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Omega Alpha Limited is an ICT
and organisational development consultancy based
in Greater London.
It provides project and interim management, business analysis and planning,
research, training and effective ICT solutions (including strategy, web
design and databases) to not-for-profit organisations including charities
and the public sector. It reinvests some of its profits into providing
similar services, pro bono, to the wider
community.
"You
must be the change you want to see in the world." - Ghandi
Why
do we work pro bono (without fee)?
Every
individual within Omega Alpha and its associates is committed to social
responsibility. Pro bono consultancy and support allows us to deliver
personal and corporate objectives at the same time, and hopefully make
a difference to real peoples' lives, not just the bottom line.
Read
our case
study on our involvement with ProHelp London and how our partnership
delivers for both of us.
"Where
your talents and the needs of the world meet,
there lies your vocation" - Aristotle
Notes for organisations seeking support
from Omega Alpha
(please read prior to making any application for support)
Current
and Recent Pro Bono Projects
Support for Newcastle based charities, as representative of preponderate,
at Community Meets Commerce (business
community connections, June 2005) including strategic advice and support
for Gateshead Law Centre and Age Concern Gateshead. Ongoing support for
Stepney Bank Stables Inner City Community Horse Project and Gateshead
Citizens Advice Bureau.
Seminar/Workshop at NCVO
Computer Support Workers Forum (Mar 2005): "Need IT? Want IT"
(Putting technology needs in context through needs analysis).
Support for Nottingham based charities, as representative of preponderate,
at Community Meets Commerce (business
community connections, March 2005)
Preliminary advice on management information systems for outcomes working
with London Housing Foundation and Cricklewood Housing Concern
Support for Leeds based charities, as representative of preponderate,
at Community Meets Commerce (business
community connections, November 2004)
Work with Clarendon
School, Hampton, Surrey as business adviser to a Young Enterprise
project.
ICT audit and strategy for BME music education charity Tribal Tree (North
London).
Website strategy and development (trilingual site) for Latin American
Women's Rights Service (London) - visit
the site.
Work with Do-It (the national volunteering
database) advising on technology needs around redevelopment of volunteer/opportunity
management software.
Continuing work with the development of the
Circuit Rider movement (as preponderate) as member of the UK Circuit Rider
Steering Group.
Mentoring (16-19 year olds) at Richmond upon
Thames College.
Seminar/Workshop at NCVO CWSF Forum (Mar 2004): "It Ain't What You
Do, It's The Way That You Do It!" (A Guide to Project Management).
Communications advice and website development
for Hammersmith Society.
Presentation at NCVO ICT Conference (Feb 2004): Working with External
Consultants.
Business analysis, information management
and advice re development of information portal for Greater London Domestic
Violence Project
Advice and website development for local
community association, Pitshangar Community Association.
Online communications advice and web development
for Octopus Community Network
Support for Manchester based BME groups, as representative of preponderate,
at Community Meets Commerce (business
community connections, February 2003)
Work with Innovision
Media and the Potter's Field Development Project around online communications
and website development
Advice for Home Start Manchester on online strategy
Information management strategy and support for ProHelp
London.
ICT consultancy support (online strategies
and general ICT advice) for Preston community groups at ProHelp Headstart
event (February 2003).
Website development for Womens Counselling
group in West London.
Presentation at the launch of IT4Communities,
a new national initiative to increase the degree and effectiveness of
IT volunteering for the community and voluntary sector.
Can we build it? Yes we can! Community web project (www.webcamden.com)
with a UK online centre to help build a community snapshot (of North London)
on the web - part of MAD 4 I.T. 2002.
Technology support and website development for ProHelp London - helping
facilitate professional firms and community groups working together in
Greater London. The new
website was formally launched at Latham & Watkins, London, on
4th September 2002. Read
case study or press
release.
Making a MESS in South West London - developing a web presence for Mortlake
with East Sheen Society (MESS).
Development, and interim management, of a West London wide community development
organisation - Lets-Develop.community
- in partnership with community partners and large corporates.
ICT
strategy projects with BME groups in Manchester and East Lancashire
Developing a roadmap for the future of individual (and contractor) ICT
volunteering in the UK
ICT strategy support for a Stoke-on-Trent based charity
Consulting with the voluntary sector in Manchester at business
community connections 'Community Meets Commerce' event (June 2002)
in partnership with fellow preponderate
members Glenaron Limited, Cumbria Limited and Just Flash Data Limited.
Developing a website for Richmond
Environmental Information Centre.
Working with community and voluntary groups in Richmond upon Thames (November/December
2001) through the Southern Cares project.
Developing websites and providing IT consultancy for Pukar
Disability Resource Centre (Preston), Working
for Health (Manchester) and Preston Disability Information Services
Centre.
