Board Members 2023

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Dave Schoeller Baltimore-Washington 2025 President NE
Nate Smith Susquehanna 2026 Vice President NE
Salend Krishna California-Pacific 2024 Secretary W
Palmer Lee Arkansas 2026 Treasurer SC
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2027 Webmaster SE
Lisa Putnam North Texas 2024 SC
Matt Wolf Indiana 2025 SE
Chris Hampton Western North Carolina 2027 SE
Sharon Asmus GCFA non voting Agency
John Fusco UMCOM non voting Agency

Office 365

OFFICE 365 SIGN UP PROCESS

(Note: the process described below might be outdated, so please watch for changes)

To sign up for Microsoft Office 365 is an easy process.  You go to the Office 365 Charity Pricing page found at:

http://products.office.com/en-US/nonprofit/office-365-nonprofit-plans-and-pricing

Sign up for a 30 Day Trial, complete the sign up process and during the 30 day trial period, you will be contacted by Microsoft and they will let you know if you qualify for the charity pricing.

During the Trial setup, you will be asked to provide your Conference EIN number (Not the one for GCFA), and the GCFA IRS 501(c)(3) documentation specific to your conference.

Once you are confirmed for Charity pricing, you then simply use the Admin tools and order as many paid or free licenses as you need and assign them to your users.

NOTE:  Both paid versions include 5 licenses PER USER to download and install the full, and always latest release, of Microsoft Office Professional Plus onto any 5 devices where that user wants to use a copy of Office Professional Plus.

Resources

These resources listed below are organizations that UMITA members have used and/or recommended. Some of these organizations may provide free or discounted software and hardware for United Methodist organizations. Also, included on this list are several United Methodist Services provided by the general church. Local UM churches with questions about getting connected with the services below can contact the designated IT support staff of their Annual Conferences.

UM Shared Services
http://umsharedservices.com/
A central hub for services provided by GCFA. These services include Meeting Registration services, Statistics (EZRA), Hosted Financial Software for Annual Conferences (Microsoft GP), Online Donation Collection (VANCO), Online Apportionment Collection (Donor Direct) among other services.

UMCChurches
http://www.umcchurches.org/
A WordPress-based church website hosting platform that provides easy-to-use and cost-effective websites for UM Churches.

Group Ruling Documentation for UM-Affiliated Organizations
http://umgroupruling.org
Instead of having to apply for their own 501(c)(3) nonprofit status from the IRS, UM-affiliated religious organizations are covered under a group ruling covering most of the divisions (from General Agencies through local churches). This documentation is available online at the UM Group Ruling website, and once downloaded, can be used to apply for many of the discounted (or free) resources available to nonprofits, such as those through TechSoup (see below).

Google Workspace for Nonprofits (G Suite, formerly Google Apps)
http://www.google.com/nonprofits/
Google offers nonprofits a free enterprise email system at the organization’s custom domain. This program also includes free streaming through YouTube and other Google services. In order to apply, each organization should first join TechSoup (using the downloadable 501(c)(3) documents available at the UM Group Ruling website above), obtain a “token,” and then apply for Google for Nonprofits.

Office 365 Nonprofit
https://products.office.com/en-us/nonprofit/office-365-nonprofit
Microsoft offers the E1 level (Enterprise) of Office 365 accounts to nonprofits for free, and discounted prices on plans to download the Office suite of apps. See UMITA’s Office 365 page for further details.

TechSoup
www.techsoup.org
Eligibility Announcement
Techsoup is a clearinghouse for software and service donations from many major technology companies. For a low processing charge or in some cases free, you can receive donations for your organization. There are restrictions and lots of fine print, but Microsoft is one of the major companies that donates their software for prices that are much lower than the already reduced charity pricing while also including software assurance.

CDW
www.cdw.com/umc
CDW is a vendor that provides a full catalog of charity and discount priced software and hardware from almost any vendor. They have an extensive team of sales and support staff that can answer any technical questions you may have. You will need a user account to view discounted pricing when browsing the site. Call toll free 877.811.5749

Dell
www.dell.com
Discounts to Dell products can be obtained through TechSoup. For information on the Dell discounts available see https://www.techsoup.org/products/dell-technologies-for-nonprofits-access-to-discounted-rates-g-49865-

CCB Technology
ccbtechnology.com
CCB Technology (formerly Consistent Computer Bargains) provides a well-rounded catalog of charity and discount-priced software and hardware from many vendors.

