DonorTec is operated by Connecting Up Australia and was launched in partnership with TechSoup in 2007. Connecting Up Australia has been operating as an NGO in Adelaide, South Australia, since 1981, providing community service and events information to NGOs on a local level, as well as technology information services to NGOs nationally. The TechSoup program was launched in January 2007 and was the pilot country in the region.
Umeewarra Aboriginal Media Association (UAMA)
offers a very important service to the community of the Port Augusta
region. As South Australia’s only Aboriginal radio station it has given
the Aboriginal people a voice that they wouldn’t normally get in
mainstream media.
D.A.D.S.
is a nonprofit organisation run solely by volunteers offering
assistance to men whose lives have been touched by disability and/or
health issues. They provide a network for dads and other men who are
able to share the problems they are facing in everyday life.
The men are able to share their concerns and frustrations in an open forum and find ideas to help with their own circumstances. They can get ideas as to how to assist with providing a productive life for people with a disability or health problem as well as sharing any issues which D.A.D.S. can help provide solutions for.
Through a generous donation from Microsoft D.A.D.S. received a comprehensive list of software which included Digital Image Suite and Office for MAC Professional Edition. These Microsoft products have made it possible for D.A.D.S. to produce quality PowerPoint presentations.
When coupled with the diagramming templates that Visio offers D.A.D.S. is now sharing stories with others more effectively than ever before. Microsoft has played a role in helping them grow from just 4 dads to 175 members in just 4 years.
Women's Resource Centre (WRC) provides free resources, information and
referrals to women on a range of issues. They provide a safe and
friendly space for women in the community to ‘drop-in', relax and meet
with other women. WRC network with community groups and agencies to
identify training gaps for workers as well as identifying and resolving
issues of concern to women in the community.
WRC offer public access to computers, internet and email for people who
don't own their own computer. Gabrielle from WRC says, "With our limited
funding we have been able to save dollars by using the DonorTec
program. This means we can offer other activities and spread our funding
further."
The Rosebud Police Senior Citizens Register Incorporated (RPSCRI) www.rosebudseniors.websyte.com.au is a charity organisation manned entirely by volunteers, and relies entirely on fundraisers and donations.
Some of the many important functions RPSCRI performs include making
elderly people feel safer, minimising the fear of crime amongst the
elderly and increasing the awareness of elderly people to their own
safety and security.
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Who are they?
Life’s Little Treasures Inc
Where are they?
Melbourne, Victoria
What do they do?
Provide support and assistance to families of premature babies throughout Victoria
What did they receive?
Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007/My Bookings Manager Executive
Through the DonorTec program the ILC was able to obtain Microsoft terminal server software, which has meant that they have been able to employ an occupational therapist for a short-term project that can be worked on from home. Executive Officer, Karen Frost, says, “This would not have been possible without terminal server as the staff member needs to access our database in real time. Accessing downloads through terminal server from home also means that our staff member’s internet usage is not affected as much as if they were doing the same from their home computer.”
They have also seen benefits from other staff being able to access their own desktop from another computer if their computer breaks down or has problems, and for staff travelling around the State to have real-time access to their product database.