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The document outlines Microsoft's program offerings for nonprofits, detailing the differences between on-premises and cloud solutions, including advantages and disadvantages of each. Key changes effective January 2022 include a new process for obtaining on-premises products, which will no longer include software assurance, and a shift towards cloud solutions with various donation and discount options. Organizations must comply with usage requirements for licenses to qualify for future donations, and key product availability will be impacted after December 2021 and April 2022.
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- 1. Microsoft Program Offerings YourQuestions Answered December 2021
- 2. Shruti Ramaswami Vice President,Strategy & Strategic Relationship
- 3. TechSoup Connects Youwith Donated and Discounted Products and Services IT Consultants Software Hardware — New and Refurbished Courses And So Much More! Hotspots
- 4. 4 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. The Technology You Need Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 5. 5 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Supporting nonprofits in all stages of digital development Installed Software Hardware Cloud Software Technology Support Services TechSoup Marketplace From TraditionalDesktop To Fully Cloud-Based Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 6. Microsoft Offers forNonprofits
- 7. 7 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. On-Premises vs. Cloud Advantages • One-time expense • No ongoing costs to have to fund • Microsoft Software Assurance allows upgrades for two years On-Premises Disadvantages • One-time expense • Need to upgrade in 3 to 5 years, with limited support and functionality being prioritized in on-premises software • You’re responsible for making sure your systems stay patched and secure Advantages • Costs are spread out over time • Software updates and feature updates happen automatically • Turn licenses on and off as needed • No server hardware or software maintenance expenses • Access your applications and files from anywhere! • More robust security for all your stuff Cloud Disadvantages • Costs are spread out over time • May need to retrain staff on applications and workflows one-time • May be dependent on internet connection Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 8. 8 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. On-Premises • Pay one-time • Downloaded and install to your laptop or desktop • Free patches and updates between version releases • Full version releases every 18 to 24 months Cloud • Pay on a subscription basis (monthly or annually) • Regular feature updates • Requires stable internet connection for updates, synching, and working “in the cloud” Donation • Fully donated by Microsoft • Available with a small TechSoup admin fee • Limited to 50 licenses per product • Standard-level products available for the smallest nonprofits • Includes Software Assurance Discounted • Provided by Microsoft at a discount (~60–75% off) • Unlimited licenses available • Both premium/professional and standard-level products available • Not all discounted software includes Software Assurance Donation and Discounted • Donations or credits direct from Microsoft • More feature-rich subscription plans are discounted • License limits for certain subscription plans • Can mix and match license subscriptions depending on users • Subscription pricing is protected for 12-month terms • Costs (compared with on-premises) are often lower when you consider the total cost of ownership Microsoft Licensing Key Terms – What is Available Today Send your questions to: [email protected]
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- 10. 10 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Changes for Organizations Effective January 4, 2022 Changes to On-Premises Microsoft Donation Products Request Process • Organizations will have to first create a Microsoft account and be validated for charity offers at the Microsoft Nonprofit Portal. • Administrators of the account will also have to provide consent for TechSoup to be their provider. New Process to Download On-Premises Microsoft Products • Access and download products through the Microsoft 365 Administration Portal. • You will have 5 days to download the software that you requested. If you miss the download period, you will be able to contact us for a new link. • Microsoft will only offer specific versions of products; organizations will no longer be able to downgrade to an earlier version of the licenses requested from TechSoup. Software Assurance No Longer Included • Microsoft donation products provisioned through TechSoup will no longer include Software Assurance benefits.
- 11. 11 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Product Availability That May Impact Your Year-End Plans The following products will no longer be available as an on-premises donation offer after December 29th. • Windows Pro Full Operating System (Get Genuine) • Microsoft Access* • Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN • Windows Server Essentials* • Dynamics 365 for Customer Service On-Premises User CAL* • Dynamics 365 for Sales On-Premises User CAL* • Dynamics 365 for Team Members On-Premises User CAL* *Products have cloud donations and offers for organizations to leverage. On-premises donations will not be available to Libraries after December 29th.
