Category: Charity Shops

22nd June, 2018

HOW CYBER SECURITY IS BENEFITTING ORGANISATIONS

The online world plays a huge role in how businesses and charities work today, especially within the retail industry. With the industry being so vast, it is important retailers display strong cyber security and data privacy capabilities. Recent research shows organisations who invest in cyber security sell more, which is...

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20th June, 2018

THE CHALLENGES CHARITIES ARE STILL FACING IN 2018

We’re only halfway through 2018 but it has been an exciting year already for the charity sector, which continues to raise money for valuable aid and help those in need. It is a known fact; charities have many diverse ways of raising funds and consequently providing help for others. However,...

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14th May, 2018

HOW CHARITIES CAN BOOST THEIR CYBER SECURITY

It’s a scary fact to know that nearly half of all UK organisations suffered a cyber breach or attack within the past 12 months, with the Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2017 revealing that nearly seven in ten large organisations identified a breach. 2017 has been a year of increased security, and all...

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25th September, 2017

CHARITIES NEED TO ADAPT TO THE DIGITAL WORLD OR PAY THE PRICE

In mid-2016, a statistic stating that there were a huge 6 million instances of online fraud and cybercrime in the UK alone was released. When the Office for National Statistics released this figure, the nation truly realised the nature of the horrifying fact that this is one of the fastest growing areas...

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7th August, 2017

UK CHARITIES AFFECTED BY EMAIL FRAUD

UK charities rely heavily on emails, whether for internal communication or to contact donors. This is just one of the many reasons cyber security is important, especially when less than 1% of charities in the UK are protected against mail fraud and phishing attacks, a staggering figure reported by Red Sift....

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10th July, 2017

WARWICKSHIRE HOSPICE TO INCREASE REVENUE WITH IN-STORE TILL SYSTEM

Myton Hospice, which provides a range of services for terminally ill patients and their loved ones, has upgraded its in-store electronic point of sale (EPoS) and gift aid systems with a solution from Nisyst, specialist charity solutions provider. In a bid to utilise new revenue streams, the hospice transitioned from...

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3rd July, 2017

CHARITY RETAIL SPECIALIST LAUNCHES QUEUE BUSTING APP

Leading charity software solutions provider, Nisyst, has launched QBuster, an app for charity retailers aimed at reducing queues at till points, increasing in-store efficiencies and boosting revenue and gift aid. Developed in collaboration with charities, the new app has been introduced as an additional feature to the market-leading CHARiot solution, ensuring...

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30th June, 2017

MICROSOFT PRIZE FOR CHARITY DONATION APP

Donating money to charities helps the running of many businesses and shops, creating a more profitable and efficient operation. It can often be a slow process, but with this in mind, Charity Digital News has reported an application that makes it easier to donate money to charity, which has won first...

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28th June, 2017

ALTERNATIVE ONLINE DONATION PLATFORMS FOR CHARITIES

Companies are constantly evolving and producing innovative ways with ideologies; and now charities are doing the same. Many individuals are working with charities and coming up with alternative ways to donate, changing and improving the way the charity works. Over time, the digital world has become the way many of...

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27th June, 2017

NORTHERN IRELAND CANCER CHARITY CHOOSES CHARIOT

Electronic Point of Sale (EPoS) specialist, Nisyst has rolled out its market-leading charity retail EPoS system into retail shops of Cancer Focus Northern Ireland. The CHARiot system has been installed in six of the Belfast-based charity’s shops and Head Office. Cancer Focus NI has moved to the CHARiot system with...

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