Deck the Halls Without Decorating Your Budget in Red!

Ho, ho, hold on! Just because the holidays are here doesn’t mean your school’s budget has to go on a sleigh ride to “Over-Budget-ville.” This season, wrap your purchasing decisions in some serious holiday cheer and let the MISBO Purchasing Toolkit be your merry little elf squad helping you save time, money, and head-scratching.

Here’s how you (and your school) can sleigh shopping this holiday without the financial hangover:

Partner Connect: Your shortcut to Magical Deals

Think of Partner Connect as MISBO’s version of a holiday matchmaker. Instead of spending what feels like forever reaching out to dozens of vendors, you simply fill out one request — and Partner Connect sends it to multiple vetted partners at once. It’s like writing one letter to Santa, then watching every (trusted) partner compete for your business. Here’s what people are saying about Partner Connect:

Using MISBO’s Partner Connect RFP tool has been a game-changer for efficiency. 

It feels almost like magic in how quickly and smoothly the process works.

^{~ Brannon Fissette, Director of Information Technology, The Schenck School}

Go To Partner Connect

School Scout: Because shared school spirit = shared smart buys

Holiday time is all about community. School Scout lets you tap into the wisdom (and buying history) of other MISBO member schools — what they’ve bought, who they’ve trusted, what worked.
Need furniture by spring? Tech upgrades before summer? Want to know who handled their cafeteria remodel and didn’t ghost them later? School Scout helps you find those peer-approved partners fast. No more scrambling in a snowstorm of guesswork.

Go to School Scout

Benefits Report Download: Show off those savings

‘Tis the season to shine — and your savings deserve the spotlight. Use the Benefits Report to clearly show leadership how MISBO purchasing tools helped your school save time, money, and staff energy. It’s your year-end brag book, but with charts and numbers!

Go to Benefits Report Download

Vendor Analysis: Your budget’s personal Elf on the Shelf

A Vendor Analysis gives you a clear, tidy breakdown — so your decisions are smart, strategic, and joyful.

Want to know:

1. 1. Which vendors you’re using today?
   2. Which ones are already MISBO-contracted (hello, instant savings!)?
   3. Where could you shift spend to save more?

Go to Vendor Analysis

MISBO Buyer’s Guide: Your Ultimate Holiday Catalog

Remember the childhood thrill of flipping through a holiday catalog? That’s the MISBO Buyer’s Guide, but make it mission-driven, vetted, and built for schools. Browse every MISBO partner, every contract category, every partner perk… all in one place. It’s your print-friendly, bookmark-worthy, keep-in-your-top-drawer guide to smarter purchasing all year long.

Download or Order a Buyer's Guide

Recommend a Vendor: Spread the Holiday Cheer

Got a vendor you adore? Recommend them to MISBO and help the entire community benefit from better options (and better prices). Just think: you could be the reason another school saves enough to finally replace that 1997 laminator.

Recommend a Vendor

Digital Educational Resources (DER) Program: Plan for NextYear and Wrap Up Big Savings on Learning

DER combines all those digital tools, subscriptions, learning platforms, and library resources into one coordinated purchasing process. One quote, one renewal date, one invoice. Members saved an average of $5,311 in 2025 with DER alone. That’s a LOT of gingerbread.

Go to the DER Portal

Wrap It Up: With MISBO’s Purchasing Toolkit, you get:

• More time
• More savings
• More confidence
• More peace on earth (or at least in Purchasing)

So here’s to a season that’s bright, calm, and budget-smart. Let MISBO help you sleigh your purchasing… all the way into the new year.