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Microsoft is donating Windows 7 upgrades to eligible nonprofits through Techsoup New Zealand

windows7TechSoup NZ and Microsoft are pleased to announce that Windows 7 Upgrade will be available on TechSoup NZ beginning on October 22, 2009, for a low administrative fee of $12.00 per workstation for Windows 7 Professional Upgrade and $13.00 per workstation for Windows 7 Enterprise Upgrade.

Mark 22 October in your calendar – Windows 7 released through TechSoup NZ

Windows 7 upgrade products will be available for donation to qualified nonprofits through TechSoup NZ on 22 October – specifically Windows 7 Professional and Enterprise upgrades (32 and 64 bit).

Microsoft NZ celebrates first year of TechSoup NZ

Invited guests joined Prime Minister John Key, Chris Liddell CFO of Microsoft, Kevin Ackhurst Microsoft NZ Country Manager, Tina Reid Executive Director of NZFVWO - the TechSoup NZ partner and Murray Edridge the CE of Barnardos NZ, to celebrate the first anniversary of TechSoup NZ and a 1.4 million dollar donation by Microsoft NZ to Barnardos.

TechSoup New Zealand Voicemail Problems

Please note that we are currently experiencing Voicemail problems at TechSoup New Zealand. We beleiev this problem has been occuring since mid December 2008. For those that have attempted to leave a voicemail, we suggest that you either contact us again via phone or send us an email via support@techsoup.net.nz

Use Online Surveys to Get the Feedback You Need

By: Yann Toledano
August 25, 2008
Courtesy of Techsoup.org

What do your constituents think about your programs and services? What kinds of activities are your donors likely to fund? Should your organization initiate a new program?

Rather than resort to using telepathic powers or mind reading, an online survey is a powerful research tool that can deliver the feedback you need. Paper-based surveys are often too costly and time-consuming to administer, but online surveys make it easy for any organization to get feedback on the cheap.

TechSoup New Zealands Impact | “Preventing Violence in the Home ”

Preventing Violence in the Home has recently started a new pilot project called "Safe At Home" which is aimed at keeping high risk families safe, by making their homes more secure, with locks being changed or fitted, sensor lighting installed, glass doors changed to solid wood, broken windows fixed, fire extinguishers and smoke detectors provided etc.  Each victim will also be given a personal silent alarm, monitored 24 hours a day.

This project will be running on the Microsoft Dynamics CRM platform.

“We anticipate having amazing information which will help New Zealand learn better ways to protect vulnerable families, as a result of this project and the only way we could manage this, is through our wonderful new database. Thank you for making this possible for us, we could never have afforded to buy your products. We are so grateful.” Jane Drumm.

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Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007, TechSoup New Zealand’s most popular product so far

Since July 1 TechSoup New Zealand has already donated almost $100,000 worth of licences of Office Professional Plus 2007 to 37 organisations across New Zealand. This means that of the organisations that have placed orders via TechSoup approximately 7 in 10 organsiations have ordered Office Professional Plus 2007.

Office Professional Plus 2007 is part of the Microsoft Office system, an integrated collection of programs, servers, and services designed to work together to enable optimized information work. The

Professional Plus suite includes:

New Donor Partner – Bytes of Learning Ultra Key v5 Typing Tutor

TechSoup New Zealand is proud to announce the addition of a new donor partner to its software donations programme. Bytes Of Learning have made available to the sector a innovative typing tutor called "UltraKey". For more information on UltraKey please visit www.bytesoflearning.com
Bytes of Learning assist disadvantaged people of any age and walk of life and offer offer their software donations to community organisations and other charitable groups that rely primarily on private donations. Eligible organisations may request a donation of up to five licenses within one fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).

Bytes of Learning restriction and eligibility criteria.

Bytes of Learning FAQ's

Click here to be taken to the Bytes of Learning Product page.

Strategising for Digital Development

Communication is essential for all voluntary organisations, and computers are now an essential tool in all that we do. Recently the government released a new Digital strategy for New Zealand, which is available at www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz. It is a major revision of a previous strategy, and sets out a framework for all sectors to work together to get the most possible value out of the profound changes and opportunities offered by ICT technologies.

Microsoft Office 2007: An FAQ for Nonprofits

Things to know about the new productivity suite

By: Brian Satterfield

February 15, 2007

If your nonprofit relies on Microsoft Office for crucial day-to-day tasks, you may be wondering about the recently released Office 2007 suite's new features, potential impact on your budget, and whether upgrading now makes sense.