How to Get Microsoft Software Donations

June 4, 2015

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How to Get Microsoft Software Donations

June 4, 2015

Presenters

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Assisting with chat: Ale Bezdikian, TechSoup

Becky WiegandWebinar Program Manager

TechSoup Global

Carlos BergfeldProduct Content Manager

TechSoup Global

Casey LivingoodAccount Management Specialist

TechSoup Global

Where Are You?

We Are Here

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Agenda

• Introduction to TechSoup• Participant Polls

─ Received Microsoft donations previously? ─ Guide us! What do YOU want to cover?

• Microsoft Citizenship and Tech for Good• Tour the Microsoft Software Donation Program• Office 365 Donations• Tour the Volume Licensing Service Center • Q&A

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About TechSoup Global

We are a global network of 63 partner NGOs that provide the

best technology resources to over a half-million organizations in

121 countries.

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We connect organizations and people with the resources,

support, and technology they need to change the world.

Learn more from our 2014 Year in Review.

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We are working toward a time when every social benefit organization on the planet has the technology, resources, and knowledge it needs to operate at its full potential.

121countries served

63partner NGOs

41Net2 local

groups

615kNGOs

reached

Our Reach

Our Impact

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Together, we build a stronger, more resilient civil society.

$4.8Bin technology

products and grants employed by NGOs for the greater good

35languages used

to provide education and

support

100+corporate and

foundation partners connected with the

causes and communities they

care about

5.9Mannual visits to our websites

600,000newsletter

subscribers empowered with

actionable knowledge

79%of NGOs have

improved organizational efficiency with

TechSoup Global's resource offering*

*Source: = survey conducted among TechSoup members in 2013.

Our Product Donation Programs

Donated technology, education, and community forum resources for NGOs save costs, magnify impact, and extend reach.

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Participant poll

• Have you personally requested Microsoft donations on behalf of an organization before?

─ Yes─ No─ Not sure

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Participant poll

What do you most want to cover today? • Registering/getting started• Tour of MS donations• Requesting specific products• Selecting products from the VLSC • Software Assurance benefits• E-learning • Upgrades/downgrades• Office 365• Allotment and calendar dates• MS donation center

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Microsoft Corporate Citizenship

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Microsoft Software Donation Program

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Add Donation Requests to Your Cart

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Office 365 Donations

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More on Office 365?

Join us for two free webinars!

• 6/11: What Is Office 365?• 6/25: What’s New with Office 365?

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Microsoft’s Volume Licensing Service Center

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Q & A

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Additional Resources

• Microsoft Software Donation Program• Our Microsoft Catalog Has Been Simplified• Microsoft Eligibility and Allotments• Microsoft Download Help – Quick Start to the VLSC• Software Assurance Benefits • Office 365 for Nonprofits• Get Genuine Operating Systems• Microsoft’s Volume Licensing Service Center• Instructions for E-Learning Benefits• Training Course Listings

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Featured Microsoft Products

• Office Suites• Windows Upgrades• Windows Server Software and Licenses• Office 365 for Nonprofits• Get Genuine Operating Systems

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