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Partnerships

Partnership is at the heart of Microsoft's business model. The success of our products and services relies on an ecosystem of nearly 700,000 business partners-many of them small and medium sized enterprises that are deeply rooted in their local communities.

We also partner with a diverse array of government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and inter-governmental organizations. These partners guide how we use technology to address societal needs and help us deploy software to benefit the millions of people they serve.

The following are examples of some of our partners.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

We support public access to computing through our library initiatives partnership.
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America

Through cash, software, and employee volunteer hours, Microsoft provides support on a national and local level.
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NetHope

Since 2005, Microsoft has donated more than $44 million in cash and software to NetHope and its member agencies to support nonprofit technological innovation and programs.
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Clinton Global Initiative

Microsoft shares the belief that the private sector, governments, and nongovernmental organizations must collaborate to confront the world's most pressing problems.
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NPower

Since 1999, Microsoft has donated more than $20 million to NPower, in addition to countless volunteer hours and more than $30 million in software retail value to NPower and its clients.
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Telecentre.org

Created in 2005 Telecenter.org is committed to increasing the impact of telecenters - public places where people can access computers, the Internet, and other information services.
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Climate Savers Computing Initiative

Climate Savers Computing Initiative is a partnership to promote smart technologies that streamline power delivery to computers and reduce the amount of energy that computers consume.
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TechSoup Global

Through TechSoup Global, Microsoft donates software to tens of thousands of nonprofit organizations and nongovernmental organizations around the world.
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United Nations Agencies

Partnering with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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