The Directory of Community Services South Australia contains information about over 2000 organisations in South Australia that provide essential services to the community in the following areas: information and community participation accommodation personal and family assistance health civil and legal services education, employment and training recreation and sport arts and cultural activities

Purchasing the directory

The Directory of Community Services 2010 is now available. It costs $39.95 per copy (inclusive of GST) plus $10 postage and handling.

All sales are handled by

Service SA Government Legislation+ Office (GLO)
108 North Terrace, Adelaide
GPO Box 1707, Adelaide SA 5001
Tel. 13 23 24 (local call cost), TTY 8204 1923
Fax 8226 7556
Email servicesa@saugov.sa.gov.au

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Are We There Yet? - an ongoing nonprofit technology benchmarking service

"Are We There Yet?"(AWTY), a capacity benchmarking tool for the nonprofit sector. Developed for Connecting Up Australia by Digital Business Insights, AWTY will initially allow you to benchmark your technology capacity against almost 1,000 nonprofits who completed our detailed survey in October 2008. Then, as more and more nonprofit organisations use the AWTY benchmark tool online, the richer the benchmark data becomes.

Soon we will add a section that allows you to benchmark your efforts to be 'green' and environmentally responsible, and other areas of nonprofit capacity benchmarks will follow over time. The real advantage of 'Are We There Yet?' is that it also helps you answer the question of 'What Now?' Complete the survey and then we will direct you to as many resources as we can that will help you get to the next stage.

TechSoup New Zealand provides donated software and hardware from companies such as Microsoft to eligible New Zealand Charities, voluntary and community groups registered as charitable organisations under the New Zealand Income Tax Act 2004.

This program assists New Zealand charities, voluntary and community groups to build their ICT capacity.

The TechSoup New Zealand is provided by Connecting Up Australia with TechSoup Global. Both Connecting Up Australia and Compumentor/TechSoup are nonprofit organisations that are part of a global partnership for technology donations with companies such as Microsoft, with more companies to come.

Nationally, Connecting Up Australia has become the strongest voice for the  nonprofit sector on information and technology issues, commencing with the  Connecting Up conferences, first held in 2004 and now the premier ICT  conference for the not-for-profit sector.

www.sacommunity.org

SAcommunity is a South Australian community services database of information about government and not-for-profit sector organisations that provide helping services in education, employment and training, accommodation, community participation, health and welfare, legal services, recreation and the arts.

Connecting Up Australia works in collaboration with local government and public library colleagues to provide a comprehensive state-wide community information resource to ensure that people can gain access to needed services and participate in their community.

SAcommunity was previously known as Infosearch.

Follow the SAcommunity Twitter stream to keep up with what's changing in the community services sector.

Community Information Standard

www.eventspool.com is a South Australian events website. It is free service where anyone can register and post information about events that are of interest to the community. You can also search eventspool to find out what’s on around the state.

Posting events, via a template system, is easy and free of charge. All entries are moderated before going live.

Content covers a range of events including local and community events, school holiday activities, specialised and business events, arts and cultural festivals, conferences and professional programs, sports and recreation activities and major SA events.

For further information contact the eventspool administrator, tel. (08) 8122 2755

2008 Australian Nonprofit Sector Technology Capacity Survey

In 2008 Connecting Up Australia commissioned Digital Business Insights to conduct and analyse a survey to benchmark the technology capacity of Australia’s nonprofits. Over 930 organisations of all types and sizes responded from all round Australia and we are pleased to make the results available as a free download. There are two reports available: one from Digital Business Insights providing details of the survey results and a series of case studies of technology implementations in small to medium organisations, and one from us here at Connecting Up Australia. This includes a comparison with the previous survey we conducted in 2006 and some recommendations for the nonprofit sector, Governments and businesses.

So download the documents, put your feet up and have a read, and then tell us what you think.

Downloads

Digital Business Insights (DBI) report on the survey data and case studies – Click to download the PDF document

Connecting Up Australia's (CUA) analysis of the survey outcomes and recommendations - Click to download the PDF document

Connecting Up Australia's (CUA) response to "DIGITAL ECONOMY FUTURE DIRECTIONS" - Click to download the PDF document

Thinking strategically about technology!

The Connecting Up Conference is an event nonprofits should not miss.

From a conference delegate - Just wanted to congratulate you on a great conference - I took away many great ideas and learning experiences!

Access the keynote presentation audio (mp3) files for Day One.

Access the keynote presentation audio (mp3) files for Day Two.

Access the slides, notes and links for the Breakout sessions.

Access information about the Videoblogging workshop.

DonorTec provides donated software and hardware from companies such as Microsoft and Cisco to eligible Australian non profit groups with Income Tax Exempt Status (ITE). Via this program you can get the latest products.

This is an exciting program that helps Australian non profits to build their ICT capacity. It has already assisted hundreds of groups to make huge savings in their operations!

The Donortec Program is provided by Connecting Up Australia in partnership with TechSoup. Both Connecting Up Australia and Compumentor/TechSoup are nonprofit organisations that are part of a global partnership for technology donations with companies such as Microsoft, Cisco and more companies to come.