# Charity Technology Trust marks saving charities - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/10/17/charity-technology-trust-marks-saving-charities/ - Published: 2013-10-17T11:55:09+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Charity Technology Trust reports that it has saved charities £100 million in technology costs over the past 11 years. ** It enables eligible charities to receive hardware and software products, donated by leading technology brands, to improve the efficiency of their operations. As it reaches this milestone the charity, the only one in the UK devoted to improving the operational efficiency of charities through the use of information technology, has announced that it is changing its name. It is now ‘[Technology Trust](http://www.technology-trust.org)‘, and its new strapline describes it as ‘a friend in the digital world’. ## Advertisement Its services, which are used by 17,000 charities, have also been renamed: * tt-exchange (formerly CTXchange) * tt-payments (formerly CT Payments) * tt-mail (formerly CT Comms) * tt-forex (foreign exchange services) * tt-giftaid (formerly Gift Aid to Go) Richard Craig, CEO of Technology Trust, said: “Whether we are helping charities to save money on the latest software, implement online fundraising, adopt email marketing or move to the cloud, our mission is to provide friendly advice and guidance to help charities achieve more with technology. Our new branding really captures this.”   * **[London commuters invited to donate 10,000 coats to keep homeless people warm](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/11/05/london-commuters-invited-donate-10000-coats-keep-homeless-people-warm/)**( 5 November 2013) * **[Amazon donations via In Kind Direct increase 10x to £500,000](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/11/20/amazon-donations-via-kind-direct-increase-10x-50000/)**( 20 November 2013) * **[Lovespace offers free box and delivery to donate items to Oxfam](https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/11/24/lovespace-offers-free-box-delivery-donate-items-oxfam/)**( 24 November 2013)