NEWSLETTER: Microsoft Elevate Partner Monthly Newsletter | January 2026
We’re excited to share the January 2026 edition of the Microsoft Elevate Partner Monthly Newsletter, featuring a refreshed look and feel for H2. The updated format is designed to make it easier to find what matters most—key updates, partner opportunities, and resources to help you stay aligned with Elevate priorities and drive greater nonprofit and education impact. ✨ What’s new for H2: A cleaner, more streamlined newsletter experience Clearer highlights of what’s new and what’s coming Easier access to events, programs, and partner resources 👉 Download the Microsoft Elevate Partner Monthly Newsletter | January 2026 Take a look and let us know what you think—more updates and partner-focused content coming soon!REGISTER: Microsoft Elevate H2 Partner Kick‑Off - Feb 3 (EMEA) / Feb 4 (AEDT)
You’re Invited: Microsoft Elevate H2 Partner Kick-Off Kick off the second half of the year with clarity, confidence, and momentum. Join the Microsoft Elevate H2 Partner Kick-Off, where nonprofit partners take center stage and Microsoft shares the priorities, programs, and investments shaping H2. Get a first look at what’s new across Elevate, plus practical guidance on skilling investments and go-to-market opportunities to help you grow and drive greater nonprofit impact. ✨ Why attend? Stay ahead of evolving Elevate priorities and expectations Discover where Microsoft is investing—and how to align for growth Accelerate your team’s skilling with new resources and tools Turn insights into action with clear next steps for H2 👉 Register for the session aligned to your region and head into H2 informed, aligned, and ready to win. EMEA/Americas session REGISTER: February 3, 2026 at 8:00AM PST | 4:00PM GMT ANZ/Asia session REGISTER: February 4, 2026 at 10:00AM AEDT | 8:00AM JST / February 3, 2026 at 3:00PM PSTREMINDER: Elevate Innovation Partner Connection Calls - Jan 22 (EMEA)
Register to join the Elevate Innovation Partner Connection Calls—interactive office hours designed to support partners delivering Nonprofit data solutions in Microsoft Fabric. Running January–March, these sessions help you confidently guide nonprofit customers through the Microsoft Fabric Public Preview with: Practical guidance and readiness updates Real-world partner learnings Direct access to the Elevate Innovation team Register to join the Microsoft Teams experience and select the session that works best for your region. What to Expect Documentation & Readiness Updates (5 min) Key updates, solution artifacts, and lessons learned. Partner Q&A (40 min) Open discussion to ask questions and walk through real scenarios. Partner Insights & Feedback (10 min) Share challenges and observations to help shape future improvements. Upcoming Sessions January 8, 2026: 8:00AM PST / 5:00PM CET - ENDED January 15, 2026: 7:00AM CST / 5:00PM AUST - ENDED January 22, 2026: 7:00AM PST | 4:00PM CET February 5, 2026: 8:00AM PST | 5:00PM CET February 12, 2026: 7:00AM CET | 5:00PM AUST February 19, 2026: 7:00AM PST | 4:00PM CET March 5, 2026: 8:00AM PST | 5:00PM CET March 12, 2026: 7:00AM CET | 5:00PM AUST March 19, 2026: 7:00AM PST | 4:00PM CET 👉 Register We look forward to connecting and learning together.REGISTER: Security Updates: What’s New for Nonprofit & Education - Feb 24 (EMEA)
🔐 Nonprofit & Education Partners — Join the Microsoft Elevate Security Webinar FEBRUARY WEBINAR | Microsoft Elevate Security Updates: What’s New for Nonprofit & Education Security remains a top priority for nonprofit and education organizations. Join this Microsoft Elevate webinar to get the latest security updates, hear directly from Elevate’s Worldwide Security Lead, and learn practical, real-world guidance from a security-focused Microsoft Partner. 📅 When: February 24, 2026 ⏰ Time: 4:00 PM CET 👉 Register What you’ll gain: The latest Microsoft security updates, features, and programs Expert insights from Elevate’s Worldwide Security Lead Practical partner perspectives on securing nonprofit and education customers Why it matters: Walk away with greater confidence in positioning security solutions and addressing real customer needs.REGISTER: Nonprofit & Education Partners Webinar - Jan 26 (EMEA)
Nonprofit & Education Partners — Don’t Miss This Microsoft Elevate Webinar! We’re hosting an upcoming Microsoft Elevate session to help you stay aligned, informed, and ready for Q3. 🔹 JANUARY WEBINAR | Microsoft Elevate (Nonprofit + Education) Partner Community Call Get the latest Microsoft product updates, Elevate Education announcements, and clear guidance to strengthen your Q3 customer conversations. When: January 26, 2026 Time: 4:00 PM CET 👉 Register ✔️ Why join. Get aligned on what matters most for Q3—fast. ✔️ What you’ll gain. Key Microsoft product updates you need to know Clear guidance on how updates map to the Elevate customer segment Latest Elevate Education announcements and positioning tips ✔️ How it helps. Stronger customer conversations, clearer messaging, and better outcomes.
