This month, I am excited to announce the new Atlas Business Solutions donation program at TechSoup Stock. Their two human resource software products, Staff Manager and ScheduleAnywhere, make managing and scheduling your organization’s employees and volunteers easier. This new program can help managers in your organization reduce costs, save time, and streamline your operations. Please read on to learn more about this program’s product donations and eligibility requirements.
Two educational software products are now available through TechSoup Stock: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 and Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008. Two more recent additions from Microsoft are the Core User and Device CAL suites, which each provide access to four key Microsoft servers in one convenient suite.
Our featured product this month is UltraKey 5.0, which teaches keyboarding skills to help your organization become more productive or to support your training programs. Finally, I would like to highlight some of the many community forums on TechSoup that can help answer your technology questions.
This month, I am excited to announce the new Atlas Business Solutions donation program at TechSoup Stock. Their two human resource software products, Staff Manager and ScheduleAnywhere, make managing and scheduling your organization’s employees and volunteers easier. This new program can help managers in your organization reduce costs, save time, and streamline your operations. Please read on to learn more about this program’s product donations and eligibility requirements.
Two educational software products are now available through TechSoup Stock: Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 and Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008. Two more recent additions from Microsoft are the Core User and Device CAL suites, which each provide access to four key Microsoft servers in one convenient suite.
Our featured product this month is UltraKey 5.0, which teaches keyboarding skills to help your organization become more productive or to support your training programs. Finally, I would like to highlight some of the many community forums on TechSoup that can help answer your technology questions.
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INTRODUCING THE ATLAS BUSINESS SOLUTIONS DONATION PROGRAM ============================================
Atlas Business Solutions, Inc. (ABS) is pleased to partner with TechSoup Stock to offer two donated software products that can help your nonprofit organization more effectively manage its employees and volunteers. This partnership enables TechSoup Stock to offer software supporting human resources for the first time.
Founded in 1991, ABS is a leading developer of easy-to-use business management software and was recognized as one of Software Magazine’s top 500 software companies for three consecutive years. ABS solutions have helped thousands of organizations large and small reduce costs, save time, and streamline business processes.
The following ABS software is now available through TechSoup
Stock:
STAFF MANAGER
Staff Manager can help your organization save time, reduce paperwork, and eliminate the need for paper filing systems.
Managers and human resource professionals can store and retrieve HR information such as performance evaluations, wages, and important documents easily and securely. You can also create custom employee letters using Microsoft Word and populate them with information from Staff Manager.
* Learn more about Staff Manager and place your donation
request:
http://ga0.org/ct/4dLRaAn1WElf/
SCHEDULEANYWHERE
ScheduleAnywhere makes it possible for managers to schedule employees and volunteers from any computer with a Web browser.
The software can help you save time by easily scheduling multiple employees in one step and save money by seeing whether too few or too many employees are scheduled at a given time.
Managers, employees, and volunteers can also view and print schedules online, helping to keep your team coordinated.
A one-year subscription to ScheduleAnywhere is available through TechSoup Stock for an administrative fee of $35 or $55 (as compared to retail values ranging from $914 – $1589), depending on the number of people being scheduled. Learn more and place your donation request:
* ScheduleAnywhere for up to 250 workers:
http://ga0.org/ct/XpLRaAn1WEl4/
* ScheduleAnywhere for more than 250 workers:
http://ga0.org/ct/41LRaAn1WElr/
ELIGIBILITY
* U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits, Canadian charitable and nonprofit organizations, and non-501(c)(3) libraries in the U.S. and Canada. For details on eligibility requirements, visit http://ga0.org/ct/f7LRaAn1WElI/
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UPDATED MICROSOFT ENCARTA PREMIUM AVAILABLE ============================================
Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 is a multimedia reference library that provides accurate, up-to-date information on a wide variety of educational subjects. Special features include the Encarta search bar, available even when Encarta is closed, providing quick access to content from both Encarta and the Web. Also, Encarta’s Web Companion automatically pulls up information from Encarta alongside Internet search results.
