Volume License Pricing for Charitable Organisations

Microsoft® Open License for Charities offers your small to midsize organisation with five to 250+ desktop PCs a simple, flexible, and affordable way to acquire Microsoft technology, sized right for your organisation’s needs and licensing procedures. Open License for Charities offers discounts to eligible organisations on the Microsoft technology you need to help your organisation stay productive, with offerings and benefits tailored to your organisation’s size and purchasing preference. You also get the added benefit of Software Assurance, Microsoft’s comprehensive maintenance program.

With the Microsoft Open License for Charities program, eligible nonprofit organisations can acquire multiple software licenses—rather than multiple software packages—at reduced prices. Your organisation needs to purchase only one complete software package and enough licenses to cover the remaining number of computers.

Open License for Charities simplifies purchasing licenses, making it easier for you to get what you want when you need it while still giving you the flexibility to adjust your technology solutions to meet your organisation’s future needs.

• Simplicity. Open License for Charities is easy to understand and administer, with simple, clear terms for acquiring software licenses.
• Flexibility. Open License for Charities is flexible enough to meet the needs of a broad range of organisations. You can choose from a wide selection of licensed products. After an initial order of five or more licenses, you can reorder as few as one license, so you order only what you need.
• Availability. You can acquire Microsoft products through Open License for Charities from any Volume Licensing reseller that sells Open License for Charities.
• Compliance With eOpen, you receive license confirmation information electronically and can quickly and easily view your license purchase history—so there's never any question about which licenses you own.

Only eligible charity organisations that meet certain requirements can purchase licenses through Open License for Charities. Review the eligibility requirements for Open License for Charities.

Software Assurance

Microsoft Software Assurance is a comprehensive maintenance offering that helps you get the most out of your software investment. It combines the latest software with phone support available 24 hours a day, partner services, training, and IT tools that help customers deploy, manage, and migrate software.

• New Version Rights
• E-Learning
• Home Use Program (HUP)
• TechNet Subscription

Learn more about Software Assurance

Acquiring Open License for Charities

To order licenses through the Open License for Charities program, contact your preferred reseller. You will be required to complete a form along with your reseller that will be used to determine eligibility. If you are deemed eligible notification will be provided via your reseller.

Microsoft Donations

Microsoft regularly donates its latest software technology to eligible nonprofit organisations worldwide. Microsoft’s software donations are demand-driven, based on the requests of individual nonprofit organisations to meet their technology needs. Microsoft accepts funding proposals from eligible organisations through Microsoft subsidiary offices located around the world. Learn more about Microsoft’s software donations.