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As we kick off the new year, we wanted to highlight some of the great new offerings that TechSoup New Zealand has recently made available to our not-for-profit community. Whether you're looking to identify areas for digital growth, try out a new accounting solution, or upgrade your organisation's hardware, check out these great new offers from TechSoup New Zealand.Posted on 07/01/2022 by -
Over the last few months, you may have heard about various changes within TechSoup New Zealand's Microsoft program. These changes can be confusing since many of them require you to have detailed knowledge about administrative systems, licensing, and deployment. We feel it's our job to help you make the decisions that are best for your organisation. In what follows, we'll walk you through the key elements of these changes so that you can best prepare your organisation for what's ahead.Posted on 09/12/2021 by -
Microsoft has announced changes to the Microsoft not-for-profit program as of 4 April 2022. These changes will impact the current Microsoft Software Donation Program through TechSoup New Zealand and are worth your close review. What is changing? On-premises products will no longer be available as a donation beginning April 4, 2022. On-premises software are stand-alone, perpetual licences that users install on specific computers and can be used even without an internet connection (i.e. Office Standard). These products will still be available through TechSoup New Zealand, but only at charitable discount prices. These typically range from a 60-75% discount from commercial pricing. This results in a price increase of about 3-5 times more than current donation program pricing. Why are these changes occurring?Posted on 19/10/2021 by
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Microsoft plans changes to the Microsoft not-for-profit program on April 4, 2022. Some of these changes will impact the current Microsoft Software Donation Program through TechSoup New Zealand and are worth your close review as you set plans for your not-for-profit or library.Posted on 01/10/2021 by -
As a not-for-profit, your organisation might not always have the budget for a graphic designer. However, it's surprisingly easy to learn a few basic functions in Adobe Creative Cloud that will allow you to create images like a pro.Posted on 28/09/2021 by -
This is a guest case study from our partner Bonjoro. It first appeared on the Bonjoro website. We live in a world of information overload, where our attention is constantly being seized by promotions, sales pitches, and newsletters. Inboxes have been embedded with smart technology, filtering mass emails into folders called "promotions", and telephone recognition software is making it harder for conventional fundraising phone banks to get through.Posted on 25/08/2021 by
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For many not-for-profit organisations, keeping updated with the latest technology can be challenging. Fortunately, Leading technology providers donate and discount their products through Connecting Up. This means your NFP can leverage world-class technology without the retail price tag. To make things a little easier, we’ve added below our top 10 technology solutions for NFPs with budgets on the smaller side. 1. Microsoft Office Standard Not-for-profit cost is a one-time payment of $76 per license Office Standard is an integrated collection of programs and services designed to work together to enable optimised information work. Applications include Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Word.Posted on 22/07/2021 by -
Note: This post compares features between Acrobat Pro 2020 and Acrobat Pro DC. Adobe ended support for Adobe Acrobat XI Pro in 2017.Posted on 21/07/2021 by -
This is a guest post from our partner Bonjoro. You can read the original post here. Every October, Sam’s Fans, a charity dedicated to helping ill children with music and art therapy, hosts a big fundraising event called Threads of Hope.Posted on 11/01/2021 by
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This is a guest post from Reboot-IT. Check your refurbished iPad model here to ensure that IOS it can run will suit your needs. If the latest iPad IOS is not supported by the iPad you have selected, you may find certain apps will not run on the device. Data is accurate as of November 2020.Posted on 11/01/2021 by
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This is a guest post from Reboot-IT. At Reboot IT, this is a common question we get asked a lot. Simply put, a used iPad is one which has nothing done to it aside from being turned on to make sure it works. A refurbished iPad costs the same as a used iPad but has been thoroughly checked with specialist software and had any issues that fall below the testing standard rectified. In addition, a refurbished iPad is thoroughly cleaned, had it IMEI checked and has been fully reset.Posted on 11/01/2021 by
