less-paper.org — dedicated to green productivity

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less-paper.org provides a variety of services to school boards and school districts. Please use the menus or links to learn about our services or contact us.

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less-paper.org is more than a social networking site. It is a Virtual Community where people not only share common interests, but also communicate, discuss and collaborate without using paper.

Once your board joins less-paper.org you have a myriad of opportunities available to you. Even if your board is not part of less-paper.org, you can still be part of our Virtual Community. Simply contact us and let us know your interest and credentials to join a particular group.

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To join less-paper.org simply fill out this form. Someone will be in touch within 24 hours.

Click here to Join less-paper.org.

Our team envisioned a way to not only improve communication, but also reduce costs that can be channeled into funds for the education of our children.
From our vision less-paper.org, a virtual community, was born.

Who We Are:
  • We are a community with a common interest
  • We are individuals trying to make a difference
  • We are interested in helping our environment
  • We are trying to provide more money for your organization
Who We Are Not:
  • We are not a corporate entity selling high priced products
  • We are not a non-profit promoting a cause
  • We are not a radical group with an agenda

Join less-paper.org and promote green productivity.

simple to use  —  simple to maintain  —  simple to justify

The Big 5

  1. less-paper.org saves money as it streamlines the preparation and distribution of board packets. No more copying, collating, delivery costs for paper packets, or IT time for website support

  2. Join organizations in the "green revolution".  Be a community role model in concern for the environment and in the use of technology.

  3. Improves board member preparation and participation by providing the ability to review packets anywhere and anytime there is Internet access.

  4. Board secretaries can make changes to published packets quickly and easily.  No more last minute panic.

  5. Engage the community with better notification of meetings, availability of agenda and documents and access to past meeting archives.

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  1. Simple to deploy, use and maintain.  Anyone who can use an Internet browser is already trained for less-paper.org.

  2. Low Cost, as low as free.  No startup costs since computers in the board room are not required. (Ask us how!)

  3. Automatic notification of site changes are sent to Board Members and the public.  They are pushed to the website.

  4. No special software, licenses or IT support needed for Board Members or administrators, just an Internet browser.

  5. Create Board groups and committees for separate meetings, agendas and attachments.  less-paper.org is ready to grow when you are with no additional costs.

 

1. We cannot add a new "budget line" at this time.

The cost of schoolboardnet is not "new" money but a "redeployment" of "old" money already being spent on paper packets or IT services.  less-paper.org will ultimately reduce your budget.

2. We cannot afford to buy our board members laptops.

less-paper.org is designed to not require computers in the board room.  Much of the value is in the electronic delivery of the packets which can be accessed with board member's existing home or office computers.

3. Some of our board members are not technically "savvy".

Since board members are not requred to use computers in the board room, each board member can use as much or as little of the service as they are comfortable using.  Over time they can become more and more comfortable with the technology.

4. Our IT department is not capable or willing to support these services.

less-paper.org is totally hosted, provides 24x7 support and requires very little IT support or involvement.

5. We don't have time or funds for a lot of training.

less-paper.org is 100% Internet browser based so anyone who can "point and click" or "surf the web" already knows how to be an efficient less-paper.org user or administrator.  How Do I videos make learning fun.