Dear John Oscar,
Thanks for your comments concerning TechSoup eligibility requirements for donations. TechSoup is charged with the administration of donation programs of more than two dozen generous technology companies, each of which has its own donation guidelines. Additionally, TechSoup has an anti-discrimination policy that organizations must comply with in order to participate in our program. However, it’s important to distinguish between the donors’ program rules and our anti-discrimination policy.
The donors’ rules should be viewed as a means for each of our partners to focus their limited donations to organizations conducting social benefit activities they wish to promote. Requesting a TechSoup donation is not unlike applying for a grant for which an organization must be screened and determined to be eligible.
Faith-based and religious organizations are actually eligible for a broad range of donations through TechSoup programs; religious organization which demonstrate that they operate a secular program open to all, without religious content or proselytizing, may even have broader access to donations, depending on their organizational activities, budget size and other donor rules.
TechSoup’s anti-discrimination policy reflects the core values of inclusion and diversity central to our organization’s philosophy.
We hope that we will be able to serve your organization in the future.
Bruce Ackley
TechSoup
Customer Service