Microsoft Encarta Premium 2008 is available through TechSoup Stock for an administrative fee of $3 (as compared to a retail value of $50). Learn more and place your donation request (DVD
version):
* Nonprofits:
http://ga0.org/ct/4pLRaAn1WEl5/
* Public libraries:
http://ga0.org/ct/rdLRaAn1WElg/
ELIGIBILITY
* U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Canadian charitable and nonprofit organizations; U.S. and Canadian public libraries. For details on eligibility requirements, visit http://ga0.org/ct/fdLRaAn1WElW/
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NEW — MICROSOFT STUDENT WITH ENCARTA
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Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 is a comprehensive, subject-specific resource designed to help middle- and high-school students complete high-quality homework assignments and projects in less time. Student is a suite of learning tools including Microsoft Math, Learning Essentials, Encarta Premium 2008, foreign language tools, and book summaries. When you conduct a Web search, Student 2008 conveniently displays content from the Web and the encyclopedia side-by-side.
Microsoft Student with Encarta Premium 2008 is available through TechSoup Stock for an administrative fee of $2 (as compared to a retail value of $50). Learn more and place your donation request (DVD version):
* Nonprofits:
http://ga0.org/ct/r1LRaAn1WElt/
* Public libraries:
http://ga0.org/ct/r7LRaAn1WElb/
ELIGIBILITY
* U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Canadian charitable and nonprofit organizations; U.S. and Canadian public libraries. For details on eligibility requirements, visit http://ga0.org/ct/fdLRaAn1WElW/
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NEW MICROSOFT CLIENT ACCESS LICENSE SUITES ============================================
The Microsoft Core User and Device CAL suites are now available through TechSoup Stock, each for an administrative fee of $10 (compared to a retail value of $250 each). Each Core CAL suite is a set of client access licenses providing access for one user or one device to: Windows Server, Exchange Server Standard, SharePoint Server Standard Edition, and Systems Management Server 2003.
Your organization can now conveniently provide one user or one device access to these four key Microsoft server technologies by requesting the suite rather than requesting the CALs individually.
Learn more and place your donation request:
* Microsoft Core User CAL suite:
http://ga0.org/ct/f1LRaAn1WElO/
* Microsoft Core Device CAL suite:
http://ga0.org/ct/rpLRaAn1WEl6/
ELIGIBILITY
* U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and Canadian charitable and nonprofit organizations. For details on eligibility requirements, visit http://ga0.org/ct/fdLRaAn1WElW/
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FEATURED PRODUCT: ULTRAKEY TYPING INSTRUCTION ============================================
UltraKey 5.0 teaches touch typing and safe keyboarding using voice, 3-D animation, video, and virtual reality features to enhance learning and enjoyment. UltraKey provides many options that adapt to a broad range of age groups and special needs and includes Spanish language support.
Nonprofits may be able to use UltraKey in many ways — to improve office productivity, support training programs, or for other projects involving computer education. This award-winning product is available for an administrative fee of $15 (compared to a retail value of $150), thanks to a donation from Bytes of Learning.
Learn more about UltraKey 5.0 and place your donation request:
http://ga0.org/ct/47LRaAn1WElv/
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LEARN, SHARE, DISCUSS — TECHSOUP COMMUNITY FORUMS ============================================
Got a software or hardware question? Puzzling over a network problem? Visit our TechSoup community forums to ask your questions and receive help from other community members.
* Software:
http://ga0.org/ct/BpLRaAn1WEld/
* Hardware:
http://ga0.org/ct/XdLRaAn1WElB/
* Networks:
http://ga0.org/ct/X1LRaAn1WElc/
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TELL A FRIEND
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As a nonprofit helping other nonprofits get the technology they need, TechSoup Stock depends on your referrals to reach organizations that might not know about our service. I encourage you to take a moment and forward this email to nonprofits and public libraries you know that could benefit from access to these products and savings. Since 2002, TechSoup Stock has helped over 50,000 nonprofits and public libraries take advantage of product donations.
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QUESTIONS?
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If you have questions about our donation programs that were not addressed by this email or the program pages on our Web site, please feel free to contact our Customer Service Department via email at newproducts@techsoup.org or call us at 1-800-659-3579, extension 700. TechSoup Stock Customer Service is available Monday – Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific time. In addition, you can get answers to your questions at our online Email and Answer Center at http://ga0.org/ct/X7LRaAn1WElX/.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Masisak
Co-CEO, CompuMentor/TechSoup
http://www.techsoup.org/stock/libraries (libraries start here)