Power Apps per app End of Sale
Hi Microsoft Elevate team Firstly, Happy New Year to you all! I wanted to reach out regarding an important update in the January 2026 Power Platform Licensing Guide. It appears that Power Apps per app licenses have been marked as “End of Sale,” which represents a significant change for nonprofits. Could you please provide clarity on the following points regarding the 10 free/grant Power Apps per app licenses? Until when will nonprofits be able to purchase these licenses? How long will existing licenses remain usable? (Ideally, at least 12 months if not longer.) Once the grant for per app licenses is discontinued, will there be a comparable offering? e.g. grants for Power Apps Premium licenses? This is a significant part of Microsoft's nonprofit offer and a key reason many organisations choose the Power Platform over competing solutions. Nearly all of our nonprofit customers have leveraged this benefit and subsequently invested in additional Microsoft products, including Copilot. Discontinuing this could have a significant impact on both nonprofits and partners who serve them. I appreciate any guidance you can provide on this matter. Thank you, MattNEW RESOURCE RELEASE: Unified Analytics for Data-Driven Innovation Campaign-in-a-Box resources
The NEW Unified Analytics for Data-Driven Innovation Campaign-in-a-Box assets just dropped and are already gaining traction. Microsoft Elevate just released these ready-to-use assets to help spark smarter conversations, show real-world impact, and move faster with nonprofit customers—no heavy lift required. These assets are: 👉 Built for storytelling 👉 Designed for engagement 👉 Powered by data-driven impact From First Touch to Impact: Using Unified Analytics Campaign Assets The following assets are intentionally designed to work together as a simple, end-to-end engagement flow. By moving from awareness to registration, reinforcing value, and enabling deeper education, partners can confidently guide nonprofit organizations toward meaningful, data-driven outcomes. ✨ Email Template | Unified Analytics for Data-Driven Innovation Purpose: Kick off awareness and outreach. Use this template to introduce the unified analytics story, spark interest, and invite nonprofit customers into the conversation. ✨ Registration Template | Unified Analytics for Data-Driven Innovation Purpose: Drive event or engagement sign-ups. This template supports webinars, workshops, or briefings by capturing interest and converting it into registered participation. ✨ One-Pager Template | Unify Your Data Platform to Accelerate Nonprofit Impact Purpose: Reinforce value and clarity. Use this concise asset during or after engagement to clearly explain the benefits of unifying data platforms and accelerating mission impact. ✨ E-Book Template | Unified Analytics for Data-Driven Innovation Purpose: Deepen understanding and influence decisions. This long-form asset supports follow-up conversations, enabling nonprofits to explore the strategy, use cases, and long-term value of unified analytics. Jump in, activate, and stay ahead of the curve. Remember: These resources and more can be found on the Nonprofit Partner Readiness site under the Solution play readiness materials section. Select the Cloud & AI Platform tab, then select Unify you data platform to explore resources.NEW RESOURCE RELEASE: Industry Solution Kits (ISK) now available!
