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Below is listed free software essential for using this website, free software we recommend through our experience of use and free software of special interest to third sector organisations. Click here for information about CTX where registered charities can buy software and hardware for 4% to 8% of the normal retail price (eg Microsoft Office 2007 costs £8).
Software for viewing this website
Browsers - you should be able to view this site in most browsers. We particularly recommend:
 Mozilla Firefox - download here.
 Microsoft Internet Explorer - download here.
Essential plugins for your browser:
 Adobe Reader is essential to read many documents on this site - download here.
 You need Flash Player to interact with parts of this site - download here.
Software of special interest to organisations
 Apply Yourselves helps you write effective funding applications. Use it to draft a letter or proposal to funders. As you write, click on buttons and text to get advice about what should be included and what funders will expect to see. Look up jargon, use the examples for ideas, or print out the questionnaire to help you be self-critical. Or just use the checklists to make sure you haven't overlooked something - find out more and download here
 Budget Yourselves help voluntary and community groups write effective budgets. It provides lots of advice about the process of making a budget, things that might need to go in it, and how to work out accurate costs. Use it to link budgets and to compare actual income and expenditure with your budget figures. It does the calculating, so if you change any of the figures, your budget will still add up. Find out more and download here.
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