO staff and volunteers For development workers For funding advisers For funders

For VCO staff and volunteers

For development workers

For funding advisers

For funders

What are the barriers? Lack of knowledge Bigger budgets but no extra funding Core funding vs project funding Funders have capital not revenue Don’t know where to get help Don’t know what to ask for Too little time/too many other priorities

Lack of knowledge

Bigger budgets but no extra funding

Core funding vs project funding

Funders have capital not revenue

Don’t know where to get help

Don’t know what to ask for

Too little time/too many other priorities

Any other questions? Keep up to date with ICT-related issues at my website: www.seictchampion.org.uk Funding news Events Top tips Contact me Mark Walker 07956 627116 [email_address]

Keep up to date with ICT-related issues at my website: www.seictchampion.org.uk

Funding news

Events

Top tips

Contact me

Mark Walker

07956 627116

[email_address]