- 12. 12 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Key Dates That May Impact Your Year-End Plans If you are like many nonprofits, your fiscal year coincides with the end of the calendar year. Because many changes are happening at the end of this year, you need to be aware of key changes that may impact your year-end budgets. Please note – you can continue to request cloud solutions and products during this time. Last chance to request discounted on-premises Microsoft products before 2022. This applies only to "pay once, use forever" on-premises Microsoft products labeled "Discount" in our catalog. Key products in this group include server user or device CALs. In order to accommodate the fulfillment changes that will occur in January, we will not be able to offer donated on-premises Microsoft products from December 30, 2021, until January 4, 2022.
- 13. 13 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Limited On-Premises Product Availability: • Most on-premises products will no longer be available to nonprofits as a donation beginning April 4, 2022. • These products will still be available through TechSoup, but only at charitable discount prices. • Products available as a donation include: Changes After April 4, 2022 Eligible nonprofits will have access to Windows Pro as a donation. Windows Server and SQL Server will also be available to nonprofits that operate in countries where Azure is not currently available (Current Azure availability can be found here.) Limited set of on-premises donations will be made available for computer labs and public-access computers with shared devices. Cloud Donations: Organizations will continue to be able to request Microsoft cloud products through TechSoup. These include several cloud donation offers that TechSoup recommends. These offers provide the same functionality of the on-premises tools, often with more robust, secure, and resilient features. Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 14. 14 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. On-premises Product Solution Recommended CloudSolution Alternatives Alternative Discounted On-premises Solution Office 2019 Donated • Microsoft 365 Business Premium (10 donated licenses) includes downloadable,desktop Office applications • Microsoft 365 Business Basic (300 donated licenses) includes online Office applications Discounted • Microsoft 365 Business Premium licenses above 10 licenses • Microsoft 365 Business Standard,E3,and E5 licenses • Office 365 E1, E3, E5 licenses • Office Standard 2019 (Discounted) – License onlyor with Software Assurance • Office Standard 2019 (Discounted) - License onlyor with Software Assurance Access Donated • Microsoft 365 Business Premium (10 donated licenses) includes downloadable Office applications and Access • Azure Database options leveraging $3,500 Azure credit • Access (Discounted) - – License onlyor with Software Assurance D365 Customer Service • Power Apps – free for up to 10 users • Dynamics 365 for Customer Service On-Premises User CAL (Discounted) • Dynamics 365 for Customer Service On-Premises Device CAL (Discounted) D365 Sales • Dynamics 365 Sales Enterprise – free for up to 5 users • Dynamics 365 for Sales On-Premises User or Device CAL (Discounted) D365 Team Members • Power Apps – free for up to 10 users • Dynamics 365 for Team Members On-Premises User CAL (Discounted) • Dynamics 365 for Team Members On-Premises Device CAL (Discounted) Visual Studio Test Professional • Visual Studio Test Professional with MSDN (Discounted) Windows Server Essentials • Microsoft 365 Business Premium and Administration (10 donated licenses) • Windows Server Essentials (Discounted) • Windows Server Essentials (Discounted) - No Software Assurance April 4 Changes & Options
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- 16. 16 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Microsoft 365 — No Changes Send your questions to: [email protected] Free up to 300 users $3/license/month up to 300 users Free for first 10 users $5/license/month *Business Premium licensing also includes a Windows Upgrade to Windows 10/11 Pro from Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 Pro. Details can be found here.
- 17. 17 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Office 365 — No Changes Send your questions to: [email protected] Please note: Those organizations who already have Office 365 E1 or E2 licenses as a donation can continue to use these licenses, with an ability to have up to 2,000 licenses.
- 18. 18 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Microsoft Cloud Offers for Nonprofits Send your questions to: [email protected] Click here to display the full-sized table as a PDF file.
