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Now celebrating its 11th anniversary, the Microsoft Imagine Cup is the world's premier student technology competition - focused on finding solutions to real-world issues. The competition encourages the world's most talented designers, programmers, developers, and technology enthusiasts to tackle - head on - issues related to: the fight against hunger, disaster relief, poverty, secure energy systems, education, disease control, healthcare, the environment, assisting people with disabilities, and many other critical problems.Posted on 23/05/2012 by -
Connecting Communities will showcase the important role that technology plays for today's New Zealand nonprofits, charities and community organisations. You can attend either at Christchurch on Thursday 29 February or in Wellington on Monday 5 March.Posted on 10/02/2012 by
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Get Genuine is a full operating system, not an upgrade, offered through Microsoft's Get Genuine Windows Agreement for Small and Medium Organisations program. It is available only to correct scenarios in which an organisation has an existing PC with one of the following operating systems installed on it:Posted on 16/12/2011 by
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Are you a non-profit group or community organisation based in Auckland city? Do you have a story to tell... an event to publicise... a subject to research... a group to promote? Are you a bit of a novice when it comes to using the web and social media? Would you like to know more about how they can help your group?Posted on 09/11/2011 by
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Microsoft qualified organisations can now get the Microsoft products they need when they need them:Posted on 11/10/2011 by
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Microsoft offers a number of services free of charge to help people live and work a little smarter. Over the next few weeks we're going to introduce you to a number of these services that can make life a little simpler and more fun. More than a million Kiwis use at least one of these services. There are probably at least a million more who might like to. We hope you'll find something that will surprise and delight you.Posted on 09/08/2011 by
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As part of the recent updates to the Microsoft Software Donation Program, Microsoft made donations of full versions of its Windows operating systems available through the Microsoft Get Genuine program.Posted on 26/07/2011 by
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It is hard to believe how far we've come since we first started donating Microsoft software. TechSoup Global began by distributing software donations to worthy nonprofit organisations in the United States. More than 10 years later, Microsoft software donations are mainstays of the TechSoup Global program. And it's a good thing!Posted on 23/07/2011 by
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Some of our donor partners limit their order requests to 1 each financial year. TechSoup New Zealand wants you to be aware that if you request any software from the donor partners listed below before June 30, your account will be reset to allow you to place another order anytime from July 1 onwards.Posted on 25/05/2011 by
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Congratulations to Hazel of Dale Jennings Associated Ltd - a runner up at the Community Economic Development Conference held on April 19th in Waitakere. The New Zealand Federation of Voluntary Welfare Organisations facilitated two sessions at the Community Economic Development Conference. These session were branded The HotHouse - A Social Enterprise Dragons Den. The Hothouse sessions were derived from the reality television series Dragon's Den; where ten entrants were selected to pitch to an expert panel of leading business and community practitioners an idea that combined making a profit with community benefit.Posted on 05/05/2011 by
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The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 server operating system enables a network server to handle a diverse set of roles — such as print server, domain controller, web server, and file server — and to be the platform for separately acquired server applications — such as Microsoft Exchange Server or Microsoft SQL Server.Posted on 21/04/2011 by
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We're pleased to announce that the Christchurch Community Arts Council is the winner of our recent Laptop giveway. They're delighted of course, and they write here about how having this new equipment is really helping them in the recovery process after the February eathquake. "Amid the gloom and sadness of the Christchurch earthquake and receiving the news that our heritage building was to be demolished there emerged a small ray of sunshine - a phone call from TechSoup to tell me that I had won a laptop for the Christchurch Community Arts Council in the” Laptop giveaway.” Read morePosted on 11/04/2011 by
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Join us in Auckland 12 April 2011 at the 2011 Microsoft Imagine Cup Festival and be inspired by our next generation of IT Professionals. This year you will have an opportunity to meet some of the most passionate and creative students building real technology solutions to problems we face today. Fighting mosquitos using lasers, using brain waves to control lights and appliances, and unmanned helicopters to help deliver aid, are just some of the innovative ideas you will see at this year's competition.Posted on 22/03/2011 by
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Calling all social entrepreneurs to enter the HotHouse... We want to hear from you about your enterprising idea - whether rough and ready or well polished - if you have an idea that combines making a profit with community benefit, this is the opportunity to win some extra cash and support to take you to the next level. By entering the HotHouse, you could be given the chance to be one of ten entrants to pitch to our expert panel of leading business and community practitioners. Up for grabs are six cash prizes of up to $5000 and professional support towards getting you a social loan. The HotHouse is derived from the reality television series Dragon's Den and will be run as part of the CED Conference programme on April 19 at the Trusts Stadium Waitakere.Posted on 08/03/2011 by
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The team at TechSoup New Zealand have some great new instructions available to make your Volume Licensing Service Centre experience easier! View the new VLSC instructions here!Posted on 28/01/2011 by
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For well over 10 years we’ve been making 1,000 calls a day using a paper-based system. Whilst it was obvious that an IT system would improve our efficiency, we did not feel that using our donors’ money to fund such a system was as important as getting our programmes into more schools to support kids in need.Posted on 09/08/2010 by
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The annual Social Heroes Awards from the Robin Hood Foundation, are where leading business and other not-for-profit leaders, award and celebrate inspirational social collaborations between business and not-for-profit partners. Microsoft and TechSoup New Zealand were among the nominees for this year's Collaboration in Communities Award.Posted on 09/08/2010 by
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Te Puna Whaiora provides an early and transforming intervention in the lives of vulnerable children, so that together with their families they may begin to build a brighter future. "We believe that the advances available in Windows 7, Exchange 2010, Office 2010, SQL 2008 and Windows Server 2008 will enable us to offer much more functionality, reliability and performance utilising the same hardware and we are looking forward to being able to draft plans for an infrastructure upgrade program not possible before."Posted on 13/07/2010 by
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TechSoup New Zealand Microsoft admin fee price rise Because we knew many of the nonprofits we serve planned to request product donations in-line with our fiscal year end cycle (which runs from July 1 through June 30), we held admin fees at the current levels until July 1, 2010. However:Posted on 24/05/2010 by
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Thanks to our programme partner, Remarkit Solutions based in Wellington, we're now able to offer New Zealand charities the opportunity to purchase excellent refurbished desktop computers for as little as $300 (including GST and delivery). There are two options available the Power Pack, complete with 15’’ flat screen selling for $300 and the Premium Pack with a bit more grunt and a 17” flat screen, selling for $400. To learn more about the TechSoup New Zealand Refurbished Computers Programme Click here...Posted on 21/04/2010 by
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Microsoft is donating Windows 7 upgrades to eligible nonprofits through Techsoup New Zealand TechSoup 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 $16.00 per workstation for Windows 7 Professional Upgrade and $16.00 per workstation for Windows 7 Enterprise Upgrade.Posted on 19/10/2009 by