Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit vs. Slate.org

I have recommended Microsoft for Nonprofits to other Nonprofits that we work with. I have helped to implement it for a couple of them. I want to share the good things that Microsoft has to share for nonprofits like ours. I understand the struggles of paying for things and not having enough money at times to do everything I would love to be able to provide.

Incentivized

Slate.org is a great tool for reassuring students that documents have been transmitted successfully. The uncertainty in the college process means that students and parents tend to worry about what cannot be seen. Slate.org helps me reassure my students and families that documents have been received.

• Providing a basic framework for nonprofit organizations who've been limping along or have capped out with their current platforms to consider switching to amplify and multiply their capabilities, reach, and impact
• Increasing the accessibility for both citizen developers and tech teams to extend a platform, so long as there are clear parameters (business use case) and thoughtful design and architecture planning
• Sharing some core infrastructure that accelerates the use of important tools to further the mission of nonprofit organizations

• Slate.org is constantly looking to expand the schools that participate, building a larger network.
• Slate.org is committed to equity among secondary school partners
• Slate.org regularly seeks feedback to enhance its products

• The system is ridiculously hard to implement, requiring too many tiers of Microsoft cloud services to be enabled.
• The technical aspects of the product are far too complex for anyone with standard cloud-based app training to implement.
• The non-profit "qualification" system is poorly designed.

Incentivized

• I'm hopeful to see more development of ease of navigation within the ux
• I'd like to see a larger number of participating universities

Powerful and scalable system that can continuously be developed as requirements evolve

Our clients value Microsoft for its interoperability, unified database, and investment in the nonprofit sector.

Incentivized

• 70% improvement in Contract Documentation Management across the department I represent.
• 100% Engagement from reports that didn't have extensive technological expertise in the pass.
• Faster communication across the department I represent.

Incentivized

• Slate.org has given us one more tool in a varied landscape of data submission and tracking