TechSoup provides knowledge and resources to nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in North America and around the globe. We help them choose, implement, and sustain the essential technology needed to serve their communities. We forge partnerships between unlikely allies to address the unmet technology needs of these organizations. And over the past two decades, we have built a deep understanding of how to deploy essential technologies in environments short on staff and starved for capital.
TechSoup Global helps nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and charities outside the U.S. and Canada obtain donations of essential technology products. This offering is modeled on TechSoup's TechSoup Stock service (www.techsoup.org/stock), which distributes donated and discounted technology products to qualifying organizations in the U.S. and Canada for a small administrative fee.
TechSoup administers the international program in partnership with corporate donors (including Microsoft, Cisco, and Symantec) and a network of local NGOs.
Microsoft is a lead product donor on TechSoup, as well as an
advocate and funder for the expansion of the TechSoup Global platform. Software donations are a key part of the
company’s global citizenship commitment to bring the benefits of relevant,
accessible and affordable technology to those who don’t currently have it. Microsoft believes NGOs deserve access to the
best technology tools to do their important work in their communities, and
donates its software in support of their goals.
NASSCOM Foundation
is the charitable arm of NASSCOM, the leading voice of Indian IT
industry. NF relies heavily on partnerships and is committed to
building ICT capacity in civil society. NASSCOM Foundation has launched
100 of rural knowledge centers throughout India. NF has launched the
TechSoup donation program as BIG Tech. BIG Tech was launched in September 2007 and received world wide media attention, including the Associated Press.