Help using the NCVO website

• Search on NCVO website
• Advertising on NCVO website 
• Promote with NCVO 
• Social bookmarking links
• Republishing
• Accessibility
• Terms and conditions including website terms of use, acceptable use policy, privacy policyand booking terms.
  
  

Search

To search, use the "Search" box at the top righthand side of every page.

Searching is very easy, but to get the most from the advanced features, you may want to consider these tips:

Use precise search words

The more descriptive your search words are, the better your search results will be.  For example, when searching for information about trustee recruitment, enter the search term "trustee recruitment", rather than "trustee" or "recruitment".

Check your spelling

The NCVO website cannot (yet) spot your typos for you!

Avoid common words

Commonly used words, such as "a", it", "and", "the", "by", "at", and "of", are ignored by the search tool.  Accordingly, you do not need to use these words.

Capitalization and punctuation are not necessary

For example, when searching for information about revitalising the English Regions, just enter "revitalising english regions".

Word order does not matter

For example, searching for "revitalising english regions" and "regions english revitalising" should produce the same results.

Leaving a space between words is important

If you are unsure if there is a space between the words, try your search both ways.

No need for Boolean

It is not necessary to use Boolean terms, such as "and", "or", and "not".

Just the words

It is not necessary to phrase your search in the form of a question. For example, you do not need to enter "Where can I find information about revitalising English regions?". Instead, just enter "revitalising english regions".

Ignore plurals

You do not need to decide between using different forms of the same word, such as plurals.  For example, entering "region" also searches for "regions".

Be as specific as you can

Of course, if you get few or no results, try making your search more general.

Try using synonyms

If the search term you entered produces few results, try using a synonym or more common term that means the same. For example, instead of searching for "director development", try "trustee development".

Finally...

The NCVO website is a constantly growing resource.  But if you can't find the information you're looking for, you might want to try our HelpDesk on 0800 2 798 798 or at helpdesk@askncvo.org.uk.

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Advertising on NCVO website

For banners on the site and to find out cost and contact details, please read "promote with NCVO".

Promote with NCVO

With NCVO, there are several ways you can reach over 6,500 voluntary organisations and 280,000 targeted voluntary sector professionals:

• NCVO electronic briefing
• Engage magazine
• Network mailing
• Advertising on NCVO website
• Trustee conference and Annual conference
• Consultant directory
• Sponsorship
• Discounted products and services

Full details to promote with NCVO.

What are social bookmarking links?

Every page on the NCVO website now includes links to the social bookmarking/sharing websites Digg, del.icio.us and Facebook.

Social bookmarking links can be found at the top and bottom of all pages.

These sites make it easy for you to save and share web content.

If  you find something you like  you can  share it with other people  via  social bookmarking or social networking communities.

So, if you come across NCVO information that you find interesting and want to share it with other people or save  it for future reference, simply click on one of these links  and follow the instructions to add  it to your list.

All of the sites are free to use but do require you to register. Once you have registered you can begin bookmarking.

Each of the sites works slightly differently. Find out which service best suits your needs with more details:

• d  el.icio.us: a collection of favorites
  To register, go to:
  http://del.icio.us/register
• Digg: community-based popularity website
  To register, go to:
  http://digg.com/register
• Facebook: social networking website
  To register, go to:
  https://register.facebook.com/r.php

Our website may contain links to third party websites. If you choose to use a link from this website to a third party website you acknowledge and accept that NCVO has no control over and shall not be responsible for the content of such linked website(s). These links are provided for your convenience. We do not necessarily endorse the content in such linked website(s). We cannot guarantee that these links will work all the time and we have no control over the availability of the linked pages.

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Republishing information

If you want to redistribute information from this website, please complete a request to republish form (PDF 108KB) and mail or fax back to us. The details are on the form. If you need the form in an alternative format, please email the web editor.

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Accessibility

The NCVO website is designed with the goal of accessibility without compromising usability.

This document explains a number of features which can help you navigate the NCVO website. We really welcome feedback from people making use of these features. You can send feedback by using the feedback form at the bottom of is this page: Was this page useful? Yes No.

We have recently (February 2007) relaunched the website - as a consequence there may be some pages or features which don't look or work quite right - if you come across anything like this, please do let us know.

Acronyms and abbreviations

The first instance of any acronym or abbreviation on a page should be tagged with its explanation or expansion (where this doesn't follow immediately in the text). Hovering your pointer over a 'tagged' acronym or abbreviation may show you its expansion; however, behaviour varies between user agents (browsers).

Tables

Tables are only used for tabular data - not for cute layouts.

All tables should have captions and summary text. Whether summary text is shown depends on your user agent (browser).

All rows and columns should have marked headers.

Images

Any information conveyed graphically has a text equivalent. All images and icons have 'alt text'.

How to email a link to a document

• Find the document you want to email
• Select the 'Email this page' link - find it at the top or bottom of the content
• Fill out the form - you can add your own message
• Select the 'send' button at the bottom of the form
• Follow the instructions to return to the document

You should receive a confirmation email. The recipient receives a link to the document.

How to print a document

This site uses media-relative stylesheets - this means that when you print a page, it is automatically reformatted to suit the printed page. The pages are designed to be printer friendly.This is why there are no links to 'printer-friendly' pages: all this is taken care of automatically.

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