Technical reference for what's actually in the Microsoft cloud-for-nonprofit stack and how it fits together. For IT leads, technical evaluators, and CTOs assessing whether to build on Microsoft. Not a sales page — the sales angle lives on the NFP industry page and crmfornfp.com.au.
What each layer does, the SKU it lives under, and what it's for in an NFP context.
What's available to eligible Australian NFPs registered with the ACNC. Always verify current rates with Microsoft — this is reference only, not a quote.
Grant licensing for up to 300 users for eligible NFPs. Covers email, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive (Business Standard / Business Premium tiers).
Up to ~60% discount on Dynamics 365 licensing for eligible NFPs (current at time of writing; always reconfirm).
Annual Azure credit grants are available for eligible NFPs — useful for hosting Power Pages portals and custom integrations.
Registered with the ACNC; must align with Microsoft's anti-discrimination policy. Verification handled via TechSoup or Microsoft directly.
The decisions that hurt to reverse later. Worth thinking about before any implementation kicks off.
Adds NFP-specific entities but locks you into Microsoft's NFP data model. Useful if your work fits it; constraining if not.
Two separate SKUs. "Data" is the CDP. "Journeys" is the marketing automation. Don't buy both unless you actually need both.
Power Pages can use Microsoft Entra (Azure AD), local accounts, or external providers. Choose with future SSO requirements in mind.
Default to Australia East (Sydney) unless you have specific Melbourne-DR or latency reasons. Cross-region replication available.
If you'd rather not assemble the stack yourself, our MNFP product is the Dynamics 365 + Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit configuration packaged for Australian NFPs — same Microsoft components, configured and supported.
Visit crmfornfp.com.auPractical guide to the nonprofit cloud licensing programme.
Read the guideThe licensing gotchas everyone hits with Power Apps and Power Automate.
Read the guideThe compliance-focused angle — DEX, CHSP, NDIS.
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