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Methodist City Action's Computer school has an intake of over 3000 students per year. Some of these students have some sort of physical or psychological disability, and some are Senior Citizens of 55 years of age and over. Methodist City Action has a strong focus on the use of technology for an inclusive society. "Microsoft Office has empowered students with a sense of inclusion in society and helped them to break out of seclusion and spark their interest in learning." Kaveh Farbeh-Tabrizi, IT Administrator/Tutor, Methodist City Action
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RDA Equestrian Therapy Centre provides therapeutic horse related activities for children and adults with physical, mental, cognitive, social or behavioural needs. "The 'user friendly' Microsoft software has allowed staff members to not only create communications, data bases and input data with ease - it has given them the confidence to delegate tasks to our volunteer force for updating or processing with confidence - because it isn't so complicated that it might result in elimination and or corruption of data."Katharine Birks, Fundraising Manager, RDA Tauranga
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The Depot Artspace is a multi-disciplinary, creative community based in Devonport, Auckland. They say their thriving multi-disciplinary creative centre is testimony to a clear vision, a strong philosophy of inclusiveness and accessibility, unfaltering tenacity and a large helping of community can-do.
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Things to know about the new productivity suite By: Brian Satterfield February 15, 2007 If your nonprofit relies on Microsoft Office for crucial day-to-day tasks, you may be wondering about the recently released Office 2007 suite's new features, potential impact on your budget, and whether upgrading now makes sense.
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Communication is essential for all voluntary organisations, and computers are now an essential tool in all that we do. Recently the government released a new Digital strategy for New Zealand, which is available at www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz. It is a major revision of a previous strategy, and sets out a framework for all sectors to work together to get the most possible value out of the profound changes and opportunities offered by ICT technologies.