Discontinuation of M365 Business Premium Grant Deeply Disappointing,Harmful to Small Nonprofits
As a Microsoft CSP partner supporting multiple nonprofit organizations, I am extremely disappointed by the decision to discontinue the Microsoft 365 Business Premium grant. This change disproportionately affects small nonprofits that rely on these tools to fulfill their missions with limited resources. The justification that this is about “alignment” or “sustainability” is disingenuous. Let’s be honest—this is a revenue-driven decision that undermines Microsoft’s long-standing commitment to empowering nonprofits. Removing access to essential tools like Office desktop apps and Intune from the grant program forces small organizations into paid plans they cannot afford, jeopardizing their operations and security. Microsoft has built goodwill in the nonprofit sector over the years. This move erodes that trust. I urge you to reconsider this decision or at least provide a longer transition period and more flexible options for small nonprofits. Please do better. The nonprofit sector deserves more than a corporate cost-cutting maneuver disguised as a strategic realignment.Volunteer Management - Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit
"Are you struggling to effectively manage and engage your volunteers? Look no further! Introducing Volunteer Management, the powerful tool that will revolutionize the way your nonprofit approaches volunteer coordination." Volunteer Management is a powerful tool that helps nonprofits manage and engage volunteers in a more efficient and effective way. The application is designed to streamline coordination, so volunteer managers can easily match the right volunteers with the right opportunities. One of the key features of Volunteer Management is the ability to publish engagement opportunities. Volunteer managers can design the opportunity, define the qualifications, skills, and shifts needed and make it visible to potential volunteers. This allows volunteers to easily find and apply for opportunities that align with their skills and availability. Another important feature is the ability to approve volunteers. Volunteer managers can review volunteer profiles and qualifications, and then approve individuals to participate in engagement opportunities. This ensures that only qualified and suitable volunteers are selected for specific opportunities. The application also helps to manage volunteer onboarding by tracking what stage of the process a volunteer is in. This allows volunteer managers to quickly and easily understand the progress of a volunteer and provide support if needed. Volunteer Management also allows volunteer managers to track attendance and balance shift volumes when an activity is happening. This means they can easily manage day-of activities and ensure that there are enough volunteers to cover all the shifts. The application also enables easy communication with volunteers through automated messaging. Volunteer managers can define automated messages to ensure volunteers receive timely logistics, training, and gratitude for their time. In addition to these features, Volunteer Management also provides volunteer insights, allowing volunteer managers to understand who is registering for, failing to show up to, and repeatedly contributing time to their organization. This helps volunteer managers to identify patterns and improve volunteer engagement. Overall, Volunteer Management is a comprehensive tool that helps nonprofits to effectively manage and engage volunteers, making it easier to scale missions and deliver vital programs and services. With its wide range of features, it is a valuable tool for any nonprofit looking to improve their volunteer management process. Check out the Volunteer Management and Volunteer Engagement (another Nonprofit offering) Guided Tour here!
I want to learn more about Nonprofit Pain Points?
My name is Erica Leverson, a data analyst/tech expert at EDL Investments. We have started to want to work with nonprofits because we want to work with organizations who is making humans, animals, the environment a better place. So, in order for me to be of service to nonprofits, I want to know what the pain points are. My goal is to learn of the struggles so I can create solutions. If you don't mind, can you please share them in the comments.Ignite session: Empowering impact with Cloud for Nonprofit and AI
Discover two new solutions to accelerate your organization’s impact: Community Training empowers nonprofits to craft personalized learning pathways and digitally deliver vital skills and knowledge. Magic Bus will share how they’ve deployed this technology throughout India. AI powered Likelihood to Donate seamlessly integrates into Fundraising and Engagement, allowing nonprofits to effortlessly identify donors, score their propensity to give, and create impactful giving campaigns. Check it out here: Empowering impact with Cloud for Nonprofit and AI
How not-for-profits can use Microsoft 365 to support their volunteer management
In the lead up to Australia's National Volunteer Week (20-26 May), Motive Consulting are sharing tips on how not-for-profits can use Microsoft 365 applications to support their volunteer management. From the Shifts app in Microsoft Teams to SharePoint, Power Apps and Power BI, there are many apps that can help make your volunteer programs more effective. You can read the full post here: https://www.motiveconsulting.com.au/post/how-not-for-profits-can-use-microsoft-365-to-support-their-volunteer-management What other tips can you share?
Reselling microsoft licenses
Hello My company would like to resell Microsoft 365 and other licenses, I understand we need to have a CSP license. The portal is very confusing given there are many types of partnership opportunities. What is the exact type of partnership we need to select to be resell M365 licenses? Do we need any special licenses to sell to non-profits? Lastly, how long does it take for a partnership account to be approved? We are based in the US. As a reseller, do we get any NFR(Not for resale licenses ) that we can buy at a discount to demonstrate Microsoft solutions to our prospect customers? For example, if i want to demonstrate Intune as MDM we would love to have permanent NFR licenses that we use within our organization to setup customer demo's , find bugs, setup customer use cases etc.
