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UPDATE: O365 E2 Grant Discontinuation effective October 1st
Dear Valued Partner: On April 3, 2023, Tech for Social Impact, part of Microsoft Philanthropies, announced the final discontinuation of the legacy Office 365 E2 grant offer that was provided through the Web Direct channel. * * It has come to our attention that due to a technical issue in the offer catalog system, subscriptions of the discontinued Office 365 E2 offer are incorrectly auto-renewing. To address this issue, Microsoft will disable Office 365 E2 subscriptions that have been incorrectly renewed. This legacy plan was discontinued by Microsoft in 2013 and will no longer be supported. The discontinuation of Office 365 E2 won’t affect any plans currently available in our nonprofit offer catalog, including 10 granted licenses of Microsoft 365 Business Premium, 300 granted licenses of Microsoft 365 Business Basic, and up to 2000 granted licenses of Office 365 E1 via Enterprise Agreement. We’ll continue to provide discounts to nonprofits of up to 75 percent on many Microsoft 365 products. • At the next renewal on or after October 1, 2023, customers subscribed to this legacy offer may renew into the Office 365 E1 plan, priced at USD $2.50 per user per month. • Alternatively, customers can transition up to 300 of their users from the legacy Office 365 E2 nonprofit grant to the Microsoft 365 Business Basic nonprofit grant or can access up to 2000 granted Office 365 E1 licenses through an Enterprise Agreement. Notifications were sent directly to the Global Admins and Billing Admins on April 3, 2023, and posted through the Tenant Admin Center Alerts. If any nonprofit customers ask you about this outreach from TSI, please direct them to the Nonprofit Support team for further assistance. Engagewith your customer(s) and support them in making the right decision on what to do and supply the grant or discounted licenses that they need to replace the Office 365 E2 grant licenses. Additional details available here: UPDATED: O365 E2 Grant Discontinuation Notice FAQsFundraising and Engagement solution will be retired
Hi Have there been any partner announcements for the retirement of Fundraising and Engagement? This is from a F&E customer's post on LinkedIn (not the best way for a Partner to find out the news!): Fundraising and Engagement will be retired Microsoft remains committed to providing affordable and relevant technology and skilling to nonprofit organizations worldwide. As we continue to innovate and enhance our technology offerings, we are making strategic updates to our suite of solutions. Notably, the Fundraising and Engagement solution will be retired, with technical support concluding at 11:59 PM PT (US) on December 31, 2026. As of July 15, 2024, Microsoft will continue providing necessary security updates, but will not make additional enhancements to Fundraising and Engagement. Between July 15, 2024, and December 31, 2026, you can continue to use Fundraising and Engagement, apply security updates as they are made available from Microsoft, and receive technical support from Microsoft. After December 31, 2026, Microsoft will no longer implement security updates for Fundraising and Engagement, and there will be no further technical support for the solution. What action should your organization take? We want to ensure that all customers have a successful path forward on the Microsoft Cloud for their organizational fundraising needs. Customers currently using Fundraising and Engagement should work with their Microsoft Partner to identify the future configuration of Dynamics 365 Sales needed to meet their specific needs. If your organization does not have a Microsoft Partner, you can find a partner with knowledge of the Fundraising and Engagement solution at Microsoft.com/nonprofits. Alternatively, customers can explore Microsoft partner solutions for donor management and fundraising built on Dynamics 365 Sales that have been specifically designed for customers transitioning from Fundraising and Engagement, including solutions from Barhead, mhance, and SylogistMission CRM. More solutions will be coming soon in the Partner solutions area of Solution Center. If you have questions about these changes, please contact your Microsoft account team, your Microsoft Partner, oruse this form to contact us. Sincerely, Microsoft Tech for Social Impact TeamRead about changes to the grants provided by Microsoft Philanthropies and Links to FAQs
