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April - May 07
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A
selection of articles from the issue are featured
below.
To
view the contents page from this issue, click the
link below. To open this page you will need acrobat
reader. If you need to download this, click here
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Full
contents of the April - May 2007 issue |
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Voluntarism
has historically been the bedrock of the third
sector, but is it time for change? As charities
become increasingly professional and business-like
organisations, Hannah Fearn asks if payment
of board members can help hook in the best
candidates for the job |
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The
new breed of social entrepreneurs have much
to offer charities, and vice versa. Sandra
Haurant discovers how the two can work together
for mutually beneficial gains |
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Does
it matter if a charity’s mission evolves
but its charitable objects don’t change
to reflect this? It very well could do, finds
Peter Davy, though changing objects can be
a potentially tedious process |
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Plucking
volunteers from big business can help charities
gather a highly skilled voluntary workforce.
Hannah Fearn speaks to the members of a
pioneering business development group supporting
one charity, and finds out what others can
learn from their experience
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sponsored
by
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Thinking
IT through
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Nicola
Thompson outlines recent research from the
ICT Hub, and says that the voluntary sector
needs to embrace new technological opportunities
to better engage with its users |
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With
increasing numbers of employees working remotely,
a raft of new IT security issues has arisen.
Gary Flood looks at the controls organisations
can put in place to avoid nasty security breaches
and frustrating data loss |
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It
may not seem of critical importance, but failure
to properly register and maintain internet
domain names can turn into a costly and time-consuming
nightmare. David Adams reports |
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Focus on:
Direct marketing
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Staying
on target
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Though
targeted multi-channel direct marketing may
be more involved than a run-of-the-mill bulk
mailshot, the potential of a significantly
increased response rate makes it all worthwhile,
finds Emily Cubit |
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Direct
marketing survey (pdf here)
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