The Message

The Song is Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released in 1982. The song's lyrics were some of the first in the genre of rap to talk about the struggles and the frustrations of living in the ghetto. For our purposes, the subject is communication and the voluntary sector playing catch up with new technology in its attempt to get its message across. It's been good to have John join us as our new(ish) Information Worker as it has really helped us embrace new methods like Wikis a better web presense and I guess this blog is part of that process. I had hoped that we might become the first vol sector organisation to release our own podcast (downloadable audio file for the uninitiated) but we have been beaten to it it appears. The first podcast aimed at the UK voluntary sector, was produced about a year ago produced by the Fundraising Technology blog

The link is http://re-focus.blogs.com/fundraising_technology/2006/05/nfp_247_edition.html

NFP 24/7 Edition #1: 24 May 2006
We're pleased to announce the first edition of what we hope will become a regular and useful podcast for anyone interested in what is happening in the non-profit sector in the UK and beyond. This is our first foray into podcasting (and it shows!) so please bear with us. We hope to get better with your help.
Show notes for 24 May 2006:
Welcome to NFP 24/7, a 17-minute podcast on non-profit issues recorded in London, United Kingdom.
Download the file (MP3, 17Mb) or sign up for the RSS feed to get this and future editions automatically.

In this edition:
00:00 Welcome to the show - how to contact us01:05 Reaching supporters with podcasting05:43 Saving money with Skype08:28 Round up of US blogs09:19 Mark reports on the launch of new UK lottery, Monday13:13 Outro and music from Amplifico

As one contributor to the blog wrote "Lets get the sector reaching out via blogs & podcasts..less navel gazing and more sharing and learning." I’m up for that.