The TechSoup Global Network,
made up of nonprofits from over
50 countries, gathered for three
days in San Francisco, March 2019.
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“The key to our mission is to enable all those
other missions out there.” —Rebecca Masisak, CEO, TechSoup
than $12 billion market value of in-kind tech and
funding. “The key to our mission is to enable all
those other missions out there,” Masisak says.
IN THE COMMUNITY
While education is still fundamental to TechSoup’s
outreach—through trainings, blogs, events, and
webinars that help nonprofits learn how to leverage
technology to power their causes—TechSoup has
expanded its services beyond mentorship to address
technology accessibility, affordability, and support.
“Over the course of time, we found that when
we were helping local organizations, they often
could make a plan for technology, but they couldn’t
get the funding and resources they needed,”
Masisak says. “So, we came up with some ideas
for how to better provide services, [reach out]
to corporations and others who might be able to
provide products, and expand [our offerings] to a
broader set of products and services [using] an
e-commerce platform to do it.”
Through TechSoup’s e-commerce platform,
NGOs, nonprofits, and charities have access to 375
products and solutions from more than 100 companies,
such as VMware, Dell, Microsoft, Adobe,
and Zoom. In some cases, nonprofits are eligible to
receive donated or discounted software and hardware.
TechSoup also provides service and support
capabilities, including managed IT services, help
desk support, and access to a network of technology
consultants with nonprofit expertise.
“We are always trying to help make it easier
and have less friction for nonprofits to connect
with offers, and for corporations to meet their