Computanews
Our FREE Computanews magazine comes out quarterly and is full of informative and entertaining articles, written in plain English and relevant to small voluntary organisations. Topics include:
- News of the latest IT developments in the voluntary sector
- How-to articles in plain English
- Reports from organisations on how they got ICT under control
- Analysis of strategy issues affecting voluntary sector ICT
- Software and book reviews
We also publish a range of Computanews guides for a more in depth look at specific areas.
What our readers say
"Computanews is a wonderful, clearly written and interesting publication. Such a relief to get jargon-free writing on IT ... Keep up the good work." Law Centre NI.
Download the current issue of Computanews
Computanews 157 - August 2010 (PDF 2.0 MB. Requires Adobe Reader to view available free from the Adobe website)
- Going virtual - online meetings - new web based technologies are making virtual meetings a less expensive alternative to physical meetings. In the second of a two-part article, we look at what the tools do and the hardware and software requirements to run them
- Cosmic, digital mentors - Devon based social enterprise COSMIC is bringing ICT support and training to local organisations through their innovative Digital Mentors programme
- Development workers and technology - why development workers need ICT knowledge
- I Can Hear Music - IBM's Lotus Symphony office suite gets a makeover
- Georgia on my mind - NTEN's Non-Profit Technology Conference - three days of sessions, presentations, socialising - and Bohemian Rhapsody...
- AIMS - Free at last - why Lasa decided to make a version of its case management database free
- Ubuntu Lucid Lynx - Linux for non-profits - the new features of the latest open source operating system under the microscope
- Review - Global Action Plan's Green ICT Handbook.
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Download earlier issues of Computanews
Computanews 156 - May 2010 (PDF 1.5Mb)
Computanews 155 - February 2010 (PDF 1.5Mb)
Computanews 154 - November 2009 (PDF 1.62Mb)
Advertise in Computanews
If you offer a technology product, service or event aimed specifically at the voluntary sector, you can draw attention to it through the pages of Computanews.
With a circulation of around 2,500 copies per issue, published four times a year Computanews has a key audience that includes:
- Organisation managers and trustees
- Staff responsible for their own organisation's ICT
- Circuit Riders who provide advice and technology support to other organisations
The cost of an advertising in Computanews is:
- 1/8 page: £60
- 1/4 page: £100
- 1/2 page: £180
- full page: £300
A 10% discount applies if advertising in multiple issues.
For more details, or to find the next publication date, please contact us:
Email: computanews@lasa.org.uk Tel: (020) 7377 2748
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