T4G Day 1_Tech Soup Asia Introduction by Mike Yeaton

TechSoup Asia Introduction

Mike Yeaton

Vice President, Techsoup Asia

TechSoup Asia

Introduction

May 23, 2012

Mike Yeaton

Vice President, TechSoup Asia

TechSoupGlobal

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.

There is tremendous opportunity and unmet technology capacity need in the nonprofit sector

*Sources: Johns Hopkins University and McKinsey Global Institute,

May 2011, Internet Matters, CGAP

10+ million nonprofit organizations (NPOs) employ almost 50M people

and contribute up to 5% of total GDP*

“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

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

Global Champions

TechSoup Global partners with a global network of technology providers to deliver product donations to NGOs:

• Acclivity• Alpha Software• Atlas Business Solutions• BetterWorld Telecom• Blackbaud • Bytes of Learning• Caspio• CitySoft• ClickTime• Dharma Merchant Services

• DonorPerfect• DYMO• easyLearning• Efficient Elements• eTapestry• Exclaimer• FileMaker• Flickr• Flip Video• FluidSurveys

• GiftWorks• goQ• Headsets.com• Huddle• IKON• Mailshell• NOZA• Palo Alto Software• Pitney Bowes• Quickbooks Made

Easy

• ReadyTalk• Red Earth

Global Impact of Donations Program

Data are from September 2011

An innovative platform which delivers donated and discounted technology products and related services to nonprofits across the globe:

TechSoup Global Network

• $17M reinvested in local capacity

• 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 (self reported): 154

TSDIGS 2012 Stats (% growth over 2011)

TechSoup Global provides training and technology tools to assist NPOs with telling their stories

Winning Video: “I Am” has been Viewed more than 70k times

Link to winners: http://bit.ly/tsdigs12winners

Local Impact

The Humour FoundationSydney and Melbourne, Australia

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.

The Humour Foundation is an Australian charity dedicated to promoting and delivering the health benefits of humour.

Image Source: The Humour Foundation

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

This project aims to end parking-space disputes by centralizing information gathered from citizens as they spot deserted cars. Project submitters hope to reduce the violence that sometimes erupts by shedding light on abandoned cars and making it easy to find open parking lots.

This project would spur the Romanian government to action, not by direct influence but by encouraging citizens to act. Its ultimate aim is a self-generated citizen political program whose existence would put pressure on the political establishment.

Reduce Violent Disputes over Parking Spaces: Romania No Cars

Pressure Political Establishment to Act: The Online Democracy Initiative

Results

What is TechSoup Asia?

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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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.

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!

Thank you!

T4G Day 1_Tech Soup Asia Introduction by Mike Yeaton

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