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Organisations involved in the following activities are eligible to request Microsoft software donations.
- Human Rights Activities
- Environment and Conservation
- Arts & Culture
- Rural and Agricultural Services
- Social Housing
- Community Development
- Voter Education
- Public Interest Legal Services
- Counselling Services
- Training Material Development
- Disaster Relief
- Educational Support
The following additional organisations are INELIGIBLE to request Microsoft software donations.
- Private foundations
- Educational institutions (including public and private schools, private colleges, universities, and trade schools), educational Institutions – organisations eligible through Microsoft academic volume licensing programs are not eligible for software donations, including nonprofit private schools
- Governmental organisations or agencies including international governmental organisations and United Nations Entities
- Political organisations
- Lobbying Organisations
- Labour Unions
- Business & Professional Organisations
- Hospitals & Healthcare networks, including health centers, medical/dental clinics, preventative healthcare offices, mobile services, and occupational health centres.
- Assisted living healthcare organisations - assisted living as a congregate residential setting that provides or coordinates personal services, 24-hour supervision and assistance (scheduled and unscheduled), and health-related services.
- Healthcare research organisations and research laboratories
- Religious organisations not registered as a non-profit organisation and without a secular community designation that is separate from the church or religious organisation
- 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.
Details on Eligible Organisations
- Museum, zoo, planetarium, etc.
- Library (for public access purposes only)
- Historical site, records or re-enactment
- Monument
- Literary activities
- Cultural exchanges with foreign country
- Genealogical activities
- Community theatrical group
- Singing society or group
- Cultural performances
- Arts and culture
- Arts education
- Visual arts
- Performing Arts Schools
- Humanities
- Historical societies and historical preservation
- Arts services
Community Activities
- Area development, redevelopment or renewal
- Other activity aimed to combating community deterioration
- Attracting new industry or retaining industry in an area
- Community promotion
- Loans or grants for businesses from disadvantaged groups
- Crime prevention
- Voluntary fire organisation or auxiliary
- Community service organisation
- Community centre
Counselling and Referral Services
- Marriage counselling
- Family planning
- Credit counselling and assistance
- Job training, vocational counselling, or assistance
- Referral service (social agencies)
- Rehabilitating offenders or ex-offenders
- Supplying money, goods or services to the poor
- Gifts or grants to individuals (other than scholarships)
- Other loans to individuals
- Referral service (social agencies)
- Alcohol, drug, and problem gambling services
- Special school for the visually impaired, people with disabilities
- Nursery school
- Alumni association or group
- Parent or parent-teachers association
- Other student society or group
- Educational services
- Remedial reading and encouragement
- Scholarships
- Preservation of natural resources (conservation)
- Combating or preventing pollution (air, water, etc)
- Land acquisition for preservation
- Soil or water conservation
- Preservation of scenic beauty
- Wildlife sanctuary or refuge
Health
- Health clinic (not government agencies)
- Blood bank
- Rescue and emergency service (not government agencies)
- Aid to persons with disabilities
- Community health planning
- Mental health care (not government agencies)
- Reproductive health care
- Family planning
- Low-income housing
- Low and moderate income housing
- Housing for the aged
- Instruction and guidance on housing
- Home improvement or repairs
- Other housing activities
- Defense of human and civil rights
- Elimination of prejudice and discrimination
- Lessen neighbourhood tensions
Instructional and Training Activities
- Publishing activities
- Radio or television broadcasting
- Producing films
- Discussion groups, forums, panels lectures, etc.
- Study and research (non-scientific)
- Giving information or opinion
- Apprentice training
- Employment preparation and procurement
- Other instruction and training
Other Activities
- Community Chest, United Way, etc.
- Gifts, grants, or loans to other organisations
- Non-financial services of facilities to other organisations
- Emergency or disaster aid fund
- Community trust or component
- Testing products for public safety
- Consumer interest group
- Veterans activities
- Patriotic activities
- Domestic organisation with activities outside Australia
- Title holding corporation
- Prevention of cruelty to animals
- Thrift shop, retail outlet, etc.
- Loans or credit reporting
- Endowment fund or financial services
- Indigenous organisations
- Fundraising
Public Interest Legal Services
- Public interest litigation activities
- Other litigation or support of litigation
- Legal aid to the disadvantaged
- Providing bail
Rural and Agricultural Services
- Farming
- Agricultural group
- Horticultural group
- Financing crop operations
- Dairy herd improvement association
- Breeders association
- Farmland preservation
Sports, Athletic, Recreational and Social Activities
- Community Centre
- Community recreational facilities
- Travel tours
- Radio or television broadcasting
- Producing films
- Giving information or opinion
- Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, etc.
- YMCA, YWCA, YMCA
- 4H clubs, young farmers etc
- Camp
- Care and housing of children (orphanages, etc)
- Prevention of Child Abuse
- Combat juvenile offending
- Youth centres and clubs
- Big Brothers and Big Sisters
- Youth Development Programs
- Youth Development – Business
- Youth Development – Citizenship
- Other youth organisation or activities
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