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Save Money with Cooperative Purchasing

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Save Money with Cooperative Purchasing

Cooperative purchasing has emerged as an effective procurement method for school districts, allowing them to join forces and harness their collective purchasing power to acquire goods and services in a more advantageous manner.

Read this white paper produced by LTC Purchasing Program, Illinois’s edtech purchasing cooperative, for more insights into how cooperative purchasing can save your district time, effort, and money during every step on the tech acquisition process.

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Hope Hardin-Borbely
Purchasing Program Manager, Learning Technology Center
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Amanda Bruns
Member Engagement Manager, Learning Technology Center
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