<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">+1 </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In some areas and for some purposes we should have</div><div dir="ltr">options to choose..</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">AI is one of the fields where a large corporate plan works great and best tools (specialized fields apps are not free nor open source with same performance)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Usually we can have similar plans in small NGOs, like local chapters, but it’s not always possible because of numbers and legal process </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">As usual, freedom of choice and options is best and ISOC provides excellent conditions and exposure for any App in the market. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Carlos Vera</div><div dir="ltr">Isoc Ecuador</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><blockquote type="cite">El 25 jun 2024, a la(s) 7:14 p. m., drhipo@me.com escribió:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<div dir="auto">Hi Guys,<br>
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Thanks Caleb for the suggestion. It would be interesting if ISOC may negotiate better conditions as a large corporation rather than a “small” organization a Chapter would be. In services such as Microsoft 365 get a better deal when negotiated through a “large” one such as a University. This would be received by the community as a big advantage of being part of the ISOC formal structure. <br>
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Best,<br>
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Luis Martinez</div>
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<div class="matchFont">Dr. Luis M Martinez - Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico - ISOC Chapter Mexico</div>
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<div dir="auto">On 25 Jun 2024 17:37 -0600, Caleb Olumuyiwa Ogundele via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org>, wrote:</div>
<blockquote style="border-left-color: rgb(26, 188, 156); margin: 5px; padding-left: 10px; border-left-width: thin; border-left-style: solid;">Hi Carlos,<br>
I'd like to speak from my personal experience and not wearing my hat as a Member, of the Board of Trustees of ISOC. <br>
From my previous experience as a Chapter Leader, if you need to use or subscribe to those tools, your chapter can make use of the Chapter Admin funding if you don't want to use the benefits of your "Not-For-Profit" status. On the flip side, most of the tools you mentioned in your email are either open-source or free to use. However, you can take cost-cutting measures by taking note of some advice below like we did.<br>
ISOC Chapters are usually registered as not-for-profit in most cases in different countries. This makes it easy to get tools like Canva, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 for free as most of those companies have a CSR to support not-for-profit. So technically, each chapter can get these tools for free at no cost that will affect your chapter funding. Please find links to the tools below, <br>
• <strong>Microsoft: </strong><a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/microsoft-365" target="_blank">https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/nonprofits/microsoft-365</a> • <strong>Google: </strong><a href="https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/#!#workspace-pricing" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/nonprofits/offerings/workspace/#!#workspace-pricing</a> • <strong>Canva: </strong><a href="https://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/" target="_blank">https://www.canva.com/canva-for-nonprofits/</a> • <strong>Affinity: </strong><strong><em>(An alternate to Photoshop) </em></strong><a href="https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/affinity-for-nonprofits-schools/" target="_blank">https://www.canva.com/newsroom/news/affinity-for-nonprofits-schools/</a> • <strong>Zoom: </strong><a href="https://zoomcares.zoom.us/faqs/" target="_blank">https://zoomcares.zoom.us/faqs/</a><br>
I believe Moodle is open source and you don't have to pay for it. However, you will need a web server and a technical person in your team to help you set it up.<br>
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I hope the information and links are helpful not just to your chapters but to other Chapters that would like to cut down cost of administration due to current global inflation.<br>
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Caleb Ogundele<br>
<em>Not wearing any hat</em><br>
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On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 10:32 AM Carlos Vera via Chapter-delegates <<a href="https://mailto:chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org" target="_blank">chapter-delegates@elists.isoc.org</a>> wrote:<br>
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Good day everyone.<br>
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I think isoc should give us tools that can be accessed with corporate licenses... example chatPGT and its AI variants, Canva, Moodle, Microsoft, office tools, some CMS, elearning platforms, etc, etc.<br>
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These super useful tools are not available to the chapter, but they may be available to isoc HQ and maybe for free.. to share with Chapters for our activities..<br>
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With more useful tools, then there are more options to work effectively!<br>
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Carlos Vera<br>
Isoc Ecuador<br>
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