In this vlog, Adam Monks, CEO & Co-Founder of Smartdesc, and James Field, Strategy Director, look back over the main themes in technology within non-profits in 2021, and discuss the key IT challenges that charities will be focussing on in 2022. You can read the main points of the discussion below: What have charity customers…
Many charities and non-profits struggle with ageing servers running old, legacy applications that are too complex to move to the cloud quickly. Microsoft Azure is a great alternative to running your own physical servers or paying for space in expensive Data Centres. The best part is that Microsoft give non-profits $3,500 per year towards the…
A password management tool can really help with the ever-increasing number of passwords we all have to remember on daily basis for websites, applications etc. Smartdesc – Charity IT Specialist can now offer LastPass Business for your staff, starting from £3.60 per user – cheaper than going direct! LastPass is an industry leading password manager…
Creating an IT Strategy at a charity or non-profit can feel very daunting for some organisations, especially those who don’t have IT expertise in-house. At Smartdesc we help bridge the gap between the business and the technical, and in this video we share some tips and advice on how you can create a IT Strategy…
Andrew Coyle, Head of Information Security at Smartdesc, explains how non-profits can achieve Cyber Essentials and Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation to demonstrate their cyber security commitments to funders, supporters and other stakeholders: What is Cyber Essentials? Cyber Essentials is a government backed certification introduced following concerns that organisations were not putting the basic technical…
A project is a fail if it does not meet the constraints of the project management triangle – Cost, Scope, and Time… why do some charities struggle with project management? Unclear Project Goals and Objectives Project Goals are the aspirations of the client for the project – the project purpose. Objectives are the benefits,…
The following sets out our position regarding trading in and with the European Union: Contracts: All Smartdesc customer contracts – including Service Level Agreements, KPI’s and pricing are with Smartdesc Limited. Smartdesc is a Limited company registered in England and Wales. Company Registration Number: 08233739 with Head Office in London. Security: Smartdesc is, and have…
Carl Rowles, Customer Success Manager at Smartdesc discusses how charities and non-profit organisations can get the most from their outsourced IT Providers or Managed Service Provider (MSP). Watch the full interview here. We know that a healthy IT function within a charity or non-profit is not just about the technology, it’s about both about the…
Continuous Service Improvements at Smartdesc – Charity IT Specialist Behind the scenes, the team at Smartdesc are always working on continual service improvements for our customers. Our roadmap outlines the next stages of our on-going drive and commitment to bring the very best to our charity customers and strategic partnerships: Smartdesc Continual Service Improvement Roadmap…
20th May 2021, London, UK, Smartdesc, a leading charity IT specialist, is proud to announce they are now Microsoft Gold Partners. This is the highest tier of the Microsoft partnership, and is testament to their breadth and depth of skills and qualifications earned through supporting so many charities and non-profits imagine, design and move to…
