Microsoft New Zealand's aim is to build New Zealand's prosperity, both socially and economically, through their Citizenship programmes. One of the areas in which Microsoft works, to make a difference socially within Citizenship, is through Community Affairs.
Microsoft has successfully established an extensive network of non-profit partners who they work with to support community-based programmes and local projects which will enable more people to have access to technology. They give to a range of major charity projects both financially and through gifts in kind. In addition they support the investment of their employees in the community.
As part of Microsoft’s Affordable Access to Computing Program, Microsoft operates the Microsoft Software Donations Program in partnership with TechSoup New Zealand, providing support and software donations to New Zealand nonprofits.
View the Microsoft donations program eligibility criteria.
For further information about the Microsoft Software Donations Program can be seen below.
How much can eligible organisations order?
Each
qualified Charity, Voluntary and Community Group may request up to six titles, and up to
50 licenses per title per two-year period from Microsoft. The program
is not based on a monetary basis, rather it is limited by the number of
titles and licences you are able to order.
Exceptions:
- For server titles, one server license per title and up to 50 Client Access Licenses (CALs) may be requested (i.e. customers may not order two copies of the same server title).
- Server licenses with accompanying CALS will--together--count as two separate titles towards the six-title limit.
Each charity or nonprofit will be eligible to make one donation request for Microsoft products and licenses each year through TechSoup New Zealand (i.e. an organisation that ordered 10/1/06 may place a new order from 10/1/07). Though charities and nonprofits may order twice (once per year) within a two-year period, the combined total of products ordered in a two-year period may not exceed six titles and 50 licenses per title (or one license per server title). Once two years have passed since an organisation's original order, these limits will be reset (e.g. a customer that placed an order on 10/1/06 may order six new titles and 50 licenses per title (or one licence per server title) on 10/1/08).
Donations will be fulfilled using Microsoft Open Licensing. This means that boxed (full packaged) products and paper licenses will not be shipped to charities and nonprofits through this program. Instead, an e-mail will arrive with an authorisation number for approved requests and directions to go to a Microsoft Web page to download licensing agreements. Software media (CDs) will be sent directly from Microsoft via air mail.
Each order must include a minimum of five "seats." One license = one seat, Five licenses = five seats and 1 Server Processor License = 5+ Seats.
Please note: Licenses offered as 'processor licenses' automatically meet the five seat minimum because they come with unlimited clients.
Examples
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Order placed
1. You have order 74 licenses of Windows XP, you are only allowed a maximum of 50 licenses per title |
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| Order placed Windows XP x 5 (1 title, 5 licenses, 5 seats) Why? You have ordered 1 title, 5 licenses and have ordered the minimum of 5 seats. |
Order placed Windows XP x 2 (1 title, 2 licenses, 2 seats) Office 2007 x 2 (1 title, 2 licenses, 2 seats) Why? You have not ordered enough seats, your total seats for this order in only 4, the minimum you can order is 5 |
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Order placed
You have ordered 6 titles, 110 licenses and have ordered 118 seats. |
Order placed
You have ordered 2 copies of Small Business Server 2003, you are only allowed to purchase one copy of each server title |
Organisations that advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background are not eligible to participate in this program. Organisations must be willing and able to attest that they do not discriminate on any of these grounds in order to receive donations.
Microsoft products may not be transferred or resold. Additionally, Microsoft products may not be installed on computers that will be given to or sold to other organisations or individuals.
View the Microsoft donations program eligibility criteria.
