Special Software Pricing Available to 501c3 Organizations
Churches, Regional Offices and other ABC-Affiliated Non-Profit Organizations can purchase software at a significant non-profit discount through Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc. For example, a copy of Microsoft Office Professional, which would normally cost about $500 at a store, can be purchased for only $67 for each license plus an additional $39 for one copy of the CD containing the software.
Patti Lojeski
Consistent Computer Bargains, Inc.
National Church Sales Director
1-800-342-4222 x. 107
Fax # 1-262-886-1628
pattil@ccbnonprofits.com
Non Profit Documentation required by CCB for ABC churches:
a copy of the state tax exempt form; and
CCB will use the “Find A Church” search feature from the ABC-USA.ORG website to confirm affiliation. Please verify that your church is listed and can be found through this search feature before contacting Patti Lojeski. You can check to see if your church is listed by finding your church at this site: http://www.abcis.org/public/churchsearch.asp
The minimum order is any combination of 5 or more Microsoft licenses. All products count as one license. You can reorder one license at a time after the initial license order. If you want to order just one item (Office Professional, for example) you can simply add 4 Exchange Client Access Licenses (the cheapest item) at a cost of around $5 each to get the minimum of 5 licenses needed for the initial order. The Exchange licenses simply help you get to the required minimum of 5.
The Media Kit CD Rom for each item that you want to actually use will need to be purchased separately. You don't need to buy a CD for the Exchange licenses, for example.
The License is a 2 year agreement, and you can reorder as little as one license at a time within the 2 year period. When you reach the end of the 2 years, your licenses are still legal. However, you can't just reorder one license; you would need to follow whatever licensing guidelines are in effect at the time you reorder. The Licenses are still legal until you choose to move up to a newer version of the software you have licensed.
What kind of discount is available to churches?
Each software company offers different discounts to Non-Profit organizations. Microsoft offers the largest discount. For example, one retail copy of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional would cost $499 if purchased at a local software retailer. Through CCB a church can purchase one license of Microsoft Office 2003 Professional for $67 (plus a one-time charge of $39 for the Media Kit needed to install the Office suite).
Not at a discount. This special pricing is only available to Non-Profit organizations classified with a 501c3 tax-exempt status. However, you can download the FREE OpenOffice software for your home computer. The OpenOffice suite will allow you to create documents, spreadsheets and powerpoint-type presentations. (see the Free Software page for the link)