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Charity Technology eXchange launches in Northern Ireland - April 2008

Belfast: April 24th, 2008 - Ms Margaret Richie, Minister for Social Development today officially launched a technology donation programme for non-profit organisations in Northern Ireland. The programme, run by Charity Technology Trust, is supported by Microsoft, Cisco and Symantec and will provide every qualifying non profit with access to technology donations from the supporting companies. It is estimated that up to 4,000 organisations can benefit from this new initiative and can receive technology with a cumulative value of up to £20m per annum. Read the full press release.

VAT VICTORY FOR CHARITY SECTOR - March 08

Vir2 Ltd, the UK’s leading provider of SMS text based marketing and fundraising solutions for charities, today welcomed the written answer from the Treasury which states that VAT should not be charged on charity donations made by text.

Charity Technology Trust (www.ctt.org), a UK registered charity dedicated to promoting effective use of technology by charities, has worked with Vir2 to become the leading provider of text donation facilities in the UK with over 120 charities using the service.

The clarification came from Jane Kennedy MP, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, who, in a written answer to a question raised by Vir2 Ltd’s constituency MP Mark Oaten, stated: “Donations to charity, including those made by text message, are outside the scope of VAT—which means that no VAT is payable on them.” Read the full press release.

22 April 2007: bss selects CTT payments systems
bss, a UK registered charity since 1975 and the leading provider of multi-media contact centre and fulfilment services to the charity sector, has selected CTT to provide its payment processing systems. These will be used to support future charity client campaigns. Read more about bss and the reasons behind its choice of CTT's systems.

March 2007: New CTX donor partners
We’re delighted to announce that the CTX programme is being extended to included two new donor partners.  From the end of March, in conjunction with US NGO TechSoup, we shall be adding a range of software from Symantec’s International Desktop Programme. Read nore about CTX new donor partners.

February 2007: CTT launches payment terminal for charity shops
Many charities are often faced with high set up costs and rental costs for card payment terminals and risk lost revenue from not being able to offer this facility to customers. CTT has been working for over a year to find a cost effective solution for the charity sector and can now offer a free CHIP and PIN enabled terminal for each charity retail outlet to process all credit and debit card transactions using an existing phone line.  The service includes free installation, training and support and integration with CTT’s CP Terminal reporting system. Read more about our new payment terminal.

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Third Sector, Autumn 2005: Round table: Braving the technological age
Sue Fidler, Director of Communications and Solutions at CTT, contributed to a round table discussion about the importance of having a clear and well-funded strategy in order to reap the benefits offered by ICT.  Read the Round Table discussion in full...

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