Techsoup Global

TECHSOUP GLOBAL IS A RECOGNIZED LEADER IN BRINGING TECHNOLOGICAL EMPOWERMENT AND PHILANTHROPY TO SOCIAL BENEFIT ORGANIZATIONS - INCLUDING NON-PROFITS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, LIBRARIES AND OTHER SOCIAL CHANGE AGENTS.

NGO TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE: IN COLLABORATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE TECHSOUP NETWORK, TECHSOUP HAS BUILT, OPERATES, MAINTAINS, AND IMPROVES A GLOBAL MARKETPLACE OF TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, TRAINING, EDUCATION, AND CONTENT FOR NONPROFITS AROUND THE WORLD. TECHSOUP'S PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM HELPS MORE THAN 100 CORPORATE DONORS DISTRIBUTE A RETAIL VOLUME OF MORE THAN $450 MILLION ANNUALLY IN DONATED OR SPECIALLY-DISCOUNTED TECHNOLOGY AND OTHER CRITICAL RESOURCES IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND $563 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. TECHSOUP GLOBAL NETWORK SERVED OVER 166,000 ORGANIZATIONS WITH PRODUCT AND SERVICE DONATIONS IN FISCAL YEAR 2021 AND 164,000 IN FISCAL YEAR 2020. AS TECHNOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY DELIVERY CONTINUES TO CHANGE, TECHSOUP CONTINUES TO EVOLVE ITS TRADITIONAL PRODUCT DONATION PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE BREADTH OF ITS OFFERS TO INCLUDE MORE HARDWARE, MOBILE, AND CLOUD BASED SUBSCRIPTION OFFERS. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THIS NEXT-GENERATION TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE, TECHSOUP ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF NONPROFIT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES SUCH AS ONLINE LEARNING THROUGH TECHSOUP COURSES, TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICES, AND CLOUD MIGRATION CONSULTATION AND SERVICES. THROUGH ITS NGO TECHNOLOGY MARKETPLACE, TECHSOUP HAS NOW FACILITATED AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF OVER $16.6 BILLION OF INKIND PRODUCT PHILANTHROPY AND AN INCREASINGLY DIVERSE SET OF PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES AND GIVING PROGRAMS.

GLOBAL VALIDATION AND DATA SERVICES: AS A RESULT OF DECADES OF OUTREACH AND PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITY THROUGH THE TECHSOUP GLOBAL NETWORK, TECHSOUP HAS A RICH REPOSITORY OF DATA RECORDS ON APPROXIMATELY 1.3 MILLION NGOS AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS DATA ALLOWS TECHSOUP TO EFFICIENTLY AND INEXPENSIVELY VALIDATE THE CHARITABLE STATUS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN 236 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES, THEREBY ENABLING A WIDER RANGE OF STAKEHOLDERS TO GIVE, RECEIVE, AND SHARE AN EVEN MORE DIVERSE SET OF RESOURCES. INCREASINGLY, DONORS AND SUPPLIERS OF VARIOUS CHARITY OFFERS ARE USING TECHSOUP'S GLOBAL VALIDATION AND DATA SOLUTIONS, MATCHING ALGORITHMS, AND APIS TO CREATE THEIR OWN DIRECT OFFERS FOR CLOUD TECHNOLOGY, PRODUCT DONATIONS, VOLUNTEER PROGRAMS, EMPLOYEE GIVING, AND PHILANTHROPIC PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THROUGH TECHSOUP VALIDATION SERVICES, NGOS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS $3.6 BILLION RETAIL VALUE PRODUCTS AND OFFERS. ADDITIONALLY, TECHSOUP UTILIZES ITS VALIDATION AND LEGAL EXPERTISE TO POWER NGOSOURCE, A PROGRAM THAT STREAMLINES THE EQUIVALENCY DETERMINATION (ED) PROCESS FOR U.S. FOUNDATIONS, ENABLING THEM TO EFFICIENTLY PROVIDE GRANTS TO NGOS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. AS OF JUNE 30, 2021, GRANTMAKERS HAVE REQUESTED CLOSE TO 14,000 EDS FOR NGOS IN 152 COUNTRIES, AND AN ESTIMATED OF OVER $3.9 BILLION IN INTERNATIONAL GRANT FUNDING WAS FACILITATED BY EDS COMPLETED BY NGOSOURCE. IN FY21, NGOSOURCE FACILITATED AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $1 BILLION IN INTERNATIONAL GIVING TO GLOBAL NONPROFITS.OUR GROWING CIRCLE OF VALIDATION AND DATA SERVICES CLIENTS INCLUDE THE LARGEST PUBLICLY TRADED FIRMS, SOCIALLY MINDED EARLY-STAGE FIRMS, INDIVIDUAL GIVING AND EMPLOYEE GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING PLATFORMS, FOUNDATIONS AND DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND NONPROFITS THAT PROVIDE PLATFORMS FOR CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY.

APPS4GOOD: AROUND THE WORLD, TECHSOUP SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF ISSUES FACING WEB AND MOBILE APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS THAT HELP NGOS SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES. TECHSOUP IS OFTEN SOUGHT OUT TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN BIGPICTURE VISION AND THE ABILITY TO EXECUTE BY FACILITATING DESIGN SESSIONS, DEVELOPING NEW TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTIONS, AND FURTHER DEVELOPING AND SCALING EXISTING TOOLS. TECHSOUP HELPS TO ENSURE THAT THE BEST APPS4GOOD TOOLS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ARE ACCESSIBLE AROUND THE GLOBE.CARAVAN STUDIOS, AN AWARD-WINNING DIVISION WITHIN TECHSOUP, BUILDS TECHNOLOGY-BASED SERVICES AND APPS THAT HELP COMMUNITIES ORGANIZE, ACCESS, AND APPLY RESOURCES TO THEIR MOST PRESSING CHALLENGES. THE TEAM'S COMMUNITY-DRIVEN APPROACH TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTINFORMED BY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WORK AND DESIGN THINKING PRINCIPLESHAS RESULTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL DELIVERY OF SEVERAL TECH SERVICES AND APPS, INCLUDING THE SAFE SHELTER COLLABORATIVE, WORKER CONNECT, RANGE, SAFENIGHT, AND 4BELLS. CARAVAN STUDIOS ALSO WORKS WITH DEVELOPERS TO BUILD OUT THEIR EXISTING APPS4GOOD AND TO CONNECT THEIR TOOLS TO A COMMUNITY OF USERS, AS WAS SEEN IN THE BYBUS PROJECT IN BRAZIL.FUNDACJA TECHSOUP ENGAGES REGIONAL AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN OPEN DATA, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY, APP DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, MEDIA LITERACY, DIGITAL SECURITY, POSITIVE NARRATIVES AND STORYTELLING, CODING AND GAMIFICATION. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, TECHSOUP HAS NOT ONLY BUILT UPON ITS REGIONAL OPEN DATA EXPERIENCE TO STRENGTHEN BRIDGES BETWEEN CIVIL SOCIETY, GOVERNMENTS, IT SPECIALISTS, AND TECH ACTIVISTS, BUT ALSO BUILT AND DEVELOPED CAPACITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY SECTOR, AND TECHSOUP EUROPE NETWORK THROUGH PROJECTS SUCH AS DIGITAL SKILLS FOR SOCIAL SECTOR, APPS4CITITES (OPEN DATA PLATFORMS AND PERSONAL DEMOCRACY FORUM IN UKRAINE), MEGAPHONE, MEET&CODE, DIGILEAD, ICT4NGO, AND RADICAL AWARENESS GAME ENGAGEMENT.