Funding your ICT needs can be extremely difficult for most voluntary organisations and community groups. There are various routes to securing funding - this section considers some of the options.
Article Source: Lasa Information Systems Team Date: January 2009
Organisations need to have a realistic
annual budget for IT. This article provides instructions for using a downloadable Excel spreadsheet to provide you with a simple way to calculate
your IT budget.
With support from Communities @One, and in partnership with Neath & Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service, Swansea Council Voluntary Service are pleased to offer this new guide to funding ICT in your organisation.
FLOSS (Free/Libre open source software) is one of the most important trends in IT since the advent of the PC and commodity software, but despite the potential impact on European firms, its adoption is still hampered by limited knowledge, especially among SMEs that could potentially benefit the most from it.
Although there are grants and other sources of funding for ICT, one option that may be worth considering for voluntary group is FOSS (free and open source software)
"Choosing and Using Free and Open Source Software: A Primer for Nonprofits" describes what open source software is and what impact this type of software may have on the nonprofit sector.
Funding of ICT
FOSS