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Smart communications that maximise your social impact. Hail is a fully-featured communications platform that has everything that charities, non‑profits and social enterprises need to supercharge team collaboration and community engagement. Hail's streamlined system means anyone can publish amazing communications to ALL channels. It's EXTREMELY user-friendly with no web or design expertise required. With minimal setup, our customers are slashing their print budgets, saving the planet and sharing awesome, engaging stories with their followers. Hail’s easy to use platform makes collaborative communications a breeze and brings your newsletters to life with instant sharing to all your channels like Facebook, Twitter, email and blogs — with one button.

Download slides here Course Information: The wave of hype surrounding big data and the information age has come and gone. Your organisation has started collecting data, perhaps lots of it. The problem you now face is how to make sense of that data and turn it into knowledge that can help you achieve your mission. What are the opportunities, the risks and the unseen patterns that could fundamentally change the way you work, and how effective that work is?

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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:

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Download slides here Microsoft Teams is a tool within Office 365 that enables collaboration in your organisation.   Recent research by Forrester found that the successful implementation of Microsoft Teams delivers 3.2 hours per user per week in time saved through improved collaboration, information sharing and more efficient meetings.  This webinar, by the I.T. Team Limited will introduce you to Microsoft’s Teams, its core functions and benefits. 

Download slides here Details: Date: March 18th 2020 Time: 1:00PM – 2:00PM NZDT Price: FREE Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker This course is suitable for: Intermediate Course Information:

  Download slides here Date: Thursday 23 July 2020   Course Outline Whether an IT user, or systems manager, this webinar will provide detail on how you and your team can take full advantage of the tools within Microsoft/Office 365 for collaborating across work sites.

Date: Thursday 18th June 2020 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: $30 (exc GST) This webinar is suitable for: Not for profit organisation leaders and managers, bookkeepers and accountants. Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker. Course Outline: Budgets and cashflow forecasts are more important than ever in the COVID-19 world. Learn how to create a budget and cash flow forecast whilst carefully considering the long term impacts of COVID-19 on your organisational strategy and budget forecasts.

Date: Wednesday 15th July 2020 'Pivot'. 'Innovate'. 'Digital transformation.' All of the above are becoming much more prevalent in the fundraising community venacular these days. As we are being encouraged to explore new ways to fundraise online to cater to a socially distanced society, the question begs, 'to digital or not to digital?' If you have dabbled in online fundraising activities, or are keen to start, then this webcon will help you get the right head start. The Online Fundraising Webcon 2020 is a full day online series of webinars that will take you through a journey and process to identify whether online fundraising is right for your organisation, and if so, how and where to get started, find the right CRM system and plan to capture and retain your online donors as regular givers.

Download slides here Workshop 1: Beginners Guide to Social Media (29 July) The key to any successful not for profit social media channel or campaign is having a clear strategy. This comes from understanding your goals, knowing your audience, and then identifying the right platforms to reach that audience and achieve those goals. In this workshop we’re going to use current NFP sector trends and market research to identify what social media opportunities are available, and where your client and supporter base market are likely to be investing their time. We will then demonstrate how you can use this information to put together the beginning of a strategy plan.  

  Download slides here Date: Thursday 27 August 2020   Course Outcomes By the end of this workshop you will have:

Download Slides   Date: Thursday 19th August 2021 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners/Intermediate Course Outline and Outcomes: By the end of this webinar your organisation will have;  

Download Slides   Date: 13th May 2021 Time: 1-2pm NZST Price: Free Includes:  Live access to the FREE webinar. Participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar. Access to post-webinar recording and slides, as well as any additional templates provided. This webinar is suitable for: Beginners/Intermediate Course Information and Outcomes: During this session we will cover: - The different ways you can show up on video using Social Media. - Apps and websites to help you with creating scroll stopping videos - My go to confidence formula for being more visible on social media. - A list of ideas as to how you can show up on socials for your organisation. What is not included in the program? n/a Audience:

DOWNLOAD SLIDES   Date: 3 June 2021 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners/Intermediate Course Outline: During this session we will cover: Tools and Strategies to address questions surrounding performance management, employee engagement and employee retention. Dan Taylor and Mike Fuller of 15Five will lead the webinar. Course Outcomes:

Download Slides     Date: 23rd June 2021 Time: 1pm-2pm (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners/Intermediate Course Outline and outcomes: During this session we will cover: some web best practices from 2020, including experience, agility and security, and how you can apply them in 2021. practical examples and case studies to give you a realistic idea of how to apply these best practices and what you need to look out for. This course is suitable for: 

Download Slides   Date: 10th June 2021 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners to intermediate Course Outline: During this session we will cover: Evolution of Workplace Giving Overview of the Best Workplaces that Give Back What drives Workplace Giving Course Outcomes: Understand what drives workplace giving and how to maximize workplace giving donations of Time (volunteering), Talent (skilled volunteering) , Treasure (donations) and Thanks (charity gift cards),

Download Slides     Date: 22nd June 2021 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, as well as access to post webinar recording and slides. There is also complementary information available at InfoXChange.org. This webinar is suitable for: Those who administer technology to teams working between co-located and remote, and those who want to know how best to support those teams in terms of people and technology. Course Information:

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Download Slides Date: 6th October 2021 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners Course Outline and Outcomes During this session we will cover how charities can build their online communities (with practical examples ) and create a content strategy to prime their community to give at their next appeal. This course is suitable for:  

Download Slides       Date: 10h November 2021 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners Course Outline and Outcomes: During this session we will cover:

Download Slides Date: 7th September 2021 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Course level: Beginners Course Outline Do you ever wish accessing corporate cards was a speedy process and that you had more flexibility and control in setting spending limits for staff and volunteers? OR, that you never had to chase your team for an expense report ever again?

