In the rapidly evolving landscape of telecommunications, there is a crucial date that charities should be aware of: the switch-off of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) in December 2025. This transition will mark a significant milestone in the journey towards fully digital communication infrastructures. After this date, all traditional copper phone lines will cease…
Welcome to the Smartdesc February newsletter. This month, we share guidance around Microsoft 365 Copilot and how to prepare at your organisation, including a blog, webinar and more. We also share our upcoming LinkedIn Live on how to reduce IT team workload with good ITSM. Free charity IT resources Microsoft have made Copilot for 365…
Now that Microsoft Copilot is available to all nonprofits, it’s a great time to look at how your organisation can pilot it. Click here to watch our webinar with Microsoft Tech for Social Impact, where we covered: A demo of what Microsoft Copilot is and how it can save your staff hours of manual work…
Join us for our next Charity Technology Roundtable on cyber security on Thursday 3 October 2024 at Microsoft London. Our roundtables provide a relaxed, safe space to meet your peers working at other large charities, share best practice and learn from other organisations. We will discuss key areas such as: What is current best practice…
*Registration now closed* Would you like to get to know your charity tech peers in a friendly, relaxed setting at Microsoft’s London office? Join us on Thursday 13 June 2024 for drinks, nibbles and networking for charity leaders, in partnership with Microsoft Tech for Social Impact. We are thrilled to have Vicki Thornton – CFO…
Join us on Thursday 18 April 2024 at Microsoft London for our next quarterly Charity Technology Roundtable, alongside Microsoft Tech for Social Impact. The topic of this roundtable will be Microsoft Copilot and how you can get ‘AI ready’ at your organisation. We will run through a demo of Copilot and discuss key areas such as:…
Welcome to the Smartdesc January newsletter. This month we share our annual Charity Leaders survey, advice on how you can use ITSM to improve your IT function, a guide on preventing data breaches, and more. Free charity IT resources Our annual Charity Technology Leaders survey is now live! Complete our survey to have your say on…
We are excited to announce that as of today, Microsoft have made Copilot for 365 available to all organisations, removing the minimum order requirement. What does this announcement mean for organisations like yours? Until now, Copilot for 365 was only available with a minimum order of 300 seats, a 3 year commitment and a waiting…
Would you benefit from a free Microsoft 365 training session? Would you like to use the tools more confidently and consistently? Would you like to learn how to collaborate more effectively with colleagues? Smartdesc offer free 60-minute taster training sessions, led by our IT Training Manager, on how you can get the most out of…
Challenge Water Aid is an international charity that works to provide clean water and toilets to communities around the world. Like many charities, WaterAid were facing challenges in resourcing the IT Support function. Internal IT employees left the organisation, driven by the cost-of-living crisis, and the charity was unable to compete with corporate wages. This meant…
