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Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit

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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 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We use Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit to host our email server for our organization. It enhances communication, provides a platform organization sharing of all important documents and files.
Being a small nonprofit, and there being expenses for most things, this is a solution that helps us accomplish more for our mission. As you can imagine, this helps save a decent amount of money from month to month.
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Our organization suffers from a complete lack of visibility of our sponsors, donors and other organizations that financially support our mission. We have no donor management system beyond basic email marketing capabilities and our executive management and board have no "single pane" to visualize our current financial status.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit has significantly improved the way our organization and especially the department I represent manage our data. One of the key business problems Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit addressed was the ability to centralize and control the data in Sharepoint. It is incredibly helpful how the access level can help data management and process efficiency.
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We help nonprofit clients with strategy, data, and software. By helping them obtain the Microsoft for Nonprofit deals, we aid them to scale and more effectively manage their operations, data, and users. It also helps us be able to manage all our clients in one place. The downside is that administration can be rather technical, and it's cumbersome at times to figure out how to go from a free trial to a full approved nonprofit account. Customer service is so-so.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Microsoft for Nonprofit, volunteer management and engagement is proving to be a valuable asset for our organization, streamlining volunteer management processes and enhancing recruitment and retention efforts. The user-friendly interface simplifies task assignment, volunteer tracking, and communication. Real-time analytics and reporting also enable data-driven decision-making, optimizing our volunteer programs for greater impact.
Brooke Belott | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
We are one of the first professional service firms focused solely on nonprofits to partner with Microsoft’s Technology for Social Impact group. We’re helping nonprofit organizations select Microsoft solutions and working with other Microsoft partners to develop and optimize their applications for the nonprofit sector. We implement Fundraising & Engagement, and Dynamics Marketing to address the challenges that nonprofits face in these areas and support their missions.
Dave Hisler | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
We work with nonprofits on all aspects of the Microsoft tech stack to accelerate mission outcomes. We find new ways to incorporate digital technology into operations with personalized solutions to fit a nonprofit’s unique needs. Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit provides the essential foundational tools for fundraising and volunteer management while also improving evidence-based decision-making powered by rich data capabilities, AI, and machine learning.
Peter Kim | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
The Contingent has used Microsoft for Nonprofit to unlock capabilities in areas where we've felt completely stuck in the stone ages in. Fundraising and Engagement, supercharged by Mission CRM has allowed us to take our donor and grant management to the next level, where prior to a year ago, we were using a desktop platform that had no cloud-based equivalent that would meet our organization's needs. For Volunteer and Constituent management, we're still growing to solidify use cases, though we have initiatives such as Every Child (see https://everychildoregon.org, https://everychildarkansas.org) and Emerging Leaders (see https://emergingleaderspdx.org) that engage community members, yet we've been continuing to assess the right ways to unpack and utilize the capabilities that would best serve our stakeholders, volunteers, community members and our team.
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