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Run your nonprofit to the next level of productive, mission-driven success As your nonprofit works toward fulfilling its mission and achieving challenging goals, you also want to develop relationships and stay closely connected with donors, supporters, volunteers, external partners, and staff anywhere in the world. By adopting Microsoft Teams, you can use a single, highly usable software tool to have productive, enjoyable conversations and meetings with your communities, while taking advantage of extremely reliable and secure cloud technology. Read “ 10 tips to collaborate for remote and onsite work ” and see how you could transform your organization’s working culture with Microsoft Teams. Some highlights of what’s covered in the e-book: Run more participatory, exciting, and inclusive meetings Enable creative, real-time collaborations, and file sharing Host inspiring events and conferences for large numbers of participants around the globe Boost...

Long (up to 1,500 characters) Free software comes at a cost to your nonprofit   At a glance, no-cost software would appear to give you the capabilities you need and make commercial products seem unnecessary. But it can come with real costs and risks. There are alternatives that may be a much better fit for your nonprofit. As Microsoft explains in the e-book “ 7 pitfalls of free software to avoid ,” free software tools can present challenges and restrictions that require expenses and efforts to overcome. For example:    Lack of team collaboration capabilities  Poor data security  Unprofessional emails  Inability to work offline  Incompatibility with common software and standards  Limited functionality in critical areas  No policy-based management for staff computers  Given these limitations, free software may not be the best way to enable your staff and volunteers to work effectively with consti...

Did you know that #Copilot Chat enables growing businesses to start creating agents that streamline manual tasks for employees for free?  Download our infographic to learn how we guide your employees on creating agents that enable them to inject AI directly into their workstreams and reap the benefits of agentic AI. #Microsoftpartner   Read More...

As a #Microsoftpartner, we have the expertise to train your team to get the most out of Microsoft 365 Copilot using the top prompts across business functions.  Check out our latest video to see some of the top prompts being used in #Copilot today to streamline manual tasks, generate insights, and unlock a new level of value from AI-powered experiences.  Read More...

Is your #customerservice team spending too much time manually scheduling meetings, consolidating customer data, and searching for answers to customer inquiries?  We can offer insights from working with businesses like yours on automating these time-consuming tasks with agents in Copilot Chat to deliver better customer experiences. Download our new infographic to see how #Copilot supports service team productivity and success. #Microsoftpartner   Read More...

Boost nonprofit mission momentum by modernizing telephony Nonprofits use as much of their funds as possible to directly benefit their mission. Telephony is one area where you can significantly reduce your administrative overhead while improving internal and external communications. Instead of traditional technology that needs specialized equipment and management skills, you can take advantage of modern internet telephony. Your IT team or service provider can manage it by using the same skills they use to configure and run your productivity applications. You can probably save costs by consolidating services and putting your private branch exchange (PBX) and other equipment on the market. Forrester analysts explore the merits of internet telephony in a detailed report about the financial and operational impact of Microsoft Teams Calling. With this solution, they find that: 185 percent is the average ROI of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) Mobile workers save 1.25 h...