Not For Profit

Not for Profit Organisations (NPO) are bodies that do not distribute surplus funds to owners or shareholders. Instead, they use them to help pursue their goals. Examples of NPOs include charities, trade unions, and public arts organisations. In the UK, the profits of the company (also referred to as the trading surplus) must be invested in achieving these goals and not distributed to the company's members.

Viewpoint: Gail Adams, Achilles

2012-02-09 11:36

More and more procurement spats are going to court, worries the Services Director of this procurement advisory body.

Do you know what 'operational efficiency' is?

2012-02-08 14:59

Check out our special video discussion with the perspectives of users, CIOs and industry giant Cisco and see if your vision tallies with theirs.

CIPS adopts new best procurement approaches

2012-02-07 11:55

The professional body for all those involved in procurement says the move will help public sector bodies globally raise the bar in terms of more efficient purchasing.

The ICT Professional: Rod Halstead, Cisco UK

2012-02-07 08:45

The head of all public sector work in the UK for the giant, ex EDS exec Rod Halstead, explains the defining aspect of the sector as he sees it: change.

Ofcom: 50% UK now getting 10 Megabits per second Internet

2012-02-02 11:53 - 1 comment

But not enough punters are shopping around to get the best tariff - and rural broadband is still being quietly ignored by the private sector, it seems.

Facebook's hour of financial glory dawns

2012-02-01 12:57

But will revelations of how the firm monetises us all raise worries about social media in general?

The ICT Professional: Scott Haddow, Trustmarque

2012-01-30 18:37

York-based supplier of asset management and efficiency software has best year in its quarter of a century history - belt-tightening notwithstanding: or according to its CEO, because of.