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C O U N C I L O F M I C H I G A N F O U N D A T I O N S 4 4 T H A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E Your Tech Needs: How to Save and When to Spend What Foundations and Grantees Can Access When it Comes to Product Donations, Free IT Training and

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C O U N C I L O F M I C H I G A N F O U N D A T I O N S 4 4 T H A N N U A L C O N F E R E N C E

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Your Tech Needs: How to Save and When to Spend

What Foundations and Grantees Can Access When it Comes to Product Donations, Free IT Training and Resources

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W E L C O M E !

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DANI EL L E O L EKSZY K

Chief Financial Officer, William Davidson Foundation

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JI M LY NCH

Staff Writer and Green Tech Director, TechSoup.org

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Q & A

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F O U N D AT I O N P E R S P E C T I V E

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  • Budget constraints
  • % of Overhead
  • Subscriptions vs. Upfront Cost
  • Many Staff Wearing Multiple “Hats”

–No dedicated IT staff –Non-technical personnel managing IT relationships

F O U N T A T I O N R E A L I T I E S

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Our Story

We are a global network of 62 partner NGOs that provide the best technology resources to over a half- million organizations in over 200 countries & territories. We connect organizations and people with the resources, support, and technology they need to change the world. Nonprofit Resources:

  • Donated and Discounted Products - http://www.techsoup.org/
  • Free Webinars - http://www.techsoup.org/community/events-webinars
  • The latest NPTech info - http://forums.techsoup.org/cs/community/b/tsblog/
  • IT Assist – Discounted Managed IT Services - http://www.techsoup.org/it-assist
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  • Affinity Partners program is a new

service offering discounted nonprofit services and products

  • Mostly different offers than

TechSoup

  • http://www.independentsector.org/

is_affinity_program

  • Primary resource for IT product donations

and training.

  • Admin fee model
  • Serves charities, foundations, religious
  • rganizations and public libraries
  • http://www.techsoup.org/
  • Commercial discount IT store for nonprofits
  • Useful for augmenting TechSoup donations
  • https://www.cdw.com/content/industries/

nonprofit/default.aspx

  • Nonprofit IT discounter for schools,

teachers, and education (not charities)

  • Deep catalog, but a bit difficult to use
  • http://www.digitalwish.com

Product Donation and Discount Suppliers for Charities, Education and Foundations

  • Nonprofit resource for general product

donations

  • Admin fee model like TechSoup
  • Variety of product donations - shoes,

clothes, toys, office and school supplies, health and beauty products, sports and recreation equipment, a few IT products

  • https://good360.org/
  • Commercial IT discounter for schools,

teachers, and education

  • Available to charities and foundations

through Techsoup http://www.techsoup.org/journeyed

  • Deep catalog, and easy to use
  • Lots of charities get their refurbished

iPads

  • http://www.journeyed.com/
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TechSoup Donations and Admin Fees

  • TechSoupis a nonprofit that fits in between

tech companies and charities.

  • Companies donate to TechSoup, and we

distribute to foundations, nonprofits, & libaries worldwide.

  • Most product donations have admin fees for

charities.

  • Example: Microsoft admin fees are 5% of retail.
  • Cloud products and services are trending

toward discounts - not donations.

  • Admin fees cover shipping, customer service,

and operating expenses etc.

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  • Cloud based e-signature and

transaction management software

  • Standard 2016 (6 applications)
  • Professional Plus 2016 (9 applications)
  • Office for Mac 2016
  • All come with Software Assurance (free

upgrades)

  • Multiple versions of Norton Anti -virus
  • Norton Small Business protects

computers, tablets, and smartphones against the latest online threats

  • New annual subscription service
  • Zero admin fees for multiple products

including new Dell computers, Photoshop Elements, Tableau and Tableau training.

  • Useful for frequent TechSoup users
  • Sliding scale: small, medium and large
  • rganizations (based on budget)
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Discounted for

nonprofits

  • Annual subscription
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,

Dreamweaver – pretty much everything

  • Dell Affiliate Program
  • Up to 40% discounted new Dell laptops,

desktops, and servers

  • Commercial grade equipment
  • Online file-sharing, content

management, and collaboration service with advanced security

Popular Product Donations for Michigan Charities and Foundations

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Free Stuff!

  • Free basic version (E1) for charities

and public libraries

  • Includes Office desktop applications,

enterprise email, online file storage, and simplified IT management

  • Apply to get it at

Microsoft.com/philanthropy

  • Great free online tool for editing

images for social media

  • Easiest to use design program (takes

23 seconds to learn)

  • Over 10 million users
  • https://www.canva.com/
  • Google Ad Grants – links with Google

Analytics

  • Google Apps for Nonprofits – online
  • ffice applications, enterprise email,
  • nline file storage, and simplified IT

management

  • Google One Today - mobile fundraising

app

  • Apply to get them at:

http://www.google.com/nonprofits

  • CRM database software
  • NGO Connect - Basic fundraising and

engagement management

  • Nonprofit Starter Pack - Basic

fundraising

  • First 10 licenses are free, more are

discounted

  • Get it at: http://www.salesforce.org
  • Data visualization and business

analytics software

  • Free for 501(C)3 organizations with

under $1M operating budgets

  • Find it at:

http://www.splunk.com/en_us/solution s/industries/nonprofit.html

  • Free online photo editing from

Autodesk

  • Pixler Express is simple to use
  • Pixlr Editor is more robust
  • Find it at: https://pixlr.com/
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F R E E N O C O S T

