Technology insights for charity leaders
Welcome to the Smartdesc June newsletter. In this edition, we share our Charity Technology Leaders report released earlier this month, including: Our […]
Charity Technology Leaders Report 2023 – key trends and insights
Earlier this year, Smartdesc conducted a survey of Charity Technology Leaders to ask what their strategic technology priorities are for the year […]
Charity Technology Leaders Report 2023
We are delighted to publish the Charity Technology Leaders Report 2023. Earlier this year, Smartdesc engaged with senior leaders involved in technology […]
Protect your charity’s data & stay compliant
Welcome to the Smartdesc May newsletter. In this edition, we cover Information Governance and Data Protection and how charities can adhere to […]
UK Data Protection Reform: What charities need to know
The EU GDPR has been established data protection legislation in the UK and EU since May 2018. In the UK, the EU […]
Save money and optimise your IT with outsourcing
Welcome to the Smartdesc April newsletter. Are you considering outsourcing IT at your charity but don’t know where to begin? We’ve compiled […]
What charities need to know about IT outsourcing
With a shortage of IT talent in the UK, charities face an uphill battle to attract staff against inflated corporate wages available […]
Charity Technology Roundtable – Inflation and increasing IT costs – Summary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week we hosted the first of our Quarterly Charity Technology Roundtables, with Microsoft Tech for Social Impact and Charity Finance Group. […]
Reduce your communications costs and improve user experience
Welcome to the Smartdesc March newsletter. Lots of organisations are asking us about how they can move their telephony into Microsoft Teams and […]
Let’s talk about Internet and Telephony
Big changes are afoot in the world of internet connectivity, and telephony, across the sector. Traditional copper phone lines in the UK […]
Defending against phishing
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/5″][vc_single_image image=”2037″ img_size=”full”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/5″][vc_column_text]Welcome to the Smartdesc February newsletter. This month we focus on how charities can protect themselves against phishing attacks […]
Phishing for Finance: Why Cyber Attackers love charity finance teams
Email is not secure 91% of all cyber attacks begin with email. Despite all the advances in cyber defence, good old-fashioned email […]