Online support

There is considerable support available for community archive groups online,  from national support groups to free software. If you have used any other resources which you feel may be of use to other community groups please let Hampshire Record Office know so we can add them to this page.

Community archive groups in the South East of England

The community archive website has a directory of community archive groups in the South East. It is not yet complete and is growing all the time. You can easily add your own group’s information or perhaps highlight your group’s website.

Voluntary and Community Groups in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

e.VOLve is an interactive website for Community and Voluntary sector organisations which serves Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. It is fully searchable and straightforward to add your group’s details. The site also offers the facility to contact other groups. For more information, please visit: http://e.volve.org.uk

• Organising meetings
  A stress free way of arranging meetings
• Creating online forms
  For creating forms for your group’s use
• Online surveys and questionnaires
  A free and easy to use questionnaire builder
• Organising events
  For managing and booking events. If the event is free so is the service
• Sending out email newsletters
  A more versatile way of updating your members than via email
• Converting Word documents to PDF
  Converts word documents to PDF for free. PDF is a better format to use when uploading documents to your website, because it is more resistant to viruses and the look of the document will not change when viewed on different machines.
• Audio editing
  The most commonly-used free audio editor