With the announcement of Fundraising and Engagement for Dynamics 365 Sales, Microsoft is making seismic advances in its offerings for nonprofits that bode well for the sector's ability to flex its tech muscles for social good.

Check out this 20-minute webinar recording in which we share details on Fundraising and Engagement for Dynamics 365 Sales, the Nonprofit Common Data Model, Microsoft Tech for Social Impact, and how Soapbox Engage empowers nonprofits to raise more money and do more good in the world.

If you're in the fundraising department of a nonprofit organization leveraging products in the Microsoft ecosystem, the Microsoft Tech for Social Impact team is paving a new road ahead that might be appealing for your organization.

Microsoft recently announced the arrival of Microsoft Fundraising and Engagement, an open source fundraising application built for the non-profit community. This new solution leverages Microsoft Dynamics CRM and Microsoft Azure to bring fundraising tools into the hands of organization in the Microsoft ecosystem. Out-of-the-box, organizations can manage gifts, membership, events, grants, and custom data. Coupled with its broad extensibility features, it gives organizations access to fundraising information nearly anywhere in their use of Microsoft tools, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and Teams.

To top it off, it's free, open source, and built on the open source nonprofit common data model.

As organizations dive into the details of what's included within the new solution (it looks like more will be shared from Microsoft during the next few weeks), we've provided this introductory guide to help you better understand where the Fundraising and Engagement app fits into the broader ecosystem of solutions for our non-profit community.

Issue 004

These days, life can feel especially overwhelming. Now, pile on the beginning of the end-of-year fundraising preparation season, and it's no wonder why many of in the fundraising world are trying to take a little extra time this summer to recharge our batteries.

For me, I've been lucky enough to get some headspace in the desert of the southwest. It's pretty incredible what getting outside of the city does for my soul. More time to think, read, and learn, which is why this week's newsletter is filled to the brim with some great information from our fundraising community.

So, grab a cozy chair, and take a tour with me of the latest fundraising community knowledge!

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Issue 003

When there's this much good stuff to read from the fundraising community, grab the largest cup of coffee, and get ready to dive into the shared knowledge of our non-profit world!

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Issue 002

As our fundraiser community finds itself moving towards virtual everything these days, it can be a bit hard to adjust. There's so many new technologies, not to mention the actual changing of our work to organize events in a virtual space.

This week's Fundraising Weekly curates articles highlighting the things our organizations need to keep in mind as we move to virtual events. Sure, many of us are working from home these days, but how does that translate to the virtual gala and online fundraising events that keep our communities engage?

Let's dive into that and other topics in this week's Fundraising Weekly.

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