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  • Implementation
  • Training
  • Maintenance
  • Low cost is not always the right solution

H I D D E N C O S T S

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T R A I N I N G A N D A R T I C L E S

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NPTech and Foundation Training Resources

  • Primary IT training courseware on

TechSoup

  • Multiple Microsoft courses
  • http://www.techsoup.org/training-

and-education

  • In-depth trainings and research
  • Much of it is free
  • Partners with TAG
  • http://www.idealware.org/
  • Training via how-to articles and

webinars

  • Mostly oriented to how to use product

donations

  • All of it is free
  • http://www.techsoup.org/community/

events-webinars

  • One of the primary NPTech consulting

places in the U.S.

  • Is a nonprofit organization
  • Very active blog
  • Especially deep in cloud migration and

Office 365

  • http://blog.techimpact.org/
  • Mostly free resources via their

blog, articles, and reports

  • Organizer of the annual

Nonprofit Technology Conference (NTC)

  • http://www.nten.org/knowledge

/reports-and-resources/

  • Online community with deep IT training

resources exclusively for foundations

  • Some trainings are free, but well worth

the annual fee

  • Training via webinars, in-person

regional meetings, annual conference

  • http://www.tagtech.org/
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T H A N K Y O U !

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A P E N D I X

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TECHSOUP Impact

Together, we build a stronger, more resilient civil society.

$5.8B

in technology products and grants employed by NGOs for the greater good

$17,400

saved, on average, by nonprofits that use TechSoup’s resources

100+

corporate and foundation partners connected with the causes and communities they care about

7.4M

annual visits to

  • ur websites

700,000

newsletter subscribers who want practical IT knowledge

1M

TechSoup Members Worldwide Over a quarter million in the U.S.

*Source: survey conducted among TechSoup members in 2013

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TechSoup’s Programs

Builds local communities for people working in social good technology. Simplifies international giving for grantmakers and grantees. Provides NGOs with technology, products, services, and education at low or no cost. Connects philanthropy programs with validated NGOs around the world. Creates apps that help communities solve critical problems. Provides an information system for NGO reporting and transparency.

TechSoup.org NGOsource NGOk GuideStar International Caravan Studios NetSquared

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100+ te c hno lo g y do no rs

  • Acclivity
  • Adobe
  • Alpha Software
  • Atlas Business Solutions
  • Atomic Training
  • Autodesk
  • Azavea
  • BetterWorld
  • Bitdefender
  • Blackbaud
  • Bloomerang
  • Box
  • Brocade
  • Bytes of Learning
  • Caspio
  • CauseVox
  • CDI Computer Dealers
  • Cisco
  • Citrix
  • CitySoft
  • CleverReach
  • ClickTime
  • Closerware
  • Comodo
  • Connect2Give
  • Dell
  • Dharma Merchant Services
  • Digital Wish
  • Dolby
  • DonorPerfect
  • Efficient Elements
  • FileMaker
  • GoDaddy
  • GrantStation
  • Guide By Cell
  • Headsets.com
  • Horizon DataSys
  • HR Solutions Partners
  • Huddle
  • Idealware
  • InFocus
  • Informz
  • InterConnection
  • Intuit
  • JourneyEd
  • Litmos
  • Little Green Light
  • Mailshell
  • Microsoft
  • Mobile Beacon
  • NetSuite
  • Nielsen
  • NonProfitEasy
  • O&O Software
  • OneNFP
  • PayAnywhere
  • PC Rebuilders & Recyclers
  • People-OnTheGo
  • PhilanTech
  • Pitney Bowes
  • Quickbooks Made Easy
  • Reading Eggs
  • ReadyTalk
  • Red Earth Software
  • Sage Software
  • Shopify
  • Simple Charity Registration
  • Skillsoft
  • Smart Business Savings
  • Society for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Sparrow Mobile
  • Symantec
  • Tableau
  • TechBridge
  • Tech Impact
  • Teespring
  • Telosa
  • Tint
  • Ultralingua
  • Western Digital
  • Zoner
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T I P S O N H O W T O U S E T E C H S O U P

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Step 1: Register as an Individual

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Step 2: Register Your Organization

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Browse or Search

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Browse by Donor Partner

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Check On What Donations Your Organization is Eligible For

Click on ‘Get Products and Services’ and choose ‘Check Your Eligibility’

  • r go to:

http://www.techsoup.org/eligi bilityquiz

Foundations search under “Other Purposes and Activities”, and then “Private Grantmaking Foundations”

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How to do a product donation request

  • 1. Choose a product donation
  • 2. Log in to TechSoup (if you haven’t

already)

  • 3. Go to your Cart
  • 4. Click on the Steps at the

Bottom of Each Page

  • 5. Call Customer Service at

800-659-3579, option 2 if you get stuck

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TechSoup Free How-To Info and Trainings

Articles, blogs, webinars, ask questions in the forums, and more

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Free Newletters

Located at the bottom of the TechSoup.org homepage

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TechSoup Articles and Blog Pieces

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TechSoup Webinars and Forums

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Get Help

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Jim Lynch

TechSoup Staff Writer 415-633-9308 jlynch@techsoup.org 435 Brannan St. San Francisco, CA 94107