- 19. 19 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Definitions: • Grant: Any donated offerMicrosoftprovides to nonprofits (no costto nonprofits) • Assigned Licenses: whenan organization assigns a license to a specific user,these licenses are considered assigned. • Utilization:85% of assigned license users need to be using at least one Microsoft365 cloud service within the past 90 days. These cloud services include Exchange Online, Yammer, MicrosoftTeams,and Microsoft365 Apps. This does not include installed or on-premises solutions. Resources: • Understanding the Utilization Requirement: https://blog.techsoup.org/posts/utilization-requirements-for- donated-microsoft-cloud-licenses • Guide to User Reporting: https://page.techsoup.org/pdf/microsoft- cloud-licenses-usage-reporting Microsoft now requires any organization with a donation product (Office 365 E1, E2 (older), M365 Business Basic, M365 Business Premium) to utilize the licenses at a rate of at least 85%. Key Impact: • Organizations that are currently not achieving 85% usage will be deactivated by Microsoftand may risk being disqualified from future donation offers. • Organizations will need to actively manage donated licenses. Utilization Requirement for Microsoft Grants Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 20. 20 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Power BI — Data Analytics and Visualization *License required only for the person hosting the meeting. Audio conferencing add-on is not available for Office 365 F1 license. **Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Online is included in the Office 365 E3 license and is not available for Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise (formerly Office 365 ProPlus license). Audio Conferencing This add-on gives users an option to call in to Microsoft Teams meetings from their audio lines and to have great call quality even if the users are remote, traveling, or have limited internet access. $1.80 per user per month. Advanced Threat Protection Detect and protect your organization from malicious attacks with email and document scanning. Know when someone tries to impersonate your users or your organization's domains. Starting at $0.80 per user per month. Exchange Online Archiving for Exchange Online** Give users enterprise-grade email archiving and access to archived email from Outlook and Outlook on the web. Eliminate local archived email storage. $0.80 per user per month. Get self-service analytics at enterprise scale Reduce the added cost, complexity, and security risks of multiple solutions with an analytics platform that scales from individuals to the organization as a whole. Use smart tools for strong results Find and share meaningful insights with hundreds of data visualizations, built-in AI capabilities, tight Excel integration, and prebuilt and custom data connectors. Help protect your analytics data Keep your data secure with industry-leading data security capabilities including sensitivity labeling, end-to-end encryption, and real-time access monitoring. Source: https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/ Additional Cloud Offers Send your questions to: [email protected]
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- 22. 22 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Top Questions Received So Far … • You will still be able to use your on-premises products, as these are perpetual licenses. • Your existing Software Assurance benefits will be honored for their contract term. What does this mean for my existing licenses? • This change does not impact cloud licenses or current cloud pricing. You may still use your cloud subscriptions with no issue. How does this change impact my current cloud licenses? • On-premises solutions will still be available after April 4, but as a charity discount. • Cloud subscriptions, including Microsoft 365 Business Premium, include downloadable applications that can be fully used when offline. What if I do not have dependable internet connectivity? Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 23. 23 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Top Questions Received So Far … • Libraries will be able to continue to request on-premises donations until December 29, 2021. • We have a specific webinar for libraries on December 8 to review all these changes in detail. How are libraries impacted?? • Please contact us and we can help generate a link for you to download your software. What if I need more than 5 days to download the on-premises software? • Those organizations who have existing donated Office 365 E1 or E2 solutions can continue to use these licenses at no cost. There is a cap of 2,000 licenses and organizations must still meet the utilization requirement as well. What if I have an Office 365 E1 or E2 license as a donation offer? Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 24. 24 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. We are here for you. Send your questions to: [email protected] As Microsoft Gold Certified partner, we offer free consultation to help you select the best solution for your organization and provide services to help implement and optimize the products you have. Every time you partner with TechSoup, your support helps us to create more educational content and hold events to support our nonprofit sector, like this webinar today!