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Download Slides   Date: Wednesday 1st Sept 2021 Time: 1:00PM-2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Course Outline Digital technologies are critical to enabling modern not-for-profits to operate effectively in a COVID environment, reach clients, raise funds and connect with supporters. In this webinar we will discuss the fundamentals of digital marketing to help non-profits:

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.  

    Download slides Here Date: 14th October 2021 Time: 1pm -1:30pm (NZDT) Price: Free Course level: Beginners/Intermediate We’ve heard from many organisations that they don’t have time to train their staff on cybersecurity, and we get it! We created this 30-minute “lightning round” webinar so we can do the training for you. Your staff can join this webinar and we will bring them up to speed with foundational cybersecurity concepts:

Date: Thursday, 3rd March 2022 Time: 13:00PM – 14:00PM NZDT Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Information: The Australian Government is spending millions of dollars to support the rollout of eInvoicing across the country and to help educate business owners to the benefits of eInvoicing. But why? What is eInvoicing? What are the benefits? How do we become eInvoicing ready? Join this webinar to hear all these questions answered and have your chance to ask questions related to your business.

Microsoft on-premises products being removed from the donation program

Date: 24th February 2022 Time: 11:00AM -12:00PM (AEDT) Price: Free Topics we’ll cover: 

In April 2022, Microsoft took a major step in the direction of its cloud-first model for not-for-profits, an effort to align Microsoft philanthropy efforts with the security and operational capabilities of cloud computing. Most donated, on-premises licenses were moved into discounted offers. It's the latest reason not-for-profits are much better off moving to the cloud and leveraging its significant advantages.

Date: Thursday, 16th June 2022 Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEST Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course information: Join ELMO Software’s Chief Human Resources officer Monica Watt and Robert Watson, Partnerships Director at ELMO, to explore: the latest trends revealed by the 2022 HR Industry Benchmark Survey Report best-practices for NFP retention HR governance implications of hybrid workplaces Using technology to automate & operationalise new HR processes The importance of HR consultants in your strategy ecosystem Q&A This course is suitable for: Beginners/Intermediate Course outcomes:

Date: Tuesday, 19th July 2022 Time: 11:00am-12:00pm (AEDT) Price: Free Course Outline: During this session we will cover: Mistakes made by others Costs of those mistakes Steps to build into your processes to avoid the same mistakes Ways to mitigate most risks associated in searches and implementations This course is suitable for:   Leadership of universities, schools, non-profit and social purpose organisations Advancement Services, Supporter Services and Donor Services Managers IT staff Finance staff Data managers Board members Course Outcomes:

Join us for our Leading Edge of Cyber Security Webcon 2022 where we're bringing you 4 of the best names in Cyber Security to help your not-for-profit organisation stay safe.

Date: Tuesday, 26th July 2022 Time: 11:00AM – 12:00PM AEST Price: FREE Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Information:

Date: Thursday, 10 August 2022 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Thanks to their size and agility, smaller organisations have a distinct advantage when it comes to implementing new software systems and processes. However, a change-resistant workforce can still sabotage the rollout of new tech, resulting in delays, poor adoption rates and less-than ideal outcomes. In this webinar, Breathe HR will discuss strategies you can use to get your employees to enthusiastically embrace new software solutions. This course is suitable for: Beginners/Intermediate Course Outcomes:

Date: Thursday, 4th August 2022 Time: 1:00PM - 2:00PM (NZST) Course level: Beginners - Intermediate  Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker Course Outline We are living in a world where IT infrastructure, threat, attacker trends, and workspace norms continue to shift, so it has been an increasingly difficult exercise for organisations to build a resilient program to protect their company and its data. See how the next level of security and its technology can provide you with a solid and effective foundation for enhancing your cyber resilience. This course is suitable for: Beginners/Intermediate/Advanced (please highlight)

Date: Thursday, 11 August 2022 Time: 11:00AM - 12:00PM (AEST) Price: Free Includes: Live access to webinar, participation in live Q&A session at the end of the webinar, access to post webinar recording and slides as well as any additional templates provided by the speaker. Digital marketing loves three letter acronyms more than the not-for-profit sector. So what do the big two, SEO and SEM, mean? In this webinar, Ryan from Refuel Creative is going to answer all the questions you’ve been afraid to ask about search engines, SEO, Google Ads, and SEM. You’ll learn what SEO is, what SEM is, and how you can use search engines to your advantage to get found by the right people. This course is suitable for: Beginners Course Outcomes: