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Microsoft Global Agent-a-thon

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Tiffiany
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Apr 13, 2026

Turn AI Potential into Real Impact—in One Day (and Beyond) 

🌐 Online | Multiple session times 
📅 May 6, 2026 
🔗 Register: aka.ms/AgentathonMay2026

AI isn’t something to experiment with someday—it’s a capability organizations across nonprofits, public sector, education, and business need now to reduce workload, improve services, and focus on what matters most. 

The Microsoft Global Agentathon is a global, handson experience where you don’t just learn about AI—you build real AI agents, receive guidance and support throughout your journey, and have the chance to showcase your solution on a global stage. 

This is more than a oneday event. It’s a guided, supported learning experience. 

Choose the level that fits your role—and your ambition:

🌱 Level 1 – Explorer 

For leaders, professionals, nonprofit staff, and firsttime builders 

  • Build your first AI agent using Agent Builder—no coding required 
  • Learn how agents can answer questions, summarize information, and support teams 
  • Leave with a working agent you can apply immediately 
⚙️ Level 2 – Commander 

For Copilot Studio users, IT teams, operations leaders, and developers 

  • Build nocode agents that automate workflows and connect systems 
  • Reduce time spent on repetitive tasks like intake, reporting, and internal support 
  • Designed for both missiondriven and commercial environments 
🚀 Level 3 – Master 

For architects, advanced builders, and technical decisionmakers 

  • Build secure, enterprisegrade AI agents using Microsoft Foundry 
  • Explore orchestration, multiagent patterns, governance, and scale 
  • Ideal for complex organizations and distributed teams

🏆 Go further than building: 

  • Submit your AI agent for a chance to win a grand prize 
  • Benefit from continuous learning, resources, and expert support—before, during, and after the Agentathon 
  • Learn alongside a global community solving realworld problems 
  • Build solutions designed for real impact, not shelfware 

Why this matters to nonprofits 

Nonprofits are under constant pressure to maximize impact with limited staff, time, and funding. Administrative burden, reporting requirements, fundraising demands, and growing community needs often compete with missioncritical work. 

AI agents can help change that. 

Through the Agentathon, nonprofits can: 

  •  Automate repetitive tasks like donor followups, grant reporting, intake forms, and internal help desks 
  •  Support staff and volunteers with faster access to information and insights 
  •  Scale services without scaling overhead 
  •  Experiment safely with AI—guided by tools, training, and community support 
  •  Build solutions aligned to their mission, not generic tech use cases 

Most importantly, nonprofits don’t have to do this alone. The Agentathon provides structure, guidance, and ongoing support, helping organizations move confidently from exploration to realworld application. 

Whether your goal is amplifying mission impact, improving service delivery, or increasing efficiency, the Microsoft Global Agentathon helps you move from AI curiosity to real, lasting capability. 

One day to build. Ongoing support to grow. A chance to shine globally. 

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