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Auckland University students will be joining students from around the globe for the 2013 Imagine Cup world finals in Russia in July, as announced on Wednesday 24 March. Imagine Cup is a global competition that challenges students to dream up new and innovative apps. With the support of Microsoft, their ideas are transformed into realities and taken from their region, to their country and finally to the world stage.

Plunket is paving the way for other organisations in the mobile app arena with its new PlunketPlus App for Windows 8 tablets.

We are bringing a range of webinars for you in May. From leadership to sustainability, so hurry pick your favourite topic and register today.

Many advertising agencies offer their services to the not-for-profit sector pro bono. Seems attractive, but can it be of real value or can it wind up being a marriage of inconvenience.

Here are a few things you should know about Microsoft’s donations for charitable organisations and how to maximise the impact in your organisation:

What does a trophy, a 3-D printed and global citizenship have in common? Guest blogger and NetSquared Ambassador, Stephen Blyth, shares his thoughts on the NetSquared communities in New Zealand and around the world.

Social Media for Nonprofits will present a webinar offering clear strategies, tactics and resources for using social media to ensure the success of not-for-profit fundraising events. If your not-for-profit is planning an upcoming gala or fundraiser, this webinar is not to be missed! Join industry experts for helpful tools for posting and promoting your upcoming event; learn how to use Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn to maximise the success of your fundraisers. Morever, find out how free scheduling, analysis and optimisation tools can help you save tons of time and work smarter, not harder. Join us for this webinar and learn:

In October we are bringing you a range of webinars from crowdfunding to storytelling. Spaces are limited so book today.

  Did you know over 17% of Australians and 19% of New Zealanders move each year? What percentage of your database moves on an annual basis? Do even you know what condition the data in your database is in? Cleansing your data can have an immediate impact on your business and will immediately help you to increase retention and response rates, decrease the volume of mail returned from post, and ensure that your mail is reaching your supporters. Join us as we look at a best practice approach to database cleaning and continued maintenance. This webinar has the potential to save you time, resourcing and valuable funds. Key learning outcomes:

In November we are bringing you a range of events from GoDigi project by Infoxchange to free event by Microsoft. Spaces are limited so book today.

We have a wonderful opportunity for one individual/organisation to be awarded Dale Jennings Associates Scholarship to the Communities in the Future Conference 2015.

For many not-for-profit organisations the annual report represents a significant investment which too easily fails to “sell the cause” to potential supporters. This webinar will provide you with specific, practical steps to help you streamline the production of your next annual report and at the same time create an effective sales and marketing tool.  The webinar will include some great case studies and production templates. Importantly, it will provide a framework for you to build a professional document which sells your story and demonstrates the difference your organisation makes to the communities you serve. Key learning outcomes: 

Microsoft Office 365 in the Cloud offers many not-for-profits significant benefits. This presentation gives an overview of the features of Office 365, explores the benefits other organisations have gained from making the move to the Cloud and identify factors that organisations should consider when planning the move to Office 365.

This highly interactive webinar will focus on demonstrating features of Office 365

Are you a new board member, or maybe you are considering becoming a board member, or maybe you are in a role required to implement and/or report to a Board in a not-for-profit environment? However, you want to get it right, and not cross any boundaries.  But what are these boundaries? ... You need to know.  Then consider participating in this webinar.  Key learning objectives

Every day it gets harder and harder to get the attention of partners and build deep meaningful relationships that serve the community, the partner and the organisation.   As funding contracts and the number of not-for-profits increases there is a greater demand to be more creative and resourceful when working with partners. Increasingly, partners are becoming more specific about how and when they provide support. Key learning objectives

About: #GivingTuesday is a movement with the mission to create a national day of giving prior to the holiday season where we often are spoilt for choice with offerings of delicious foods and gifts from those we love.

This highly interactive webinar will focus on demonstrating features of Office 365

So you want to develop a strategic plan for the first time, but don’t know where to start - or – you are about to refresh your current plan which is coming to it conclusion, and want a different approach that will energise staff and engage the board?  Well this is the webinar for you.  There have been many approaches offered to strategic planning, each being promoted as the best and most decisive.  Key learning objectives

Citrix XenApp (commonly called “Citrix”) is a product that for years has been recognised as the market leader in terminal server technology for medium sized organisations. But advancements in cloud computing and changes in Microsoft’s strategic roadmap now pose the question – will it be needed in 2016 on beyond? In this webinar, Tony Nissen Virtual CIO from R & G Technologies explores this in more detail and provides practical insights on: Why do we use Citrix/Terminal Services Common problems and ways to improve Citrix/Terminal Server performance Why Citrix will ultimately become irrelevant Microsoft’s new strategic roadmap and how this affects not for profit organisations that use Citrix A step by step plan on how to make an effective transition away from Citrix/Terminal Services Agenda