Case Studies

With the help of Adobe Creative Suite, Mr. Young was able to design professional materials - from letterheads to business cards to forms. He also redesigned their information sheets on topics such as Family and Literacy in order to ensure that they were easy to read, attractive and professional.

Before knowing about TechSoup Canada’s donations program and other charity pricing programs, Rexdale Women’s Centre simply would not be able to afford the technology they needed. According to their IT Manager, “the budget didn’t let us buy good programs, good computers and everything. Right now it’s much, much easier.” Data tracking was limited and mostly done through spreadsheets.

“It is unbelievable the difference these donations have made to Toronto Wildlife Centre,” says Scott Wight, Fundraising Coordinator. “Not only to our fundraising efforts, but also our ability to manage patient information and data. Before TechSoup Canada our network was like Frankenstein’s laboratory, and keeping it all running was an exercise of extreme DIY and creativity. A huge thank you to TechSoup Canada for providing such a great service and support system to non-profits.”

TechSoup Canada has allowed us to provide our staff with the services and software that they need in order to perform their duties. Of course, it allowed us to save a substantial amount of money. The money that we did save was either rolled back into the IT Department or re-allocated to some of our other programs that help support people with intellectual disabilities.

Being able to tell your story is important for every organization, but it’s especially critical when individuals are at the heart of your work. For CUSO-VSO, a civil society development agency that works through volunteers, sharing their story is key to recruiting volunteers, fundraising, educating the public about global issues and keeping past volunteers engaged. At the heart of their approach is a culture of storytelling and a well-developed content strategy.