Get Ready for the Next Evolution of Microsoft's Nonprofit Offers
Microsoft is updating its nonprofit programs in order to streamline its offers — and to focus more intently on its cloud-based solutions. Additionally, Microsoft is modernising and unifying its fulfillment systems across all industries and sectors worldwide.
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These changes will begin to roll out in mid-December 2021. It will change the way that you request and download Microsoft's on-premises products. The selection of products available to nonprofits and libraries will change, too.
These changes apply only to Microsoft's on-premises products. These are the products for which you pay once and use for as long as you'd like. Microsoft's cloud offers will not be impacted.
January 4th
New Process for Requesting On-Premises Products Takes Effect
To request Microsoft products from Enclude, your organisation will need a Microsoft for Nonprofits account.
Microsoft will verify your organisation’s eligibility. You’ll then need to give Enclude in partnership with TechSoup consent to provide you with your requested licences.
PDF: How to create a Microsoft for Nonprofits account
New Process for Downloading On-Premises Microsoft Products Takes Effect
Starting January 4, a new process for requesting on-premises products takes effect. To request Microsoft products from Enclude, your organisation will need a Microsoft for Nonprofits account. Microsoft will verify your organisation’s eligibility. You’ll then need to give Enclude consent to provide you with your requested licenses.
You will have five days to download the software that you've requested. If you miss this download period, we'll be able to provide you with a new download link.
See TechSoup Guide to Requesting and Downloading Microsoft's Product
Software Assurance No Longer Included with Donated On-Premises Products
Additionally, Microsoft will only offer current versions of most products. You will no longer be able to automatically downgrade to earlier versions of the products that you requested from Enclude. Donated Microsoft products will no longer include Software Assurance benefits. This applies only to Microsoft products in our catalog labeled "Donation."
April 4th
Limited On-Premises Product Donation Program Begins
Effective April 4, Microsoft will no longer offer products as donated on-premises licenses to nonprofits (outside of some exceptions).
On-premises software will only be available at not-for-profit discount pricing. Microsoft will thereafter focus its donations to the not-for-profit sector in cloud solutions.
Exceptions
Eligible nonprofits will be able to request donated Windows Pro licenses through Enclude.
Eligible nonprofits will be able to request donated licences of select Microsoft products for public-access computers. Libraries will not be eligible for these licenses.
This applies only to on-premises items in our Microsoft catalog that are labeled “Donation.”
Cloud offers licences will still be available.
Many cloud offers will also remain available as a donation.
The Enclude Tech Donations Team are here to help you, please contact us by emailing techdonations@enclude.ie or call 01 524 0407
Our recommendations
- Take advantage of Microsoft Donations before it's too late. Your organisation will be able to access the current Microsoft Donation Program up until 4 April, 2022. However, after 29 December, 2021 the Donations Program will no longer offer many popular Microsoft on-premises products (including Windows Get Genuine Operating System). We highly recommend that you access the current Microsoft Donation Program before 29 December if you rely on on-premise licences to power your organisation.
- Consider the cloud. Organisations will continue to be able to request Microsoft cloud products like Office 365 through Enclude. These offers provide the same functionality as the on-premises tools, often with more robust, secure, and resilient features.
CLICK HERE TO ORDER BY 31 MARCH 2020 and ensure you don't miss out on availing of the current donated Microsoft on-premises licences.
