Purchasing & Endorsed Programs

U.S. Communities – is a non-profit, group purchasing cooperative that assists public agencies in reducing the cost of purchased goods through pooling the purchasing power of governmental agencies nationwide. U.S. Communities provides bulk volume discounts through non-exclusive agreements that have been competitively solicited by a lead public agency. For more information, visit www.uscommunities.org or call Dana Roberts at (919) 841-4040 x 6690 or email at droberts@ncsba.org.

U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance Go Green Program is the one-stop source for public agency access to buy and live green. We offer a broad line of green products, services and resources. In addition to our green contracts that offer eco-friendly products, local government will find a wealth of green information and resources that will help lower your community’s carbon footprint and assist you in making educated decisions about the products your agency purchases.

GovDeals – offers on-line auctions of government owned surplus, confiscated, and abandoned equipment. Your surplus items are offered immediately for auction to a global audience of active buyers. For more information, visit www.govdeals.com or contact Dana Roberts at (919) 841-4040 x 6690 or email at droberts@ncsba.org.

SchoolDude.com – provides web-based operations management solutions for educational institutions. SchoolDude’s products are designed specifically for schools and include solutions for work order processing, technology incident management, preventive maintenance, capital planning, facility usage scheduling, field trip management, utility tracking, and inventory management. Because SchoolDude’s application services are delivered over the Internet, the technology is affordable for both small and large school districts. To learn more, go to www.schooldude.com contact Dana Roberts at (919) 841-4040 x 6690 or email at droberts@ncsba.org.

NCSBA is pleased to announce our partnership with the Federal Automated Recovery System (FARS). FARS provides an efficient method of electronically recovering NSF checks that are passed through school district accounts everyday. FARS utilizes federal and state laws allowing the electronic recovery process of NSF checks which results in a high rate of recovery at no cost to the school district.  

There is no district cost to participate in this service. The district pays no upfront retainer or annual renewal fee for this protection.

For more information, contact NCSBA Director of Finance Dana Roberts at (919) 841-4040 x 6690 or email at droberts@ncsba.org.