• Office Supplies
  
• Office Furniture
• Photocopiers, Printers & Fax Machines
  
• Phone Lines, Long Distance & Toll Free
• Tele/Web Conferencing
• Computer Equipment & Peripherals
  
• HR Services (Consulting, Outsourcing, Recruitment)
• Commercial Mortgages
  
• Janitorial Services (NEW!)
  

Office Supplies Grand & Toy is one of Canada’s oldest office supply companies with locations in nearly every region of the country. We chose them to be a GAIN partner because of their willingness to provide the best prices without sacrificing convenience and service.

Grand & Toy offers GAIN members a discount formula that includes a significant base discount plus an extensive contract list of products. GAIN has done the market research and negotiated these discounts for you.

Internet ordering, free and guaranteed 24-hour delivery helps employees focus on other tasks. Implementation is easy and we follow up to ensure your setup experience has gone well. It doesn’t end there, you always have access to telephone support by your GAIN Client Service staff.

To simplify accounting procedures, accounts can be setup with multiple cost centres, users and locations!

Office Furniture

Grand & Toy allows GAIN to offer the lowest price on ‘one-off’ furniture items. Their furniture dealership, GTI also connects GAIN to Global Furniture, enabling us to offer our member’s special pricing on volume purchases including free design services!

The Global Group's origins date back to 1966, when it was founded with the basic objective of manufacturing well-made office furniture at affordable prices. Global offers a very broad range of office products and services designed to meet the needs of today's changing workplace.

Photocopiers, Printers & Fax MachinesPanasonic equipment is made available to GAIN through CNC Office Systems Ltd. CNC works closely with their customers to increase their productivity, lower their document imaging costs and provide sound business solutions that have a powerful impact on their performance and costs.

This relationship allows GAIN to provide our members with unbeatable pricing on a broad range of equipment. Service is provided locally through a national network of representatives.

Phone Lines, Toll Free & Long DistanceA unique strategy developed by the GAIN team, GAINtel provides access to phone lines and long distance services to members of the GAIN program. Research into the telecommunications sector indicated that it was still undergoing structural changes and would remain in transition for some time. For this reason, we developed a relationship with an experienced and reliable telecommunications intermediary called SelectCom.

The expert knowledge and ongoing negotiations that SelectCom provides enable us to ensure that GAINtel remains at the leading edge of development and pricing for this suite of products.

Keeping in line with GAIN’s beliefs, there are no hidden administration or network charges and no contracts to sign!

Long distance plans can be made available to staff and volunteers to help with retention and recognition.

Tele/Web ConferencingFor over 70 years, Bell Canada has been the leader in conferencing services in Canada. They have recently updated their backbone-bridging network and are constantly investing considerable capital to maintain their leadership position.

With great Teleconferencing connection and long distance rates, Bell Conferencing also gives you the option of choosing your local number, further reducing long distance charges. Various core products available to meet your individual requirements such as attended/unattended conferencing, web conferencing, web casting & video conferencing

With additional discounts for volume users, there are no contracts, administration or network fees to pay.

Computer Equipment & PeripheralsWhile purchasing the latest and greatest computers may be necessary for some organizations, others neither have the need nor the funds to keep up with the latest advances. In many cases used and refurbished computers will more than satisfy the technology needs of an agency, and will do so at an incredible savings.

reBOOT Canada (1996), a not-for-profit organization, has been refurbishing computer equipment and offering them for sale to charitable and not-for-profit organizations at very attractive prices. Through the GAIN Program computers are also available to staff and volunteers.

All reBOOT’s machines are high speed internet rated, come with CD-Rom, a Network Card, a Sound Card, a 17” Monitor, a Keyboard and Mouse. All systems also are equipped with Windows 2000 Professional and Office Suite 2000 or higher and are covered by a 90-day warranty..

HR Services Consulting, Outsourcing and Recruitment

Since 1984 ASSOCIUM has been recognized as a leading provider of strategic consulting services to the not-for-profit sector. ASSOCIUM has demonstrated an unparalleled dedication to and understanding of the sector, priding itself on developing innovative ways to address its needs. ASSOCIUM offers a network of senior consultants that are supported by dedicated staff.

GAIN members realize significant cost savings and have access to practical and innovative strategies that optimize their most valuable resource - people.

Two examples of their innovative solutions are:

HR On-Demand is designed to provide organizations with the HR expertise they need when they need it. A monthly service plan allows organizations to purchase HR services in 5, 10, or 20-hour blocks of time. Clients have access their HR Advisor through on-site visits, phone consultations or email correspondence. This simple low cost approach makes it easy for an organization to receive a full compliment of HR services, set work priorities and manage HR needs within a fixed budget.

HR Bureau represents a powerful solution for addressing the gap in human resources management of many not-for-profit organizations.

Ideally suited for organization of 50 or more employees, the HR Bureau creates a virtual in-house HR Department within an organization. The Bureau provides the HR expertise without the high cost associated with establishing it internally or purchasing it on an “as needed basis”. Staffed by ASSOCIUM HR professionals, the Bureau provides all core HR functions, ranging from recruitment to policy development. Bureau clients benefits from having their own dedicated HR Advisor who comes with in-depth knowledge of their organization and employees.

Commercial Mortgages

First Affinity Mortgage Corporation is a Canadian owned and operated mortgage-consulting firm focused entirely on providing mortgage services to members of unions, associations, affinity groups and employer groups.

With one application and one credit check, and through our relationships with 40 lending institutions, they access the best products and pricing in the industry. As a professional negotiator, they act on behalf of the homebuyer not the lending institution. The result is that GAIN members save both time and money on all property purchases or refinancing.

To begin your application now, click here.

NEW! Janitorial Services Clean, well-kept facilities provide a healthy environment for clients and employees. Every day more than 100,000 organizations worldwide depend on this organization to keep their facilities neat and clean. ServiceMaster hires the best people, trains them well, and provides them with the most technologically advanced products and equipment, including “Green” products if desired. The result is service so good it is guaranteed.

ServiceMaster Canada provides a range of services to the GAIN Membership. Including: janitorial, disaster restoration, specialty cleaning, plus valuable added services at no charge to our members.