Some of you may remember the Migrant Helpline case study that was
compiled by John McC, if not, see:
http://www.openoffice.org/product/studies.html It is the second one from
the bottom.
ComputerWeekly.com caught up with Migrant Helpline again and have
provided an update, together with another UK charity that is using OSS.
"If you still think of charities as the Cinderella of the IT world,
languishing in...
... a corner, with little resources and no budget, working on aged,
donated equipment, prepare to think again.
These days, larger UK charities are multimillion-pound organisations,
which need top-flight IT and communications skills and technologies to
put them in touch with a younger audience of potential donors and
volunteers.
Smaller charities are also benefiting from an innovative approach, aided
by organisations such as the Home Office-funded ICT Hub.
The ICT Hub is a group of voluntary sector bodies that provides a
framework for IT planning and advice, using its £4m funding to set up a
website and material that can be delivered to local voluntary bodies.
Open source software has proved a key tool for small, cash-strapped
organisations looking to implement cost-effective IT. These two case
studies illustrate how two very different charitable organisations have
been able to use open source systems."
Dudman, J. (2006), Open source makes a good donation [Online],
ComputerWeekly.com. Available from:
<http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/06/13/216332/Open+source+makes+a+good+donation.htm>
[14 June 2006].
Regards
Jacqueline McNally
OOoCon2006 in Lyon (http://marketing.openoffice.org/conference/)
Are you a computer angel? (www.computerangels.org.au)
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