Charitable beneficiary of the e-Government National AwardsThe charitable beneficiary of the fifth annual e-Government National Awards will bethe Information Technologists' Company Charity (wcit.org.uk) - with funds raised being dedicated to work to assist lives of the disadvantaged.  The Information Technologists' Company (ITC) is the 100th Livery Company of the City of London. Its members are all senior IT professionals who have joined the Company in order to give something back to the IT sector and the wider community. It has a significant charitable and educational programme which uses the expertise, resources and networks of itsmembers, and it is also involved in a range of activities to promote the Information Technology profession. Getting the maximum benefit from IT is now a pre-requisite, not just for commercial organisations but also for the charity sector. The Information Technologists' Company works with a wide range of not for profit organisations with the aim of helping them to gain the maximum benefit from their IT. Members give their time and expertise to provide pro bono IT advice (usually at a strategic level). Find out more about its charity projects, and how to work with it. A considerable amount of the Company's work with charities is now channelled through iT4Communities, which is the leading national IT volunteering programme, introducing volunteer IT professionals to charities needing IT help and support. iT4C was set up by the Company in 2002, and since then has registered over 5,000 volunteers and more than 2,500 charities. iT4C has delivered over £2.5 million worth of support to the charity sector thanks to the work of the dedicated volunteer IT professionals. Volunteers have taken on projects ranging from website design to database development to developing IT strategies to delivering training. |
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