While they are relatively pricier than the donated counterpart, they are not subject to allocation limits. Discounted licenses (or products marked with ‘Discounted’) are basic and enterprise-grade desktop titles whose one-time fees reflect a charity discount (est.These are purchased for minimal one-time admin fees and are subject to allocation limits of 50 per title every 2 years. Donated licenses are basic desktop titles such as Windows Get Genuine and Office Standard.To fully understand the implications of this, we first need to understand the 3 different kinds of licenses nonprofits can access through TechSoup: Wait, what are donated desktop licenses again? This change aligns with Microsoft’s growing shift towards a cloud-first strategy and one that would echo in its philanthropic programs as well. What’s changing?īy April 4, 2022, the donated on-premise/desktop licenses from Microsoft will no longer be available through TechSoup for minimal admin fees. What are these changes? How will these affect your organization? Moreover, what does this mean to licenses you received before? Let’s dive right into these one-by-one! 1.

In case you have not heard yet, there are important changes to TechSoup’s catalogue of Microsoft desktop/on-premise licenses this coming April 4, 2022.

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