UKriders

Technology has enormous potential for small voluntary organisations. It can help them work more efficiently, communicate with clients, partners and stakeholders, demonstrate the value of the work they do, and provide innovative services to new groups of users. It is hard to think of a voluntary sector organisation which does not make use of technology in the way it operates or delivers its services. However, this guide is set in an environment where use of technology by most organisations is identified by: ● the lack an ICT budget ● difficulty in obtaining funding for technology ● the lack of strategy about how technology can be used to improve services ● lack of a staff member with ICT in their job description ● dependence on ad-hoc technical support from whatever source it can be obtained We believe that in these conditions circuit riders have an important role to play in the development of the voluntary sector.