Enhancing Boys & Girls Clubs Member Organizations August 19, 2014

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Presenters Becky Wiegand Webinar Program Manager TechSoup Assisting with chat: Alexandria Lewis, TechSoup Aaron Dowell Customized Programs TechSoup Gayle Samuelson Carpentier Chief, Business Dev TechSoup Ashley Hendershott Customized Programs TechSoup

Introduction to TechSoup Participant Poll – Have you requested before? Benefits to BGCAs – Microsoft and Symantec – Bulk Registration and donations – Club resources, landing page, newsletter Highlights of Other Donations and Resources Q&A Today’s Agenda:

Who We Are TechSoup is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a clear focus: connecting your nonprofit or public library with technology products, plus the learning resources you need to make informed decisions about technology and operate at your full potential. TechSoup is a part of TechSoup Global, a nonprofit founded in 1987 that provides tech assistance to other nonprofit organizations in the United States and 80 countries. In the last 12 years, we’ve distributed over 12.4 million tech products to more than 200,000 NGOs, saving the sector more than US$4.2 billion.

What Will You Find at TechSoup.Org? Your nonprofit, charity, or library is working hard to make a positive impact on its community, and technology can help extend your reach. But when most of your funding goes toward accomplishing your mission, there's not always enough left over for your technology needs. That's where TechSoup comes in. We connect nonprofits, charities, and libraries to: Learning Resources: Free technology planning and learning resources geared specifically to nonprofits and libraries, and written for all levels of technical expertise. Community: Nonprofit news, informational blogs, and free webinars and discussion where you can ask questions and get advice. Donated Technology: Over 450 donated and discounted products and services from more than 45 donor partners.

Meet Our Donor Partners TechSoup partners with more than 90 technology providers to deliver donated products and educational content to NGOs across the globe Sage SAP Seagate Shopify Society for Nonprofit Organizations Symantec TechBridge Tech Impact Teespring Telosa Ultralingua VolunteerMatters Wikispaces Acclivity Adobe Alpha Software Atlas Business Solutions Atomic Training BetterWorld Telecom BetterWorld Wireless Bitdefender Blackbaud Bloomerang Brocade Bytes of Learning Caspio CauseVox Cisco Citrix CitySoft ClickTime Connect2Give Dharma Merchant Services DonorPerfect Efficient Elements Esri Exclaimer FileMaker FluidSurveys GrantStation Guide by Cell Headsets.com Horizon DataSys HR Solutions Partners Huddle Idealware Intuit Mailshell Microsoft Mobile Beacon NetSuite PayAnywhere People-OnTheGo Philantec Pitney Bowes Quickbooks Made Easy ReadyTalk Red Earth Software

Enhancing Boys & Girls Clubs Member Organizationss TechSoup Major Market Programs Technology Donations for Nonprofits and Libraries

TSG Impact & Savings Boys & Girls Clubs: Registered Locations Totals # of locations requesting donations 808 $ spent on TS.org admin fees $124,605 $ retail value of donation $6,962,015 $ saved $6,837,410 Average fee per requesting org $154 Fiscal Year 2014 BENEFITS

TSG: How Club Members Can Benefit PROCESS STEPS Bulk Registration Multiple Branch Locations Bulk Requesting Free Microsoft License Requests Free Symantec License Requests RESULTS Consistent, Coordinated Technology o Software Essentials o Anti-Virus Software, Accounting Software, Business Tools, Fundraising Tools Consolidated Savings o 4%-10% of Retail Value Ability to Allocate Revenues to Other Mission Based Activities o Less $ spent on software = more $ spent on lunches, sports equipment, craft materials

Free Software: The TechSoup Partner Programs Microsoft Licensing Where Youth Development>Specialized Initiatives>ClubTech>Software Donations Questions? Contact Club Tech Coordinator Ahmad Faramarzi t: FY Savings 2014 $4,809,374.00

Free Software: The TechSoup Partner Programs Where Questions? Customized Program Specialist Ashley Hendershott t: FY Savings 2014 (we’ll check out the site soon) $253,274.55

Your Organization’s Registration? With Bulk Importing, It’s Already Done! Send us your branch list to: Current Registrations Branches to Import We’ll Send You: Current Registration Count Branches to Import How-to Instructions 5 Branches = 5 TechSoup Accounts = More Request Options = More $ Saved

Our Resources Bi-monthly Newsletter Questions:

