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 […]
Microsoft Licensing Changes Coming on 1 July 2026: What Your Organisation Should Know
Microsoft has confirmed that a new commercial price update for Microsoft 365 and Office 365 will take effect on 1 July 2026. […]
CSP Subscriptions: Key Changes to Extended Service Terms (EST) Coming May 2026
A significant update is coming to Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) subscriptions that organisations and institutions alike need to be aware of. From […]
How Nonprofits Can Meet Sustainability Goals While Reducing IT Spend
Nonprofit organisations are under increasing pressure to do more with less. Budgets are tight, sustainability targets are rising and technology refresh cycles […]
Smartdesc Newsletter: Charity Leaders Winter Social, Microsoft 365 Training & More
Welcome to the Smartdesc October newsletter. This month is packed with updates, insights and a look ahead to what’s coming up in […]
Smartdesc Newsletter: Charity Leaders Summer Social, how to optimise your IT & more
Welcome to the Smartdesc March newsletter. We are nonprofit IT specialists who enable organisations to deliver more through better use of technology. […]
Cyber Security and other charity IT resources
Welcome to the Smartdesc October newsletter. This month we discuss how you can can strengthen your charity’s cyber security posture and offer […]
Charity Technology Roundtable – Cyber Security – Summary
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last week we held our third Quarterly Charity Technology Roundtable, hosted by Microsoft Tech for Social Impact. In this blog, we summarise […]
Increase your IT team’s capacity with hybrid outsourcing
Welcome to the Smartdesc September newsletter. This month we discuss the benefits of adopting a hybrid, in-house outsourced model for your IT function, […]
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 […]