- 25. 25 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Resources: • Schedule a Free Consultation • Microsoft Digital Skills Center - training courses on Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint, and many other applications • Digital Assessment Tool - analyze the current state of your organization's technology. The tool will provide recommend products, services, and resources to make your systems and processes work better for you in service of your mission. • TechSoup Product Catalog Blogs: • Important Microsoft Changes • The Right Microsoft 365 and Office 365 for Your Nonprofit • What You Need to Know About Microsoft 365 Nonprofit • How TechSoup Makes Adopting Microsoft Cloud Solutions Easier • Utilization Requirements for Donated Microsoft Cloud Licenses and How to Access the Usage Report Send your questions to: [email protected] Additional Resources
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- 27. 27 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. On-Premises • Pay one-time • Downloaded and install to your laptop or desktop • Free patches and updates between version releases • Full version releases every 18 to 24 months Cloud • Pay on a subscription basis (monthly or annually) • Regular feature updates • Requires stable internet connection for updates, synching, and working “in the cloud” Donation Fully donated by Microsoft Available with a small TechSoup admin fee Limited to 50 licenses per product Standard-level products available for the smallest nonprofits Includes Software Assurance Discounted • Provided by Microsoft at a discount (~60–75% off) • Unlimited licenses available • Both premium/professional and standard-level products available • Not all discounted software includes Software Assurance Donation and Discounted • Donations or credits direct from Microsoft • More feature-rich subscription plans are discounted • License limits for certain subscription plans • Can mix and match license subscriptions depending on users • Subscription pricing is protected for 12-month terms • Costs (compared with on-premises) are often lower when you consider the total cost of ownership Microsoft Licensing: Key Terms – Changes after April 4 Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 28. 28 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. • Upgrade from Windows Pro or Enterprise to the latest operating system • Critical for security and increased productivity • Optimal to take advantage of Microsoft cloud solutions • Latest version of Office • Includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher • Can be downloaded on desktop and integrate with cloud solutions • Operating system to handle network management for printing, domain control, web and file server • Provides two core licenses (each physical processor needs a minimum of eight core licenses) Example Microsoft On-PremisesOffers Microsoft 365 Business Premium • Latest version of Office applications, which can be downloaded to desktop • Access • Teams • SharePoint • Exchange • Publisher • Azure Active Directory • Intune Device Management Donation Offer: $0 license for 10 nonprofit staff members. No software assurance required as subscription is automatically updated. Discount Offer: $5 user/license/month. No software assurance required as subscription is automatically updated. Today – April 4, 2022 Discount Offer: $87.00 /license with a min of 5 licenses & available with/without Software Assurance Donation Offer: $27.00 /license with a max of 50 licenses & comes with Software Assurance Discount Offer: $167.00 /license with a min of 5 licenses & available with/without Software Assurance Donation Offer: $52.00/license with a max of 50 licenses & comes with Software Assurance Discount Offer: $79.00 /license with a min of 5 licenses & available with/without Software Assurance Donation Offer: $52.00/license with a max of 25 licenses & comes with Software Assurance Example Microsoft Cloud Offers Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 29. 29 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. • Upgrade from Windows Pro or Enterprise to the latest operating system • Critical for security and increased productivity • Optimal to take advantage of Microsoft cloud solutions • Latest version of Office • Includes Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, OneNote, Publisher • Can be downloaded on desktop and integrate with cloud solutions • Operating system to handle network management for printing, domain control, web and file server • Provides two core licenses (each physical processor needs a minimum of eight core licenses) Microsoft 365 Business Premium • Latest version of Office applications, which can be downloaded to desktop • Access • Teams • SharePoint • Exchange • Publisher • Azure Active Directory • Intune Device Management Donation Offer: $0 license for 10 nonprofit staff members. No software assurance required as subscription is automatically updated. Discount Offer: $5 user/license/month. No software assurance required as subscription is automatically updated. Discount Offer: $87.00 /license with a min of 5 licenses & available with/without Software Assurance Donation Offer: $27.00 /license with a max of 50 licenses & comes with Software Assurance Discount Offer: $167.00 /license with a min of 5 licenses & available with/without Software Assurance Discount Offer: $79.00 /license with a min of 5 licenses & available with/without Software Assurance Example Microsoft Cloud Offers After April 4, 2022 Example Microsoft On-PremisesOffers Send your questions to: [email protected]
- 30. 30 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Microsoft Digital Skills Center https://page.techsoup.org/digital-skills-center
- 31. 31 © TechSoupGlobal. All Rights Reserv ed. Hire Find and engage the right candidates and make smart talent decisions with LinkedIn data and insights. Learn Fundraise Market Build your brand, showcase your impact, and attract new donors, volunteers, and talent at scale. Cultivate major donors, build strategic partnerships, and leverage the collective power of your team's network. Supportyour team and ensure your nonprofit has the skills it needs with personalized learning experiences. Source: https://nonprofit.linkedin.com/ LEARN MORE LEARN MORE LEARN MORE LEARN MORE LinkedIn Offers Send your questions to: [email protected]