Managing the development and operation of the Southern-Impact
project (formerly SouthernCares) in London.
Developing a website and online directory of local community groups for
Preston CVS (Council for Voluntary Services).
Project Management of the Printworks stream of MAD 4 IT Day (Manchester,
6th October, 2001). Omega Alpha in conjunction with leading Manchester
businesses ran MAD 4 IT works, a 'training and trying it' event, helping
to bridge the digital divide. For more information, please visit www.bitc.org.uk/comm.unity/mad4it.htm.
Development of a website for MegaBite,
a project supporting the homeless, based in Manchester.
Development of a website (plus ongoing support) for London based charity
The Hornsey
Trust which provides support for parents of children with cerebral
palsy. Read
the case study.
Founding
partner of the DOT [www.thedot.org.uk]
(January 2001 to January 2003) and co-ordinator of its Technical Steering
Group
Bridging
the digital divide in Manchester. We are proactive on the steering group
and in supporting North West based voluntary and community groups. For
more information, download this document or visit
the DOT website. We provide Project Management support for the DOT
Technical Support Group.
e:pv - Enabling Professional Support in the Voluntary Sector [www.epv.org.uk]
(January 2001 to January 2004)
Development of best practice for professional support in the voluntary
sector. e:pv is the pro bono practice division of Omega Alpha Limited.
e:pv is allocated a monthly budget by the parent company and these resources
are allocated entirely to pro bono support.
Avenham Walks Website in conjunction with the Preston Business Support
Group (June to September 2001)
Website
development with a team of project volunteers from local big businesses
in Preston. Omega Alpha projected managed the website development and
provided training for volunteers. Visit
the Avenham Walks website.
Engaging
Small Firms in Supporting the Voluntary Sector
In
consultation with our alliance partners in both commerce and the voluntary
and support sectors, we are trying to develop a strategy for engaging
small businesses and their employees. If you have any views on this please
email them to us at epv@omega-alpha.com.
Promoting IT volunteering in NorthWest England (in conjunction with ProHelp,
theDOT and Business in the Community)
For
more information, please download this
document. Organisations supported through this volunteer engagement
process include Victim Support and Merseyside Social Programmes Unit.
Founding
Partner of Southern Cares (now rebranded Southern-Impact) in partnership
with West London Leadership.
Southern-Impact
aims to engage Australian, New Zealand and South African IT and marketing
professionals to support, free of charge, the voluntary and community
groups of West London. For more information, please
visit the Southern-Impact website.
Educating Grandma (October 1999 to September 2000)
Training
and support in email, internet use and IT for residents of an Accrington
nursing home. Residents used these sessions to explore the internet and
send email to grandchildren all over the world. Download
the Case Study.
Redevelopment,
content management and support for ProHelp
website (October 2000 to February 2003)
Support
and redesign of ProHelp website to improve facilitation and communication
between professional firms and the voluntary sector.
The
Mission
Omega
Alpha Limited has a mission to impact and improve our clients businesses
through effective use of e-business and internet solutions and training.
We are committed to reinvesting some of the profits derived from this
activity to impact and improve, pro bono, voluntary and community organisations
through effective internet and IT solutions. We do this on the grounds
that improving support for these organisations will, albeit in a minor
way, improve the social environment in which we all live. We are committed
to 'marketing' corporate social responsibility to all businesses but particularly
SMEs and those companies with 20 employees or less. Small businesses often
find volunteering resources hard to find and we are committed to providing
best practice to help facilitate these firms in providing pro bono services
to the wider community.
Our
work on the ProHelp website: Why we provided our support
Our
pro bono work in redeveloping the ProHelp website has provided us with
valuable insights into how professional firms support a wide variety of
projects. We are delighted to be involved in a project facilitating the
support and marketing effort of professional firms in delivering pro bono
support to the voluntary sector. We hope and believe that the site will
make a positive contribution to encourage both professional firms to come
onboard and the voluntary sector to apply for that support. ProHelp really
does make a difference.
Omega Alpha is an active member of ProHelp (London
group), a network of professional firms committed to providing free professional
advice and strategic support to voluntary and community organisations
in the local area. We strongly believe that every business should make
a contribution to their local community as part of their Corporate Social
Responsibility.
Strategic
Partnerships
Omega Alpha
are looking for strategic partners with a view to developing business
opportunities for mutual benefit. If you are interested in working with
us, please call Dr Simon N Davey on 0705 018 8707 or email si@omega-alpha.com.
"You
must be the change you want to see in the world." - Ghandi
Acknowledgements
The
Managing Director would like to express his personal thanks to Norman
Harris, Louise Marix Evans and Stephen Farrell, without whose support
and enthusiasm the e:pv project would not exist.
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