Welcome to the Smartdesc March newsletter. This month, we provide guidance around how charities can prepare for AI, and for the PTSN switch off in 2025. We also share upcoming events in London with ServiceNow and Microsoft. Free charity IT resources In this video with our friends at CFG, our CEO Adam Monks discusses the…
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…
In 2023, the UK government published two reports that were important for the nonprofit sector – the NCSC’s Cyber Threat Report: UK Charity Sector, and the Cyber Security Breaches Survey. These reports share common themes around the importance of authentication, security updates, updating firewalls, and crucially, Cyber Essentials as a useful framework to help protect your…
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 on Thursday 11 July 2024 in London for our next quarterly Charity Technology Roundtable, alongside Microsoft Tech for Social Impact. Our roundtables provide a relaxed, safe space to meet your peers working at other large charities, share best practice and learn from other organisations. The topic of this roundtable will be cyber security.…
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Would you like to get to know your charity 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. Who is the event for? This event is open to all charity leaders…
Microsoft Copilot for Nonprofits Copilot for 365 is a powerful AI tool from Microsoft that can save time, boost productivity, and transform the way you work. In a recent study, 70% of Copilot users said they were more productive, and 68% said it improved the quality of their work. Copilot for 365 integrates seamlessly into your existing Microsoft…
As part of our commitment to the local and global environment, Smartdesc have been working in partnership with World Land Trust (WLT) to offset our unavoidable carbon emissions. We are proud to announce that we have been awarded their Carbon Balanced Certificate. So, what does this mean? Using the Carbon Calculator created by WLT, we…