Our Site: A Guided Tour

Example of a Product Donation Page

Donor Showcase: Teespring Teespring is an online fundraising platform that allows organizations to launch free web-based campaigns offering custom-branded apparel and products as gifts for donations. Teespring offers consultation services to help organizations with apparel or product design, marketing strategy, and account management. A unique and fun crowdsourcing opportunity Boys & Girls Club of Northern Shenandoah Valley

Donor Showcase: Teespring

Adminstrative Fee: $20 Fair Market Value: $300 Savings: $280

More Fundraising Tools CauseVox is an online fundraising platform for creating donation pages, crowdfunding campaigns, and personal and team fundraising pages. Shopify is a hosted e-commerce service that allows an organization to set up and run an online store on a new or existing website. The service provides tools for designing a storefront, managing inventory, and accepting online payments. Find them and more at

More Fundraising Tools Our Next GrantStation Promotion: September 23 & 24 a web-based service for nonprofit organizations, charities, and public libraries with profiles on current grantmakers and step-by-step tutorials on how to secure available funding. Major Capabilities U.S. Charitable Giving: get connected to the top national, regional, and local giving programs…perform powerful, targeted searches on thousands of private grantmakers… Federal Grants and Loans: …offers detailed program information on an extensive listing of federal grant opportunities, it’s updated twice weekly and produced exclusively for members and sorted by deadline date. State Grants and Loans: GrantStation links to each grantmaking department in every state, making state funding research easier. Write and Learn: Step-by-step tutorials on building grant requests, writing letters of inquiry, and managing grant awards. GrantStation Insider: GrantStation's weekly bulletin of grantseeking opportunities is delivered right to members' desktops each week.

More Fundraising Tools “GrantStation, through TechSoup, is the only current paid subscription we maintain related to grants. For the price, there is no better value in what GrantStation offers with respect to locating grant opportunities, learning more about potential donors, communicating with them, and improving grant writing skills." Boys & Girls Clubs Alaska “GrantStation is very helpful and has already aided in expanding our funding opportunities. I highly recommend it; especially, for smaller organizations that do not have the time to do a great deal of research. Thank you!!” Boys & Girls Club of Dayton “We use GrantStation for identifying foundation funders that fund youth development programs in our geographic area. It’s a good basic resource tool at a good value” Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley “My favorite feature of it is finding out about corporations that want to give back to their local communities and/or have employees be able to volunteer. That way, even if the grant opportunity doesn’t apply, I can note that the organization might be willing to send volunteers for a project or is open to giving donations in another capacity, not even necessarily grants.” Boys & Girls Club of Santa Cruz Fair Market Value: $699 Adminstrative Fee: $299 Promotion Day Fee: $99 Useful Feedback… Savings Impact: $600

Storymakers Submissions open September 26! 2-minute video Super-short Vine or Instagram clip 5-photo Flickr story $13,000 in cash prizes! More webinars, events, articles, and resources throughout August and September!

Do-It-Yourself Resources at TechSoup Business Technology Maturity Model NGOs move up the maturity model as they develop capacity Investment in I.T. services can accelerate maturity

Do-It-Yourself Resources at TechSoup Seek to make technology a strategic asset Be PROACTIVE, not REACTIVE Power in Numbers: Create “Collaboratives” with fellow clubs Product Feedback Request: us at Product Feedback from Other Clubs: We’ll reach out to other clubs for feedback Now To Our Site… Use TechSoup Resources: Post Forum Questions Access Relevant Webinars Access Tech Blogs, Articles Access Partner Sites (Demos)*

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Aaron Dowell Senior Custom Program Specialist Ashley Hendershott Customized Program Specialist Your Personal Donation Support Team

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8/21: Leveraging Social Media for Nonprofit EventsLeveraging Social Media for Nonprofit Events 8/27: Storymakers Super-Short Videos: Vine, Instagram, and More!Storymakers Super-Short Videos: Vine, Instagram, and More! 9/4: #GivingTuesday and End-of-Year Fundraising#GivingTuesday and End-of-Year Fundraising 9/10: Storymakers Get Your Story Noticed!Storymakers Get Your Story Noticed! 9/17: Storymakers: Tell Your Library’s StoryStorymakers: Tell Your Library’s Story 9/18: Funding Rural America: Finding Support for Small CommunitiesFunding Rural America: Finding Support for Small Communities Find upcoming and archived events at Upcoming Webinars

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