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U.S. Communities, the national purchasing cooperative founded by NACo, not only brings purchasing savings and solutions to state and local governments and educational institutions, but also to nonprofit organizations as well.

As civic leaders in counties, local elected officials can raise awareness of U.S. Communities and help local nonprofit organizations by informing them of the opportunity to save on their everyday purchasing. Nonprofit discounts available through U.S. Communities can enable organizations to save on operating supplies and services, enabling them to commit more of their dollars towards their mission to the benefit of the community as a whole.

County officials can share information about U.S. Communities and how it benefits nonprofit organizations by directing them to www.uscommunities.org/nonprofit .

With no cost to participate and no minimum order requirements, nonprofits of any size have the ability to purchase the products, services and solutions they need at volume discount prices that would be nearly impossible to attain individually.

Types of nonprofits that use U.S. Communities: 501(c)3 organizations private schools, colleges and universities religious groups community and social services establishments volunteer organizations, and trade associations and special interest groups.

Today, more than 55,000 registered state and local government agencies, education institutions and nonprofits are utilizing U.S. Communities contracts to procure

more than $1.8 billion in products and services annually, resulting in significant savings on over a million competitively bid products and solutions.

U.S. Communities is the only national purchasing cooperative sponsored by the National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, Association of School Business Officials International and U.S. Conference of Mayors as well as 37 state associations of counties. Created by public agencies to meet the needs of public agencies and nonprofit organizations, U.S. Communities combines the purchasing power of more than 90,000 agencies to provide the best overall government pricing. Contracts are competitively solicited to meet the rigorous public agency purchasing rules and regulations.