TechSoup’s Ben-Horin Included in “Top 50 Power and Influence List”

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San Francisco, CA - August 2, 2007 - TechSoup announced today that Daniel Ben-Horin, the organization’s founder and co-CEO, was once again included in the prestigious NonProfit Times Top 50 Power and Influence List for 2007 (PDF) . Mr. Ben-Horin has now been named one of “the sector’s top executives and thinkers” for the fourth consecutive year.

The honor coincides with the organization’s 20th anniversary year, during which TechSoup has been significantly expanding its impact on the global nonprofit sector.

On the heels of the second successful NetSquared conference and the launch of the NetSquared Innovator Support Network in May 2007, NetSquared added its seventh U.S. meetup group in Phoenix and the first one outside the U.S. – in Ecuador.

TechSoup’s broad network of international partner nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that manage global technology product donation programs for Cisco Systems and Microsoft currently spans Europe, Africa, and Australia. The program is expected to serve about 25 countries in Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America, and distribute product donations with a fair market value of $55 million in the countries outside the U.S. in Fiscal Year 2008.

“Celebrating our 20th anniversary this year does not mean that we’ll rest on our laurels,” comments Ben-Horin. “We’re planning to expand the NetSquared community and meetups to Europe, and our global donation distribution program is adding partners at a fast pace – Ireland is the latest new member. But we’ll definitely find some time to celebrate as well!”

About TechSoup

Founded in 1987 as CompuMentor, TechSoup is one of the most comprehensive nonprofit technology assistance providers in the world, employing a staff of 150 and deploying a budget of over $18 million. It conducts a range of major programs on the international, national, and the local level, including the operation of its nonprofit technology Web site TechSoup and its distribution service for technology product donations, TechSoup Stock. TechSoup’s newest programs are the NetSquared initiative to help nonprofits worldwide use new Internet-based tools such as blogging and podcasting to extend their reach and impact and TechSoup Global, its program aimed at building NGO capacity worldwide.