ICT Homepage
Welcome to my section of our website. As the Regional ICT Champion for the North East, I support third sector organisations to understand and use technology to better achieve their goal of delivering high quality services. So these pages have been designed to help achieve this goal.
My day job is now focussed on an 'Improve Reach' project. The goal is to improve the support, networking and signposting services offered by infrastructure organisations to 4 hard to reach groups. These are: black and minority ethnic groups, refugee and migrant groups, faith groups and isolated rural groups.
I've tried to keep this section lean and functional to help you find everything you need to help you regarding your ICT issues. Take a look through these pages and do let me know if there is any additional information you would like to see published here.
- Useful Resources and Tools etc.
- Learn more about the Improving Reach Project
- Learn more about the Consortia Work
- A History and Background of the Regional ICT Champions Role
- ICT Video Library
We have set aside a seperate page for the archived ICT E-Bulletins so that they may serve as a record and source of research for any interested parties. So please find these stored at the following link:
Latest News...
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15/12/2009
Professional IT support subsidised until 31st March 2010
Are you working with 'hard to reach' groups or people? Do you want technical support for IT by phone? Do you need more than just technical support,...
01/03/2010
North East Safeguarding Conference - 23rd March 2010
RSC Northern has organised a conference at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland to provide an opportunity to explore a range of topics and issues related...
01/03/2010
Free training on Internet Security for Parents and Carers
Act fast folks - this is only available during March. Funding has been secured by Isafely to deliver Internet Security training within the voluntary...
25/02/2010
I forgot that technology can be beautiful as well as practical...
Alright, it's not the most complex use of technology in the digital world but it's still lovely to behold! http://www.vimeo.com/2885437
22/02/2010
What ICT stuff do you need to start a new group?
If you've started up a new community group, a formal organisation or a new network, you may well need to know what ICT equipment you will need to get started...
19/02/2010
IT4Communities links with AbilityNet
IT4Communities, the volunteering project for IT workers, has become a service provided by AbilityNet, the computer technology charity making it easier...
11/02/2010
Straight-talk from Government's Digital Inclusion Champion
I've not had the good fortune to meet Martha Lane Fox but look forward to it more and more. It's not so common these days to hear people having the courage...
29/01/2010
New grant funding available for 'Learning Centres'
UK online centres are looking to recruit new centres working with deeply excluded people, in areas of high deprivation or low network coverage. In...
29/01/2010
Get a free charity website in minutes
If finding a free option or even a very low cost website is still a challenge for your organisation, the Charity Technology Trust (CTT) can help you every...
29/01/2010
Funding for a Digital Media project
Community Voices is about supporting communities based in England to make a meaningful difference to their lives with the help of digital media. They are...

Since the appointment of the North East Regional ICT Champion in July 2005, VONNE has developed this set of resource pages for the Voluntary and Community Sector.
As part of the national ChangeUp and CapacityBuilders initiatives, this site serves to provide frontline and infrastructure organisations with up to date information and resources for County Durham, Northumberland, Tees Valley and Tyne & Wear.
If you have any comments, suggested additions or queries about this section of our website, please contact Andrew Samuel (Sam), the Regional ICT Champion, at VONNE:
Tel: 0191 233 2000
Email: andrew.samuel@vonne.org.uk

Andrew Samuel (Sam)




