TechSoup Asia is a program run collaboratively by TechSoup Global and regional NGOs to promote, coordinate, design and deliver ICT solutions to civil society organizations in Asia. It partners with Microsoft and others to provide donated and discounted technology products and services to nonprofits. The goal is to build nonprofit capacity and address the technology needs gap, which is magnified by economic challenges. TechSoup Asia launched new country programs in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand in the last fiscal year and is working with partners on new initiatives like a technology conference and IT resource center.

1. TechSoup Asia Introduction
Mike Yeaton
Vice President, Techsoup Asia

2. TechSoup Asia
Introduction
May 23, 2012
Mike Yeaton
Vice President, TechSoup Asia

3. TechSoup Global
TechSoup Global is a nonprofit serving
the nonprofit community worldwide.
We have built nonprofit sector capacity through
technology for 25 years.
We are working toward a time when every social
benefit organization on the planet has the technology,
resources, and knowledge they need to operate at
their full potential.
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4. There is tremendous opportunity and unmet
technology capacity need in the nonprofit sector
10+ million nonprofit organizations (NPOs) employ almost 50M people
and contribute up to 5% of total GDP*
Technology offers transformative power:
• The Internet accounts for 3.4% of GDP*
• Mobiles led to an 8% increase in profits for fishermen in India
• The Arab Spring movement was aided by social media/mobiles
Technology in the social sector is behind the curve:
• Economic crisis, changes in technology and lack of in-house
technology management elevate need
• Gap exists between NPO needs and donor capabilities/reach
“Today, technology is the social catalyst empowering communities in
all corners of the globe to improve their lives and shape their collective
future. Modern technology is opening floodgates of information and
influence historically reserved only for those in power.”
Jeff Skoll, Philanthropist and First President of E-Bay
*Sources: Johns Hopkins University and McKinsey Global Institute, Page 15
May 2011, Internet Matters, CGAP

5. Global Champions
TechSoup Global partners with a global network of technology
providers to deliver product donations to NGOs:
• Acclivity • DonorPerfect • GiftWorks • ReadyTalk
• Alpha Software • DYMO • goQ • Red Earth
• Atlas Business Solutions • easyLearning • Headsets.com
• BetterWorld Telecom • Efficient Elements • Huddle
• Blackbaud • eTapestry • IKON
• Bytes of Learning • Exclaimer • Mailshell
• Caspio • FileMaker • NOZA
• CitySoft • Flickr • Palo Alto Software
• ClickTime • Flip Video • Pitney Bowes
• Dharma Merchant Services • FluidSurveys • Quickbooks Made
Easy
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6. Global Impact of Donations Program
Data are from September 2011
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7. TechSoup Global Network
An innovative platform which delivers donated and discounted
technology products and related services to nonprofits across the globe:
• $17M reinvested in local capacity
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8. TechSoup Global provides training and technology
tools to assist NPOs with telling their stories
TSDIGS 2012 Stats
(% growth over 2011)
• Total submissions: 262
(151%)
• Countries participated: 24
(200%)
• Total page views: 10,482
(279%)
• Total tweets: 2904
• Total organizations that
participated: 388
• Products used to make stories Winning Video: “I Am” has been
(self reported): 154
Viewed more than 70k times
Link to winners: http://bit.ly/tsdigs12winners
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9. Local Impact
The Humour Foundation
Sydney and Melbourne, Australia
The Humour Foundation is an Australian charity dedicated to
promoting and delivering the health benefits of humour.
In partnership with Connecting Up Australia, The Humour Foundation secured a
donation of Microsoft software licenses, resulting in substantial savings that were
redirected to the organization’s programs.
Image Source: The Humour Foundation
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10. Local Impact
Restart Romania Challenge
53 “challengers” • 5 embassies • 141 ideas • 516 user accounts • ~94,000 page views
• ~38,000 visits • Sponsorship by Microsoft, Cisco, Orange, Vodafone
Results
Reduce Violent Disputes over Parking Pressure Political Establishment to Act:
Spaces: Romania No Cars The Online Democracy Initiative
This project aims to end This project would spur the
parking-space disputes by Romanian government to
centralizing information action, not by direct
gathered from citizens as influence but by
they spot deserted cars. encouraging citizens to
Project submitters hope to act. Its ultimate aim is a
reduce the violence that self-generated citizen
sometimes erupts by political program whose
shedding light on existence would put
abandoned cars and pressure on the political
making it easy to find establishment.
open parking lots.
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11. What is TechSoup Asia?
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12. What is TechSoup Asia?
• TechSoup Asia is program run in collaboration by
TechSoup Global and regional NGOs:
• Connecting Up Australia
• Hong Kong Council of Social Services
• > 12 current or potential partners in this room
• In partnership with Microsoft, brought TechSoup to
four new countries in FY11: Singapore, Malaysia,
Philippines and Thailand *
• TechSoup Asia’s mission is to promote, coordinate,
design and deliver a complete set of ICT solutions
for civil society organisations
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13. We are co-developing new programs
to meet the needs of APAC NGOs:
• A regional technology conference in
Hong Kong focused on civil society
organizations, led by HKCSS in
partnership with NTEN.
• An IT resource centre for NGOs in
Malaysia, in partnership with SOLS 24/7,
to provide quality services at a fraction
of commercial rates.
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14. Our Approach is Deeply Collaborative
• With NGO partners to understand needs
and design solutions…
• With thought leaders in region to embrace
new approaches…
• With Global and local technology
companies to extend reach and offerings…
• With all of you at this event!
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15. Thank you!
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