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Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit

Overview

What is Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit?

Beyond offering discounts for nonprofits to its various cloud services, Microsoft for Nonprofit is a distinct bundle that includes nonprofit-specific applications, advanced training benefits, and technical support—including unlimited 24/7 access to technical resources, with access to Microsoft's nonprofit partner ecosystem…

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Standard Plan

Free

Cloud

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Volunteer Management and Volunteer Engagement Demo

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Likelihood to donate Demo

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Community Training Demo

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Product Details

What is Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit?

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit aims to bring the best of Microsoft together with solutions built for and with the nonprofit sector in mind. The solution aims to help users to connect teams across an organization, unify reports and data, and enable program participant and donors with experiences that surpass expectations, backed by Microsoft security and privacy. Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit also includes capacity and trust-building, infused with responsible AI. Nonprofits can use Microsoft technology, including Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit to:

  • Attract, retain, and grow a donor base with connected data, built-in engagement and communication tools, holistic constituent profiles, and reporting and reconciliation. With the Fundraising and Engagement solution organizations can tailor the donor experience and save staff time with AI-enabled functionality, as well as rapid donation management, payment processing, and constituent research.

  • Reach and engage audiences with solutions that enables nonprofit marketing teams to personalize outreach to donors and volunteers based on their history and interactions with an organization. it personalizes interactions at scale with real-time, automated campaigns that reach donors, volunteers, and all audiences across channels.

  • Predict donor giving potential with Likelihood to donate, an AI-driven propensity model, part of Fundraising and Engagement, helping organizations to be more efficient with forward-looking segmentation to support marketing journeys and campaigns.

  • Deliver programs in time at scale by enabling volunteer managers to meet organizational needs with volunteer skills and passion. Includes Volunteer Management to transition from spreadsheets to solutions built specifically for volunteers. And with Volunteer Engagement, supporters have a one-stop shop to view engagement details, complete onboarding, and find opportunities that match their skills, interests, and schedules.

  • Upskill communities and groups with Community Training, a customizable, mobile-optimized skilling platform that enables nonprofit organizations to deliver personalized training and information to communities and program participants at scale.

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit features encompass fundraising support, volunteer management and engagement, program impact tracking and dashboards, and constituent marketing journey management. Solutions and features include:
  • Fundraising and Engagement on Dynamics 365 Sales (CRM)​
  • Fundraising Performance Dashboard on Power BI ​
  • Likelihood to donate
  • Teams Premium
  • Microsoft Sales Copilot
  • Azure App Services​
  • Constituent marketing journeys on Dynamics 365 Marketing
  • Program impact dashboard on Power BI​
  • Community Training on Azure​
  • Volunteer Management & Engagement on Power Apps​
  • Volunteer center on SharePoint​
  • Manage volunteers on Teams

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit unites people, processes, and data across nonprofit organizations onto a single, integrated cloud platform. It helps nonprofit workers and volunteers more easily collaborate and leverage actionable insights to accelerate organizational impact.

Beyond offering discounts for nonprofits to its various cloud services, Microsoft for Nonprofit is a distinct offering that includes nonprofit-specific applications, advanced training benefits, and technical support—including access to Microsoft's nonprofit partner ecosystem and solutions. The solution's goals are to:
  • Enable organizations to make better decisions and achieve more outcomes with real-time, connected data.
  • Remove siloes across fundraising, marketing, programs, and other systems with interoperable solutions.
  • Offer modularity and extensibility, so organizations can start with what they need today and adapt as they grow.
  • Safeguard the integrity of sensitive data by leveraging the trusted, secure Microsoft cloud.
  • Provide long-term value and maximize existing investments in Microsoft technology and avoids the ongoing costs of customization and data unification.



Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit Features

Donor Database Features

  • Supported: Constituent database
  • Supported: Constituent interaction tracking
  • Supported: Constituent relationship management
  • Supported: Donor and member portals
  • Supported: Automated workflows

Communications and Marketing Features

  • Supported: Constituent engagement and marketing

Reporting and Analytics Features

  • Supported: Reporting and data visualization
  • Supported: Predictive analytics
  • Supported: Wealth screening

Fundraising and Events Features

  • Supported: Online donation options
  • Supported: Volunteer shift management

Security and Platform Features

  • Supported: Role-based user permissions
  • Supported: Mobile access
  • Supported: Integrations

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit Screenshots

Screenshot of Likelihood to donate, which allows users to increase donor giving by understanding and engage with a constituent community based on its propensity to give.

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit Videos

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Beyond offering discounts for nonprofits to its various cloud services, Microsoft for Nonprofit is a distinct bundle that includes nonprofit-specific applications, advanced training benefits, and technical support—including unlimited 24/7 access to technical resources, with access to Microsoft's nonprofit partner ecosystem and solutions.

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit starts at $0.

VolunteerHub, Salesforce.org Nonprofit Cloud, and Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT are common alternatives for Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit.

Reviewers rate Role-based user permissions highest, with a score of 8.6.

The most common users of Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)30%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)45%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)25%
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Reviews and Ratings

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Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Supporter and constituent relationship management, fundraising and income processing
  • Customer interaction capture
  • 360 view of supporter relationships
  • Interoperability with 3rd party tools
  • Ease of use
  • Richer user interface
  • More clear branding of core product and underlying technologies
  • Improved data importing tools
Powerful set of tools that are easily configurable. Can get confusing with all of the rebranding. Can make implementation for non-profits easier through ready-made accelerators
  • Greater process efficiency
  • Better compliance
Usage is restricted to fundraising activity only
Office, Teams and Outlook integration has increased productivity
150
Communication and fundraising
9
Application Support, Systems Development
  • Supporter relationship management
  • Supporter data management
  • Income processing
  • Income processing
  • Omni channel supporter management
Powerful and scalable system that can continuously be developed as requirements evolve
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