Microsoft licensing for charities is changing
A guide to help you understand what the Microsoft New Commerce Experience (NCE) is, how it affects the licenses you buy, and […]
How Co-Managed IT Support solves the IT resourcing challenge for charities
Adopting a hybrid model of in-house and outsourced IT allows charities to address challenges with resourcing, removes significant HR overheads, accelerates IT […]
Key Takeaways from the 2024 Charity Digital Skills Report
Over 600 charities responded to this year’s Charity Digital Skills Report. The headline is that it has been “a year when tech […]
Cyber Attacks in the News
With the flurry of recent news on cyber attacks, we provide a short summary of the big stories, and what areas charities […]
CC, BCC or Neither?
Email communication, while convenient, often becomes the Achilles’ heel of data privacy. The misuse of ‘Carbon Copy’ (CC) and ‘Blind Carbon Copy’ […]
Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024
We are excited to publish our Charity Technology Leaders Report 2024. From January to March 2024, we conducted our second annual survey […]
Why your charity needs to have DMARC in place soon
As of February 2024, Gmail and Yahoo require bulk senders (e.g. marketing mass emails using tools like Mailchimp) to have a DMARC […]
The PSTN Switch-Off: Future proof your telephony with Microsoft Teams
In the rapidly evolving landscape of telecommunications, there is a crucial date that charities should be aware of: the switch-off of the […]
How to get Cyber Essentials certified
In 2023, the UK government published two reports that were important for the nonprofit sector – the NCSC’s Cyber Threat Report: UK […]
Smartdesc are Carbon Balanced!
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]As part of our commitment to the local and global environment, Smartdesc have been working in partnership with World Land Trust […]
Reduce helpdesk workload & elevate your IT team with good ITSM
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The charity sector has undergone significant transformation in recent years, with digital acceleration, shifts in working models, and increasing pressure on internal […]
Data breaches – the consequences of misusing personal data
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Data breaches are a serious threat in today’s digital age, especially for nonprofit organisations. While much attention is given to high-profile cyber […]