Great news, Microsoft Nonprofit Partners! Microsoft Elevate is excited to share three new powerful ISK resources to help you spark smarter conversations and accelerate impact with nonprofit customers: ✨ Copilot and Agents at Work for Nonprofits. Show how AI can reduce burnout, automate admin work, and empower staff to focus on mission-critical outcomes. 👉 ISK - Copilot and Agents at Work ✨ Innovate with Azure AI Apps and Agents. Help nonprofits build, scale, and govern custom AI solutions that expand reach, improve services, and drive measurable impact. 👉 ISK | Innovate with Azure AI Apps & Agents ✨ Unify Your Data Platform. Guide organizations in breaking down data silos, modernizing infrastructure, and unlocking real-time insights with Microsoft Fabric and Azure. 👉ISK | Unify Your Data Platform These assets are designed for partner-led storytelling, customer-ready conversations, and real-world mission outcomes—whether you’re enabling productivity with Copilot, building custom AI agents, or modernizing data foundations. 🚀 Dive in, start the conversation, and help your nonprofit turn this AI moment into a mission moment! Reminder: These resources and more can be found on the Nonprofit Partner Readiness site under the Solution play readiness materials section. Select a tab to explore resources.NEW RESOURCE RELEASE: Drive Mission Impact with Secure AI Productivity
Nonprofit Partners — this is a big one! The Secure AI Productivity Solutions Nonprofit Partner pitch deck is now available, and it’s a powerful conversation starter to help your nonprofit customers move from AI curiosity to confident secure adoption! 🔥 Pitch deck | Drive success with secure AI productivity solutions ✨ Why this deck matters Nonprofits are facing rising costs, staffing shortages, burnout, and growing security risks — all while being asked to do more for their communities. This deck equips you with a clear, mission-aligned story showing how Microsoft 365 + Copilot + Security work together to empower staff and volunteers without compromising trust or compliance How to leverage this resource with your nonprofit customers: 👉 Lead with mission impact. Use the opening slides to reframe AI as a mission accelerator — freeing staff from manual work, improving donor engagement, and expanding services to more communities. 👉 Address real nonprofit challenges head-on The deck includes compelling data on staffing gaps, burnout, rising operating costs, and increased security incidents — perfect for opening strategic conversations with nonprofit leaders. 👉 Demonstrate secure, responsible AI adoption Walk customers through how Copilot works inside Microsoft 365, backed by Zero Trust security with Entra, Defender, Intune, and Purview — helping them become AI-ready without risking donor or beneficiary data. 👉 Make it real with personas & use cases Bring the story to life using the Zane (program manager) and Jenna (volunteer) scenarios. These are ideal for workshops, executive briefings, and volunteer enablement discussions — and can be easily customized to your own offerings. 👉 Build confidence with proof points Leverage the nonprofit success stories (Children International, McKnight Foundation, British Heart Foundation, and more) to show measurable productivity gains, time savings, and stronger mission outcomes. 👉 End with clear next steps Use the final slides to guide customers toward AI readiness assessments, nonprofit scenario libraries, and Copilot prompt resources — turning inspiration into action. 🌟 Bottom line: This deck helps you shift conversations from “Should we use AI?” to “How do we securely scale our mission with AI?” — positioning you as a trusted advisor, not just a technology provider. 👇 How are you planning to use it? 1:1 customer conversations? Executive briefings? Volunteer enablement workshops? Webinars or lunch-and-learns? Share your ideas below — let’s learn from each other and help nonprofits unlock the full power of secure AI productivity! 💙 Remember: These resources and more can be found on the Nonprofit Partner Readiness site under the Solution play readiness materials section. Select the AI Business Solutions tab, then select Secure AI Productivity to explore resources.
