IT & Internet Case Studies

These case studies are in the IT & Internet How-to Guide. They are listed here for your convenience. Find inspiration and ideas for using Internet Technology in your work.

Blogger links volunteers
Blogger is ideal for groups who don't need a flash web presence, but one that is easy to update and maintain. Even a computer from the stone ages can handle working with Blogger.
Communities Online booklet
Case studies by the Dept. of Internal Affair's Local Government and Community Branch (formerly the Community Development Group) of tangata whenua and community organisations using information and communications technology (ICT).
EastLife and its news
The EastLife website is dedicated to covering life in the eastern suburbs of Auckland. The front page of the site includes a community diary, a search, weather, and newsy items, giving the site an overall appearance of a local newspaper. The site has an active feeling but is not cluttered.
Developing the Volunteering Canterbury website
Creating a Volunteering Canterbury website has brought many benefits, and due to skilled input and enthusiasm, little stress.
Wordpress helps the Monarch Butterfly
The Monarch Butterfly New Zealand Trust finds WordPress the easiest of the CMS options to make improvements and changes to. It is a real learning process, but once you're into it, and using it, it's really easy. You actually get hooked!