New Member Services
IT Services and Contractor Update Newsletters
Spring 2012 Issues released April 24, 2012
Our Client and Contractor Newsletters are available to help you impress your clients and consultants, and expand your market reach through a professionally written and designed quarterly newsletter that you can customize with your logo.
The IT Contractor Update is specifically for IT consultants and the other for your clients. While the IT Contractor Update is modeled after the IT Services Update (which is intended for clients), the content is slightly different.
We hope that you will find these both of use in your branding and recruiting efforts.
Managing Contingent Labor: A Webinar Series
Launched January 12, 2012
Beginning in January 2012, TechServe Alliance will be hosting a series of client-focused webinars. TechServe Alliance members will be able to attend and invite up to four (4) of their client contacts to these webinars on a range of topics related to management of contingent labor. The webinars, which will be complimentary to clients of TechServe Alliance members in good standing, will be a way for members to add value within their client relationships.
Click here to learn more about this new program and the kick-off webinar, Utilizing H-1Bs Within Your Contingent Workforce: Understanding the Changed Landscape.
Sample Social Media Policy
Released November 14, 2011
While social media, blogging and online communities have become highly effective tools in business development and recruiting, these methods of communication present a host of new legal challenges. The first step toward mitigating your risk is the implementation of an appropriate social media policy.
Toward that end, TechServe Alliance commissioned the development of a sample Social Media and Blogging Policy. Please remember this policy is provided for general informational purposes only and is not to be considered legal advice. Owners and executives should consult their legal counsel to ensure the sample policy addresses their specific situation.
The TechServe Alliance M&A Portal
Launched September 15, 2011
The new online M&A portal allows owners of member companies to post listings expressing their interest in either buying an IT services firm or selling their company. For listings posted on the "Sell" slide, companies can post a profile of their firm anonymously. Firms interested in buying can post a listing of the types of firms they wish to buy.
TechServe developed this portal so owners of member firms can communicate their interest in buying or selling an IT services firm to a broad audience of prospective member buyers and sellers - enhancing the efficiency to the process and filling a void.
Wednesday Weekly
Launched March 30, 2011
Wednesday Weekly is a one-page email news brief offering a weekly update on TechServe Alliance related announcements, upcoming events and deadlines.
To receive the latest edition of Wednesday Weekly, please contact Caitlin at odonnell@techservealliance.org or at 703.838.2050 x. 106.
Model Letters - H-1B Petitions
Announced by email: November 22, 2010
With the assistance of immigration counsel, TechServe Alliance developed two model letters for use with the H-1B visa petition process. The first letter is a model client letter. The second letter is a model response to a typical Request for Evidence (RFE) based on the employer-employee relationship and the Neufeld Memo. Please remember these are only model letters; your facts and circumstances may differ and your response should be adjusted accordingly.
Members may access these letters in the Model Letters: H-1B Petitions Library on TechServe Connect, TechServe’s members-only, online social network available through the TechServe Alliance members-only website.*
TechServe Connect
Launched September 29, 2010
TechServe Connect is a private social network created exclusively for TechServe Alliance members. Through this online network, members have opportunities to create, manage and share business resources, engage in communities of excellence and expand business and partnering opportunities.
While similar in functionality to Facebook or LinkedIn, TechServe Connect offers so much more: Members can build networks based on interests and personal connections, and create communities of excellence around industry-specific needs — enabling you to focus your interactions and advance your business.
e-Learning Center
Launched May 15, 2010
The TechServe Alliance e-Learning Center is the online educational resource center of TechServe Alliance and is available only to members.
The e-Learning Center provides you with immediate access to important online education resources specifically developed to benefit your business. The TechServe Alliance e-Learning center currently contains the education break out sessions from past TechServe Alliance Conferences (2006-2009) and past webinars from 2009-2010.
Legislative Tracking Service
Launched April 15, 2010
The TechServe Alliance Legislative Tracking Service tracks and reports on legislative activity at the state and federal level that may potentially impact the IT services industry. It is available to members only on a complimentary basis.
A unique feature of the service is an interactive map of the United States. To review pending legislation in a particular state, roll your mouse over a state highlighted in blue (a state highlighted in blue indicates pending legislation) and right click. The details of active legislation will appear below the map.
Some of the the key issue categories we are tracking include: Anti -staffing, Immigration, co-employment, Independent contractors, Non Compete, Tax and Overtime issues.
* If you are a member and have not created a new password since May 2010, please contact the Membership Team at 703-838-2050 or membership@techservealliance.org.
