ICTpoint: IT Know-how for Charities

www.ICTpoint.ie is the home of information and advice on technology, specifically tailored for community and voluntary organisations and charities in Ireland.  This service, brought to you by The Wheel is designed to help charities in Ireland harness the advantages and efficiencies of computers and information technology to further their core missions.

You can browse our growing knowledgebase of articles written to address problems experienced by community, voluntary and charitable organisations and comment upon our articles and answers to your technology questions.

Information Technology

Information technology is widely used in the community, voluntary and charity sector for standard communications but, according to studies, there seems to be a low level of use for service provision and management.

Effective Technology Solutions

The awareness of low cost and highly effective technology solutions to real day to day problems enables organisation to make the investment of resources to plan and implement effective solutions. As happened in the private sector, peer knowledge and advice are significant driving force in building the Information Society.  It is through initiatives like the Emagine project, the openIT seminar series and services such as ICTpoint that The Wheel seeks to encourage the community, voluntary and charity sector to greater efficiencies and effectiveness in their work through the use of available and affordable information technologies.

Help to Grow Your Knowledgebase

ICTpoint exists to help make technology accessible and effective for community and voluntary organisations in Ireland.  To this end, we have assembled a panel of information and communications technology professionals who will answer your questions on information and communications technology knowhow, strategy and usage.  As you ask questions, the answers are added to our store of knowledge, building a collection of knowledge specifically aimed at community and voluntary organisations and charities.   Ask your IT questions here.

Accessible and Effective Technology Tools

And you don't even need a computer to get advice on using technology in your charity or community group.  ICTpoint is accessible on mobile devices, such as your mobile phone.  We've built it to strip away most of the graphics and formatting to display a minimalist version for your phone.  All the technology knowhow, just on a smaller screen.

But that is only the beginning: we've lots of great features planned for the near future!

Coming Soon...

• Connect with others working in the sector, and share your knowledge

• Become an ICTpoint partner and join our panel of experts

• Ask your questions via SMS