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RDA Equestrian Therapy Centre provides therapeutic horse related activities for children and adults with physical, mental, cognitive, social or behavioural needs. "The 'user friendly' Microsoft software has allowed staff members to not only create communications, data bases and input data with ease - it has given them the confidence to delegate tasks to our volunteer force for updating or processing with confidence - because it isn't so complicated that it might result in elimination and or corruption of data."Katharine Birks, Fundraising Manager, RDA TaurangaPosted on 09/11/2011 by -
Waitakere Adult Literacy found that their early 21st century technology capability was restricting their ability to meet the demands of their busy tutors and the growing sophistication of their learners and their needs. "We now have a digital work environment that effectively supports the demands of our busy tutors and the growing sophistication of our learners and their needs. A shortage of office space and computers is also a thing of the past." Jane Gilmour, Manager, Waitakere Adult Literacy.Posted on 11/10/2011 by
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Methodist City Action's Computer school has an intake of over 3000 students per year. Some of these students have some sort of physical or psychological disability, and some are Senior Citizens of 55 years of age and over. Methodist City Action has a strong focus on the use of technology for an inclusive society. "Microsoft Office has empowered students with a sense of inclusion in society and helped them to break out of seclusion and spark their interest in learning." Kaveh Farbeh-Tabrizi, IT Administrator/Tutor, Methodist City ActionPosted on 22/08/2011 by
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By, For and About the community... that’s the core principle that surrounds what you hear on any Access Radio station in New Zealand, and Access Manawatu is no exception. Anyone in our transmission area is encouraged and entitled to make radio programmes that reflect their views and values. "As a result of the TechSoup discounts, we could – almost effortlessly – upgrade our staff machines, offering all staff a 'level playing field' for document creation and – increasingly important – contact sharing."Posted on 05/07/2011 by
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The Champion Centre is the largest and longest running centre-based programme for infants and preschool children with disabilities in New Zealand. "We needed an efficient server that therapists can log into and work on their reports, sharing drafts and contributing to a final integrated document. We also needed the individual computers upgraded to run on the same operating system using the much more efficient 2010 Microsoft Office suite.The gift from TechSoup has been fabulous! The new server has enabled us to retire several dinosaur computers that couldn’t keep up, to put in a new server, and finally get most of us into the 21st century!"Posted on 05/07/2011 by
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"We are really delighted with the software and are immensely grateful to Microsoft for making this happen for our organisation." Pam Thomas, Office Administrator, RDA ChristchurchPosted on 04/07/2011 by
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The Disability Resource Centre (H.B) Trust provides overall Governance to Home Support, Network Personnel and Turning Point – who each have their own Mission Statement relative to their specialist area and the services they provide to the Hawkes Bay and/or Central Hawkes Bay Community. "Not only have we been able to obtain the latest Microsoft software as a donation but, obtaining donated software through TechSoup has enabled us to implement an IT upgrading planning process which we would not have been able to do otherwise. Because of TechSoup New Zealand and the generosity of Microsoft we are covering all bases."Posted on 21/04/2011 by
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Working from a community development centred approach the Bishop’s Action Foundation was established as a charitable trust to create and support initiatives that meet the unanswered needs of communities within the Taranaki region. They are driven by the goal to enhance the social, spiritual, economic, environmental and cultural well-being of the region. "Voluntary and community organisations are fundamental to society because they are major stakeholders in building social capital that underpins healthy and well functioning communities" “As a capacity builder within the region, we welcome the arrival of Techsoup in New Zealand; it has made a significant difference for our ICT capability and is great news for groups within our region too.” Simon Cayley, CEO, Bishop’s Action FoundationPosted on 01/12/2010 by
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The New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services Inc (the Federation) is a collective of community organisations sharing a common code of ethics, philosophy, and commitment to delivering top quality, free budgeting advice to family/whanau and individuals. “We were finding that we were starting to receive documents we could not open as our software was so out of date, so it is great we now have Office Professional” Sally Bray, Office Manager Family Budgeting Services IncPosted on 01/12/2010 by