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Volume Licensing Service Centre (VLSC) Basics

First-Time Registration at the Volume Licensing Service Centre (VLSC)

To retrieve and manage your Microsoft volume licenses, you must first register and accept your agreement at the VLSC. You must use Internet Explorer as your browser. The terms and conditions of the agreement for your DonorTec donation are slightly different from those shown on the VLSC.

To register and accept your agreement:

Assess Your Tech: Why Nonprofits Need Technology Assessments

By: Chris Peters
September 22, 2009

MaintainIT Logo

This article was adapted from TechSoup's MaintainIT Project, an effort funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to gather and distribute stories around maintaining and supporting public computers.

Microsoft Software Assurance

Most Microsoft products donated through TechSoup Stock have the phrase "Includes Software Assurance" in the product name. Software Assurance is a significant benefit that adds value to your software donation in a number of ways.

Guide to Windows Server Editions and Licensing

The purpose of this guide is to help you find the Windows server and licenses appropriate to your organization's needs.

Windows Server is a server operating system that enables a computer to handle network roles such as print server, domain controller, Web server, and file server and to be the platform for separately acquired server applications such as Exchange Server or SQL Server.

Selecting Software on a Shoestring

Selecting Software on a Shoestring

How to find the right software for your nonprofit without breaking the bank

By: Laura S. Quinn

December 9, 2008

Selecting Software on a Shoestring

Selecting Software on a Shoestring

How to find the right software for your nonprofit without breaking the bank

10 Steps for Planning a Successful Webinar

By: Kami Griffiths and Chris Peters

January 27, 2009

Online seminars, or webinars, are a dynamic, engaging way to convey information to a geographically dispersed audience on a budget. If your nonprofit faces an ongoing need to share information long-distance but has limited education and travel funds, webinars can help you save money --- and reduce your carbon footprint --- while providing a valuable service to your constituents.

Nonprofits use webinars for a variety of purposes, including software training, sharing information about a new product or service, or promoting a program. Moreover, new online tools are making it easy for any organization to host a webinar, even with limited technology expertise. Below, we'll outline some of the major steps you can take to plan quality, affordable webinars at your nonprofit.

Using Facebook for Your Nonprofit

Source: Techsoup.org

Facebook can be a critical tool for nonprofit organizing, because it is a great way to connect with other organizations and supporters which might not have known about your organization previously.

It makes sense to create a presence on one of the top five Web sites on the Internet where people are already regularly visiting rather than expecting users to find you. 

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