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TechMission has partnered with an organization that provides an nonprofit cooperative as an alternative to paying state unemployment insurance cost.  An organization with personnel expenses of $150,000 might save $5,000 in unemployment fees.

Discounted Gifts in Kind Membership: TechMission members can register with Gifts in Kind International for a reduced rate (as low as $125 vs. regular price of $250). Gifts In Kind distributes millions of dollars worth of newly manufactured product donations and special pricing programs to qualified 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations. This benefit is available only to organizational TechMission members, not individuals.

Discounted Covenant Eyes Accountablity: Designed to safeguard your Internet world from the dangers, risks, and liabilities of Internet pornography.  It regularly sends a list of all web visits with objectionable sites highlighted to an accountability partner.  With TechMission Membership, service is only $3/month for ministry/organization staff ($7.99 regularly).

GiftWorks Program

GiftWorks has teamed with TechSoup Stock to make its fundraising management software available to U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits and U.S. public libraries.

GiftWorks offers both donated and discounted software. Donations are available to organizations with annual operating budgets of $25,000 or less. Discounts are available to organizations with annual operating budgets of $50,000 or less.

An organization may receive one donated or discounted product in a fiscal year, July 1 to June 30.

Products and Services Offered:

• GiftWorks 2008 Standard (Discounted Software)

Fundraising software designed for small-to-medium-sized nonprofits.

ChoicePoint's VolunteerSelect PLUS system provides nonprofit service organizations access to comprehensive employee and volunteer background screening services at affordable rates. The VolunteerSelectPLUS ™ system can help protect vulnerable populations and constituent groups like children and seniors. Please see http://www.volunteerselectplus.com/hdocs/index.html for information on ChoicePoint's VolunteerSelect PLUS.

Cvent enables non-profits, at the national and local level, to:

•          Automate their event registration processes
•          Market events via email
•          Register attendees online
•          Access event information from anywhere, 24/7
•          Template driven or customizable event creation
•          Instantly and securely process payments
•          Advanced data analysis of event information
•          Automate and manage housing/travel requests and reservations
•          Plan, market, and measure using budget management tools

All of these tools are tailored to help non-profits increase attendance, improve satisfaction and reduce expenses.

EthicsPoint provides a suite of integrated services that help organizations encourage ethical behavior and to minimize the risk of financial, legal and reputation jeopardy including

• Educating boards of directors, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders on key policies, including Conflict of Interest Training and Certification
• Enabling confidential, anonymous whistleblower reporting of unethical issues
• Assessing and resolve reported issues and deter future misconduct

The Leadership Culture Survey reveals how your people view their current leadership culture, comparing it to the optimal culture they desire. The “gap” reveals key opportunities for leadership development.  

The Leadership Culture Survey:

• Establishes a compelling rational for change and focuses leadership development efforts.
• Delineates cultural challenges associated with restructuring plans and mergers.  
• Correlates leadership to productivity, profits, turnover, and other bottom-line metrics.

The Leadership Circle Profile is a remarkable 360° assessment that is used for middle and upper management. Beyond merely providing information, it provides a platform for personal and professional transformation.

The Leadership Circle Profile:

• Identifies leadership competencies, enhances the value of executive coaching, saves time and money.
• Reveals what is occurring under the surface and keeping a leader stuck in outdated modes of behavior.
• Evokes deeper personal awareness. Change can only happen when personal awareness changes.
• Aids in performance management, succession planning and in developing teamwork.  
• Provides metric for tracking leadership training, development, and cultural change.

Firestone Alliance Publications, through the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, produces literature for non-profit organizations.

Since 1977, Energize, Inc. has been the place to start to find the best materials on volunteer program development and management in print, in person, and on the Web.

DS3 DataVaulting is a unique alternative to traditional backup methods, replacing conventional tape-based systems with a fully automated online solution to back up file servers, application/database servers, PCs and laptops.

Challenger, Gray & Christmas manages risk by delivering quality career transition and executive coaching services.The firm has a proven track record of successfully providing outplacement programs for executives, middle managers and long-term or highly valued employees. Over 90% of clients find equivalent or better positions in an average time of 3.2 months, compared to the national 5 months. Pre-event planning is the most critical component for an effective outplacement program. Offices in every major and minor city in the United States.

The Navatar Group's expertise in relationship management is in keeping with the nonprofit industry’s call to maintain more efficient contact with its stakeholders.  Data management is proving to be a major industry for all sectors of the economy and the nonprofit sector is one of the newest comers to this field.  Navatar provides services to the CRM and data management industries through leading On-Demand CRM vendors including Salesforce.com®, Salesnet® and RightNow as well as data integration vendors such as Integration Technologies.

Do you want to Reduce your Operating Expenses? Consorta will negotiate and enter into Vendor Agreements that include provisions  for the payment of direct and indirect rebates or discounts by vendors directly to TechMission or TechMission's members. Consorta will also provide a full range of group purchasing services for the benefit of TechMission's members, including, but not limited to contract management; compliance monitoring; management of the collection of usage data from vendors under contract; management of administrative fee and supplier rebate programs; and committee guidance in the selection of products and services offered and to be offered through Vendor Agreements.