Microsoft's Tech for Social Impact (TSI) initiative is evolving its fundraising and engagement strategy, with the goal being to ensure that the promise of artificial intelligence can be realised by non-profits.
Justin Spelhaug, Microsoft Philanthropies corporate vice president for TSI, said more resources will be dedicated to help non-profits navigate their AI transformation.
Spelhaug said a new Azure Landing Zone for smaller non-profits will be launched, to help these secure their data, and to preopare for AI.
New Power Platform-based template apps aligned with the Common Data Model for Nonprofits will be released, to help accelerate partner innovation in fundraising, grant and outcomes management areas.
Microsoft will add these to the Cloud for Nonprofit solutions centre.
Along with the above changes, Spelhaug said Microsoft will retire its first-party Fundraising and Egagement solution. This will be fully supported through to December 2026, giving a 2 1/2 year transition planning timeline.
Late August this year, Microsoft will provide a one-time assessment for customers spending over US$5000 annually on Dynamics 365. This aims to help organisations determine the best path forward by evaluating available alternatives for their fundraising needs.
Spelhaug said the changes enables Microsoft to offer more innovation to non-profits of all sizes, globally.
"Customers should work with their partner to determine the best path forward for their organisational fundraising needs," Spelhaug said.
He added that Microsoft in 2023 provided more than US$3.8 billion in technology discounts and donations, to more than 377,000 non-profits around the world.
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