5 business systems
Typical VCO business systems such as fundraising, administration, case management, marketing, accounting, publishing, reporting, etc.
Competency 5 Resources
- BusinessLink’s Starting Up articles includes a section on ICT resources for the various areas of running a small business which are also appropriate for the VCS.
- A useful summary of software for VCO fundraising on the Knowledgebase
- IdealWare’s A Few Good Accounting Packages is a good overview of accounts programes in use in the VCS.
Module 2 Resources
- A Guide to Managing ICT in the Voluntary and Community Sector - an ICT Hub publication – (pdf file 1.6Mb). An excellent overview of voluntary sector ICT management aimed at staff within organisations but equally appropriate and useful for learners. Also available as hard copy, Lasa have a stock.
- Idealware – www.idealware.org – has a vast repository of reviews of software and systems for the VCS along with running webinars and a email newsletter.
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