How Trustee Boards and their organisations make the most of cloud-based digital technologies

1. Technology for Trustees
or
Trustees in the Cloud
Josh Hoole
PAVS C2.0 Circuit Rider Project Manager
PAVS Trustee Week Event
Rudbaxton Hall 28OCT10

3. What we’ll look at
• Why use
technology?
• What is ‘The Cloud’?
• 6 Top Tech Tools for
Trustees
• Questions

4. The Two Aims of Technology
1. Do things better
2. Do better things

5. Why Use Technology?
• No cost or low cost
• Fast
• Saves time
• Access at your own
convenience from
anywhere with internet
• Reach a wider audience
• Reach a more targeted
audience
• Everyone else is!

6. What is Cloud Computing?
• Internet-based computing,
whereby shared resources,
software and information are
provided to computers and
other devices on-demand, like
electricity
Wikipedia

7. Top Tech Tools
Video Conferencing
• ooVoo – free online
video conferencing
• Skype – free video
chat

8. • DropBox – shared &
synchronised file
storage
• Evernote – Capture
& share anything
Top Tech Tools
Sharing Stuff

9. • Google Docs – share
and collaborate on
documents online
• Google Apps – move
your whole office
online
Top Tech Tools
Collaborating

10. • Twitter – short,
targeted & regular
messages to
followers
• Facebook –
multimedia
information to
supporters
Top Tech Tools
Staying up to date

11. How can we help you?
PAVS runs the Circuit Rider Centre of Excellence for the Communities 2.0
project. PAVS’s Circuit Riders can offer advice and support on almost all
aspects of ICT for your group or organisation.
You may want to:
– Set up or improve your website
– Buy the right computer and new software
– Share photos & videos of your events
– Video conference your clients, trustees or staff for free
We will also run a series of mini workshops throughout Pembrokeshire to
show how modern technologies can enhance your work, reduce your costs
and improve your communications.

12. Thank You
Josh Hoole
PAVS C2.0 Circuit Rider Project Manager
T: 01437 771194 E: josh.hoole@pavs.org.uk
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