Apple
www.apple.com
Apple provides the Western North Carolina Conference and its churches with a 5% discount for equipment and software purchased by the church, for church use. If you are interested, please contact your local store, to set up a business account and arrange for your discount. Find your local Apple store at http://www.apple.com/retail/storelist/

Verizon Wireless
http://naspovaluepoint.org/#/contract-details/49/contractor/204

Board Members 2012

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2014 President SE
Chris Quinn Western North Carolina 2014  Vice-President SE
Jane Horstman California Nevada 2015 Secretary W
Ivan Krowl Texas 2013 Treasurer SC
Bryan Compton Virginia 2015 SE
David Schoeller Baltimore Washington 2016 NE
Mary Myers Oklahoma 2013 SC
Roland Minshall Iowa 2016 NC
Michael Cook GCFA non voting Agency
Danny Mai UMCOM non voting Agency

Board Members 2013

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Chris Quinn Western North Carolina 2014 President SE
Ivan Krowl Texas 2013 Vice President SC
Jane Horstman California Nevada 2015 Secretary W
David Schoeller Baltimore Washington 2016 Treasurer NE
Bryan Compton Virginia 2015 Webmaster SE
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2014 Former President SE
Mary Myers Oklahoma 2013 SC
Roland Minshall Iowa 2016 NC
Michael Cook GCFA non voting Agency
Danny Mai UMCOM non voting Agency

Board Members 2014

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Chris Quinn Western North Carolina 2014 President SE
Ivan Krowl Texas 2017 Vice President SC
Bill Lawson Memphis 2014 Secretary SE
David Schoeller Baltimore Washington 2016 Treasurer NE
Bryan Compton Virginia 2015 Webmaster SE
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2015 Former President SE
Clyde Wolford Upper New York 2017 NE
Roland Minshall Iowa 2016 NC
Michael Cook GCFA non voting Agency
Danny Mai UMCOM non voting Agency

Board Members 2015

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Ivan Krowl Texas 2017 President SC
Roland Minshall Iowa 2016 Vice President NC
Bill Lawson Memphis 2018 Secretary SE
David Topping Desert Southwest 2018 Treasurer WE
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2015 Web Master SE
Bryan Compton Virginia 2015 SE
Clyde Wolford Upper New York 2017 NE
David Schoeller Baltimore Washington 2016 NE
Chris Quinn Western North Carolina ex officio Former President SE
Michael Cook GCFA ex officio Agency
Danny Mai UMCOM ex officio Agency

Board Members 2016

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Ivan Krowl Texas 2017 President SC
David Topping Desert Southwest 2018 Vice President WE
Roland Minshall Iowa 2016 Secretary NC
Douglas Ward North Carolina 2019 Treasurer SE
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2019 Webmaster SE
Mary Myers Oklahoma 2018 SC
David Schoeller Baltimore Washington 2016 NE
Palmer Lee Arkansas 2017 SC
vacant ex officio Former President
Michael Cook GCFA non voting Agency
Danny Mai UMCOM non voting Agency

Board Members 2017

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Douglas Ward North Carolina 2019 President SE
Bryan Compton Virginia 2020 Vice President SE
Nate Smith Susquehanna 2020 Secretary NE
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2019 Treasurer SE
David Topping Desert Southwest 2018 Webmaster WE
Mary Myers Oklahoma 2018 SC
Palmer Lee Arkansas 2017 SC
Ivan Krowl Texas 2017 Former President SC
Derek Preston GCFA non voting Agency
Danny Mai UMCOM non voting Agency

Board Members 2018

Name Conference Class Office Jurisdiction
Douglas Ward North Carolina 2019 President SE
Bryan Compton Virginia 2020 Vice President SE
Nate Smith Susquehanna 2020 Secretary NE
Michael Murphy-McCarthy North Georgia 2019 Treasurer SE
Ivan Krowl Texas Past President SC
David Topping Desert Southwest 2018 Webmaster WE
Mary Myers Oklahoma 2018 SC
Palmer Lee Arkansas 2021 SC
Barbara Eastman New York 2021 NE
GCFA non voting Agency
John Fusco UMCOM non voting Agency