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Connecting Up and TechSoup are proud to be partnering with OnBoard, a virtual board, committee, and leadership meeting management tool by Passageways. OnBoard empowers boards, executives, and administrators with all the tools they need to govern confidently, from anywhere. A central hub for all board and committee activities OnBoard helps you bolster governance, improve engagement, and drive strategy focused meetings.Posted on 08/09/2020 by
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Urgent update to all current Symantec users: We were recently notified that current Symantec enterprise customers have received the email below from Broadcom. To ensure continued service, it is our understanding that users will need to switch over to a Broadcom account before the 1st of May, 2020.Posted on 29/04/2020 by
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has disrupted normal life around the world, which includes the way many businesses and NFPs operate.Posted on 23/03/2020 by
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The current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has highlighted how easily our routines can be disrupted. Is your organisation ready to embrace remote work and a distributed workforce?Posted on 19/03/2020 by
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On August 8, 2019, the San Jose–based company Broadcom announced it would acquire all Symantec enterprise assets. These assets include the following products that have been available through the Symantec Donation Program at TechSoup New Zealand:Posted on 25/11/2019 by
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Starting in November, you will notice that we have increased administrative (admin) fees for selected discount and donation programs at TechSoup New Zealand. We periodically review and adjust admin fees to reflect the fair market value of products and our own costs in managing these programs. As a not-for-profit ourselves, we include admin fees in our offers in order to support the value that we can continually bring to all not-for-profits. This helps us provide as many resources as possible to organisations like yours, everywhere. We will continually strive to make sure that these offers will still be made at the lowest cost available to you and will remain at a fraction of their retail value. In most cases, the increase in the admin fee will be no more than a few dollars per transaction. Certain products from the following programs will be affected by these changes:Posted on 05/11/2019 by
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The annual TechSoup New Zealand Awards in Auckland saw some of the best non-profit proponents of technology recognised last week during a gala dinner at the Waipuna Hotel. The awards, on the first day of the TechSoup New Zealand ‘Transform’ Conference, celebrated technology innovation and service excellence from organisations across the country. Six categories highlighted the achievements of everyone from volunteers, to social media campaigners, to accidental IT people, to those who have given decades of service. NZ Charities Technology Awards emcee Alecia Hancock at the Waipuna Hotel last weekPosted on 20/08/2019 by
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Subscribe-HR, Australia’s leading SaaS Cloud HR software provider is bringing "the world’s most configurable HR software" to New Zealand’s NFP sector. As a silver sponsor at this year’s Transform Conference, the NFPs working to transform the country can now access the transformational Cloud HR technology they need to change the world for the better. Supporting Not-For-Profits, Social Enterprise and Local CouncilsPosted on 06/08/2019 by
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Leading New Zealand NetSuite provider Liberate I.T. will bring world-class expertise and game-changing IT services to Transform 2019 as this year’s Conference Gold Sponsor. As a top-quality service provider since 2011, Liberate I.T. takes particular pride in its status as a 5 Star NetSuite Partner, and as the 2018 recipient of the NetSuite Solution Excellence Partner of the Year Award. From day one, Liberate I.T. has only ever sold one product: NetSuite. That is because it’s the number-one ERP system that combines accounting and financials, procurement and inventory management, CRM, and eCommerce in a unified, cloud-based SaaS solution. It offers a single source of truth for data, uses real-time dashboards, and is scalable from just five users through to thousands. Supporting Not-for-ProfitsPosted on 26/07/2019 by
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Transform Conference Silver Sponsors the I.T. Team have a clear vision for this year’s TechSoup Conference, and they’re ready to bring it to life in Auckland this August 15-16. Led by Sue Wilkinson, the I.T. Team were a significant presence at the 2018 TechSoup NZ Conference as delegates - and were so impressed by what they saw that they decided to sponsor Transform 2019. Based in Christchurch, but with a strong network and engagement across New Zealand, the I.T. Team has a strong reputation for delivering reliable, well managed and cost-effective IT services around the country. They offer a great combination of services and community-centred values that Sue feels will resonate with charities and non-profits, and which makes them an ideal sponsor for Transform 2019.Posted on 17/07/2019 by