Topic: Improve Information and communication

Get Noticed Training Slides

Written by george on Mon 17th Oct, 2011

Responding to training needs identified by the G:XL Learning Cluster, G:up offered FREE Communications training on how to write a good press release and how to write for the web - essential skills for getting your organisation noticed in the current climate.

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Open Source Technologies and How They Can Benefit Your Organisation

Written by george on Thu 2nd Jun, 2011

G:up ran this free, capacity-building, training session on open source on 13th April 2011, where sector organisations and colleagues were invited to enhance their skills and awareness of open source software and get a free disc containing leading programs to help them get started. Read more »

G:up Managing Your Online Presence - Download Event Slides

Written by george on Wed 30th Mar, 2011

G:up secured West Midlands ICT Champion (funded through NAVCA), Pete Read, to deliver this important and timely training before his funding ran out. 

The concept was designed in line with the discussions of the G:XL Information and Communications Learning Cluster, which identified a need for an event focusing on: Read more »

Regional Information and Communications Audit

Written by Sharon on Wed 1st Dec, 2010

Another requirement of G:XL, this audit of info and comms issues, barriers and solutions in the West Midlands children and young people's voluntary and community sector (CYP VCS) comprised a series of in-depth interviews with VCS Infrastructure Support Organisations (ISOs) across the region.

This methodology was chosen in order to dissect the subtleties of these complex areas and enable minute examinations of the different experiences of organisations throughout our diverse sector and diverse region.  Read more »

Guide for Engaging with Diverse and 'Hard to Reach' Groups

Written by Sharon on Wed 1st Dec, 2010

As part of the G:XL project, G:up has produced a guide for VCS Infrastructure Support Organisations (ISOs) about how to engage with diverse and ‘hard to reach’ organisations.

This includes a discussion about what ‘hard to reach’ actually means (who is included and why? Who defines it? Is it accurate? If so why?), various reasons why organisations might not be linked in with infrastructure support or appear ‘hard to reach’ and finally a practical guide of steps ISOs can take to increase their reach and the diversity of their affiliates. Read more »

G:XL Info and Comms Learning Cluster

Written by Sharon on Wed 1st Dec, 2010

The learning cluster brings together information and communications professionals from across the West Midlands VCS. It’s an open forum designed to improve and get the best out of G:XL's info and comms work and to benefit its members and the sector more broadly by increasing and improving: learning, information sharing, networking, communications and inclusion. Read more »

G:up Marketing and Communications Strategy

Written by Sharon on Wed 1st Dec, 2010

A G:XL target, this strategy will guide G:up’s marketing and comms activities and procedures for the current year across all its areas of work, ensuring effective communications and marketing to meet the needs of G:up, its members and stakeholders. Read more »

Improving information and communication

Written by Sharon on Wed 1st Dec, 2010

This work stream will build on the capacity, reach and effectiveness of network communication systems and media within the VCS CYP infrastructure to improve the quality and range of information accessible to infrastructure organisations, their network members and service users; andthe filtering, choice and access to news and other disseminated information to meet the particular needs and requirements of organisations and individuals.

      

This work stream is being delivered internally within G:up: Read more »

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