Dear Valued Partner: Ten years after we launched the first Office 365 Nonprofit cloud grant for the nonprofit sector, Microsoft Philanthropies remains committed to doubling the number of nonprofits that we support with the Microsoft Cloud. To ensure we’re maximizing the number of nonprofits that we can support with granted technology, we’re refreshing our grant strategy and updating our grant portfolio with these changes below. As a nonprofit partner, it is important for you to be aware of these changes as customers may reach out to you. Please find below the customer message, links to FAQs and the Azure nonprofit partner playbook to help you prepare for these potential customer conversations. Thank you. The Tech for Social Impact Team Azure Grant Update Effective October 1, 2023, the Azure grant is now USD2,000. You’ll no longer be able to renew at the previous Azure grant level, and at the next grant renewal on or after October 1, 2023, you’ll be granted USD2,000 of Azure sponsorship credits annually as long as you remain eligible to receive such grants. Provided below is a link to FAQs about the Azure grant changes. Azure Grant FAQ link Provided below is a link to the Azure Nonprofit Partner Playbook. We encourage you to use the Azure playbook as it includes: An overview of the benefits that you can realize from selling Azure solutions to nonprofits. Frameworks, solution plays, and resources to help you sell to and support the unique needs of nonprofits. Azure Nonprofit Partner Playbook Dynamics 365 Enterprise Grant Effective October 1, 2023, the Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise grant will end.At your next subscription renewal on or after October 1, 2023, the price for the five granted licenses of Dynamics Sales Enterprise will increase from USD0 to the standard nonprofit discounted price. The nonprofit customers have been made aware of these changes. Act now to prepare your nonprofit customers. Please proactively reach out to your nonprofit customers to alert them to the fact that they are moving to a higher paid SKU and to assist them in any technology needs that they may have. D365 FAQ link If you and/or your nonprofit customers have questions about these changes, please contact us.Welcome to the Partners for Social Impact Community!
Welcome to the Partners for Social Impact Community! Growth opportunities abound in the Nonprofit Sector.Microsoft is investing in this sector and here is why you should too.Microsoft is committed to doubling the number of nonprofits we reach over the next five years (to 600K by 2027), but we need partners to help us hit that goal. In 2017 Microsoft invested in the Nonprofit Sector through the creation of the Microsoft Technology for Social Impact organization to scale our reach and impact in the nonprofit sector. Why is Microsoft engaged in this work? We recognized two things. First, nonprofit is one of the largest industries in the world and represents a massive opportunity to drive meaningful digital transformation that impacts not just these organizations, but the downstream beneficiaries they serve, whether that be a child, a rescue animal, or a rainforest. Second, nonprofits need the same technology solutions and services of a commercial industry and rely on Microsoft and its partner ecosystem to support them in their technology adoption. Resources and Links Opt-in to receive ongoing TSI nonprofit communications here. Learn more about the non-profit sector and how you can play a part here. Learn from partners how they've successfully stretched budgets, improved fundraising, secured and modernized workflows, and more.Read partner stories > Have your own story to tell: Learn how to create and submit your own Partner Spotlight for consideration
Next steps in CSP new commerce: Commercial legacy seat-based subscription migration and introduction
In fiscal year 2024, Microsoft is taking two important steps toward the retirement of the CSP legacy commerce platform. Beginning in November 2023, public sector (academic, government community cloud [GCC], not-for-profit [NFP]/charity) offers will be available in new commerce for new and renewing customers. Starting in January 2024, Microsoft will begin automatic migration of all renewing commercial and public sector customers to new commerce. NCE transition for nonprofit offers on July 11,2023
Power Virtual Agents limited time offer extended through March 31, 2023
Limited Time Offer: 95% off Power Virtual Agents* Eligible nonprofits can get 95% off commercial pricing on Power Virtual Agents through March 31, 2023. Nonprofit discounts are applied on top of commercial pricing—starting at Power Virtual Agents, for $50 USD per month, enables you to create chatbots and engage users for 2,000 sessions. You can add additional sessions to your Power Virtual Agents plan at $25 per month for 1,000 additional sessions. *See Offer Terms and Conditions . Nonprofit discounts are applied on top of commercial pricing for eligible customers. (95% discount refers to nonprofit promotional offer price compared to the standard list price of Power Virtual Agents at $1000 USD and Additional Chat Sessions at $450 USD when there is no promotional offer in market.)Learn more about (MCEM) Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology for partners
Microsoft Customer Engagement Methodology (MCEM) for Partners connects Microsoft sales, support, industry solutions delivery, and partners to bring more value to the customer by placing them at the heart of every deal. By employing this methodology, we can co-innovate and co-develop with our customers, understanding their unique needs and desired outcomes. Continue reading our post on the partner news blog.
