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TechSoup Asia Introduction
Mike Yeaton
Vice President, Techsoup Asia
TechSoup Asia
Introduction
May 23, 2012
Mike Yeaton
Vice President, TechSoup Asia
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TechSoupGlobal
TechSoup Global is a nonprofit serving
the nonprofit community worldwide.
We have built nonprofit sector capacity through
technology for 25 years.
We are working toward a time when every social
benefit organization on the planet has the technology,
resources, and knowledge they need to operate at
their full potential.
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There is tremendous opportunity and unmet technology capacity need in the nonprofit sector
*Sources: Johns Hopkins University and McKinsey Global Institute,
May 2011, Internet Matters, CGAP
10+ million nonprofit organizations (NPOs) employ almost 50M people
and contribute up to 5% of total GDP*
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in
all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective
future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and
influence historically reserved only for those in power.”Jeff Skoll, Philanthropist and First President of E-Bay
Technology offers transformative power:• The Internet accounts for 3.4% of GDP* • Mobiles led to an 8% increase in profits for fishermen in India• The Arab Spring movement was aided by social media/mobiles
Technology in the social sector is behind the curve:• Economic crisis, changes in technology and lack of in-house technology management elevate need
• Gap exists between NPO needs and donor capabilities/reach
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Global Champions
TechSoup Global partners with a global network of technology providers to deliver product donations to NGOs:
• Acclivity• Alpha Software• Atlas Business Solutions• BetterWorld Telecom• Blackbaud • Bytes of Learning• Caspio• CitySoft• ClickTime• Dharma Merchant Services
• DonorPerfect• DYMO• easyLearning• Efficient Elements• eTapestry• Exclaimer• FileMaker• Flickr• Flip Video• FluidSurveys
• GiftWorks• goQ• Headsets.com• Huddle• IKON• Mailshell• NOZA• Palo Alto Software• Pitney Bowes• Quickbooks Made
Easy
• ReadyTalk• Red Earth
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Global Impact of Donations Program
Data are from September 2011
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An innovative platform which delivers donated and discounted technology products and related services to nonprofits across the globe:
TechSoup Global Network
• $17M reinvested in local capacity
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• Total submissions: 262 (151%)
• Countries participated: 24 (200%)
• Total page views: 10,482 (279%)
• Total tweets: 2904
• Total organizations that participated: 388
• Products used to make stories (self reported): 154
TSDIGS 2012 Stats (% growth over 2011)
TechSoup Global provides training and technology tools to assist NPOs with telling their stories
Winning Video: “I Am” has been Viewed more than 70k times
Link to winners: http://bit.ly/tsdigs12winners
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Local Impact
The Humour FoundationSydney and Melbourne, Australia
In partnership with Connecting Up Australia, The Humour Foundation secured a donation of Microsoft software licenses, resulting in substantial savings that were redirected to the organization’s programs.
The Humour Foundation is an Australian charity dedicated to promoting and delivering the health benefits of humour.
Image Source: The Humour Foundation
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Local Impact Restart Romania Challenge
53 “challengers” • 5 embassies • 141 ideas • 516 user accounts • ~94,000 page views • ~38,000 visits • Sponsorship by Microsoft, Cisco, Orange, Vodafone
This project aims to end parking-space disputes by centralizing information gathered from citizens as they spot deserted cars. Project submitters hope to reduce the violence that sometimes erupts by shedding light on abandoned cars and making it easy to find open parking lots.
This project would spur the Romanian government to action, not by direct influence but by encouraging citizens to act. Its ultimate aim is a self-generated citizen political program whose existence would put pressure on the political establishment.
Reduce Violent Disputes over Parking Spaces: Romania No Cars
Pressure Political Establishment to Act: The Online Democracy Initiative
Results
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What is TechSoup Asia?
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What is TechSoup Asia?
• TechSoup Asia is program run in collaboration by TechSoup Global and regional NGOs:
• Connecting Up Australia
• Hong Kong Council of Social Services
• > 12 current or potential partners in this room
• In partnership with Microsoft, brought TechSoup to four new countries in FY11: Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand *
• TechSoup Asia’s mission is to promote, coordinate, design and deliver a complete set of ICT solutions for civil society organisations
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We are co-developing new programs to meet the needs of APAC NGOs:
• A regional technology conference in Hong Kong focused on civil society organizations, led by HKCSS in partnership with NTEN.
• An IT resource centre for NGOs in Malaysia, in partnership with SOLS 24/7, to provide quality services at a fraction of commercial rates.
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Our Approach is Deeply Collaborative
• With NGO partners to understand needs and design solutions…
• With thought leaders in region to embrace new approaches…
• With Global and local technology companies to extend reach and offerings…
• With all of you at this event!
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Thank you!