1. Talking Tech with TechSoup Canada OVCN Learning Network
January 28, 2014 with
2. Speakers Tierney Smith, Program Manager at TechSoup Canada
Joyce Hsu, Communications Coordinator at TechSoup Canada
3. A Few Things You Might Not Know About TechSoup Canada
4. Our mission is to help nonprofits use tech We want to Make
technology more affordable for nonprofits Help nonprofits make
better decisions about technology Help nonprofits to use technology
more effectively Were a small team of 7 staff based in Toronto
5. We create and curate tech resources @techsoupcanad a
facebook.com/ techsoupcanada feeds.feedburner.co m/
techsoupcanada
6. Were part of a global network 60+ countries served worldwide
$3.9+ billion worth of technology donated 200K+ nonprofits
reached
7. Upcoming Events (Online) Tuesday, February 11th How a Good
CRM Implementation Can Propel Your Nonprofit Thursday, February
20th Office 365 for Nonprofits
8. Quick Overview of the Donations Program
9. How it Works Microsoft Nonprofit TechSou p Canada Nonprofit
Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit Adobe Symante c
ReadyTal k Sumac Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit Nonprofit
Nonprofit
10. Registration Any nonprofit, charity or library in Canada
can register Registration is free Typically takes 2-10 business
days https://www.techsoupcanada.ca/join/signup
11. Eligibility Each donor partner (Microsoft, Adobe, etc) has
their own eligibility criteria What type of organizations do we
want to support? Log in to check your organizations eligibility
Organization Type Eligibility Activity Code Budget
12. Requesting Donations Request donations as often as you want
Similar to buying products online from Amazon Admin fee 4-10% of
retail value Each donor partner has an allotment
techsoupcanada.ca/support/how-much-can-i-order Fiscal Year (July 1
June 30) Adobe Symantec Dharma ReadyTalk Intuit Sage 2-Year Cycle
Microsoft 50 licenses from 10 title groups 5 server products
One-Time Donations Citrix Huddle Shopify Sumac Microsoft Get
Genuine
13. OVCN members are already active $1,000,000 saved to
date!
14. Pro Tips for the Donations Program
15. Follow the cycle: Order in June & July Majority of
donor partners limit the number of products you can request between
July 1st and June 30th Your allotment with these donor partners
reset on July 1st E.g., Adobe allows four individual products OR
one Creative Suite per cycle (July 1 to June 30) Cycle Resets!
Cycle start!
16. Order whenever you want! You can also order as many times
as you like, as long as youre within your allotment E.g., you can
request four orders of Adobe Acrobat in one order, or spread it out
as long as you are ordering no more than four in one cycle OR
17. Microsoft 2-year allotment cycle 50 50 50 50 50 10 title
groups 50 Licenses per group Max. 5 Server Products in total Cycle
End Cycle Start Calendar Year 1 Calendar Year 2 50 50 50 50 50
18. Check your Microsoft allotment You can check how much youve
already ordered by visiting My Microsoft Donations Centre
19. Download your software All of our software donations &
discounts are downloaded No discs will be shipped Check your email
contains all the info you need
20. Tips for installing Microsoft software 1. Check Your Email
to get the info you need for VLSC 2. Log into VLSC (or sign up for
a Microsoft Account) 3. Select Downloads and Keys 4. Download the
product you ordered from VLSC 5. Burn your download to a DVD 6.
Install your program! To view detailed instructions, visit How to
Install Microsoft Software under TechSoup Canadas Help &
Support section
21. But what can I DO with it all?
22. The Popular Stuff Microsoft Analyze your data (Excel) Take
meeting notes & organize action items (OneNote) Share files
(SkyDrive Pro) Adobe Create fillable PDF forms Graphic design &
photo editing Layout for documents, posters, etc.
23. Servers & Security (for your IT staff) Microsoft Server
products Symantec (computer & network security) Red Earth
(email security) Mailshell (spam filtering) Alpha (database
development)
24. Finances: Quickbooks & Sage Sage 50 is fully bilingual
Quickbooks includes a nonprofit edition In both cases, the Payroll
module is extra
25. Tracking Donors & Contacts Using CRMs Sumac is one of
many CRMs that allow you to track interactions with donors and
volunteers. Track Volunteers: Record their expertise, preferred
tasks, qualifications, availability, etc. Track Donors: Last gift
amount, events attended, last letter received, what mailing list
are they on, etc.
26. Collaboration: Huddle Share files securely outside your
organization Manage file changes, approvals & comments Track
tasks, schedule meetings & manage discussions Great for working
with boards, committees and volunteers
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27. Online Meetings: ReadyTalk & Citrix Meet with remote
staff, donors and volunteers online saves time and allows everyone
to join. You can share screens, take polls, conduct Q&As, allow
attendees to use phone or their computer (headset and microphone)
to participate. Citrix ReadyTalk
28. Payment Processing: Dharma Accept on payments online with
lower rates (compared to PayPal & others) Discount on creating
custom donation pages for your website Accept payments in person at
events
29. Online Stores: Shopify Create an online store Sell
products, get donations or manage very simple events/webinars (that
can be presented as a product) Easy to set up & manage Need
more ideas? Check out our blog 10 Ways Nonprofits Can Use An Online
Store https://www.techsoupcanada.ca/en/community/
blog/10-ways-nonprofits-can-use-an-online-store
30. Bonus: More Nonprofit Discounts Get email, Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, file storage, calendars and more in the cloud. E1 plan
is free and E3 is discounted for nonprofits. You can manage your
donors, volunteers, members and more with this CRM. Charities get
10 free licenses to Salesforce. Send email newsletters and
campaigns to large groups of people without being blacklisted as
spam. Mailchimp offers a 15% discount to most nonprofits. Want
more?
https://www.techsoupcanada.ca/en/learning_centre/more-nonprofit-discounts