StratusLIVE and our Microsoft Partnership
Two innovative partners with one shared commitment: to design and develop smart, affordable, forward-looking technology that will help the nonprofit community meet and exceed its goals.
As nonprofit and technology industry veterans, we deliberately and strategically chose a Microsoft Partnership to be the backbone of our development strategy.
Here’s why.
Work Where You Already Work
Most nonprofits already are familiar with the Microsoft user interface, including Office and Outlook. By building a nonprofit CRM on the Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM platform, we integrate directly with those same familiar tools.
Whether you’re in Outlook, Teams, or Power Apps, Copilot surfaces a 360° donor profile and drafts a personalized ask in seconds.
For example:
With the click of a mouse or tap of a finger, nonprofit development staff can instantly transition from a donor email in Outlook to a full 360-degree representation of that same donor. Real-time modeling of that data, enriched by StratusLIVE partners, enables that same development officer to create stronger, more personalized appeals. There are endless examples just like this.
Our customer’s familiarity with these applications also means quicker time to value, reduced learning curves, and shorter training schedules. Instead of needing to learn and support (and hire for) multiple point solutions, all of our customers’ systems are run from the same familiar interface.
Cloud Native & AI-Powered
For too long the nonprofit industry has been held hostage to slow-moving, proprietary point solutions. Built on Microsoft Dataverse and the Power Platform, StratusLIVE 365 CRM Online lets nonprofits automate complex finance workflows, spin up Power BI dashboards in minutes and tap Copilot for predictive gift likelihood. These tools fail to measure up – in terms of flexibility, innovation, or scalability – to the enterprise systems powering for-profit companies.
With our Microsoft partnership, StratusLIVE is changing that. By delivering true enterprise-class software, we enable nonprofit organizations to make the most of today’s mobile-first, social media-driven, people-centric environment.
The result of these changes? Our customers enjoy dramatic reductions in operating costs, improved donor responses, powerful new insights, and the ability to work anywhere.
Co-Engineering the Future
Microsoft invests billions in cloud and AI. Together, we validate every nonprofit scenario—from Dynamics 365 release waves to Copilot actions—so you’re always on the latest tech without the upgrade headaches.
We leverage trends in mobile development, omni-channel marketing, and predictive analytics in a cloud-based architecture. This approach ensures that the requirements of forward-looking nonprofit organizations are met today – and tomorrow.
StratusLIVE 365 CRM works seamlessly with Microsoft’s product suite, giving our customers anywhere, anytime access to their operations and data. This connection helps nonprofits build highly personalized relationships with donors, volunteers, and other key constituencies.
The Power of Microsoft Dynamics for Nonprofits
StratusLIVE 365 is the enterprise CRM natively fused with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit.
20 Million active donor profiles
$1 Billion+ in annualized giving processed
The StratusLIVE Difference
For years StratusLIVE has been a trusted, go-to Microsoft partner, collaborating in the design, development, testing, and rollout of Microsoft tools for the nonprofit sector.
And like all great relationships, we’re just getting started.
For over 15 years StratusLIVE has co-engineered nonprofit solutions with Microsoft—shaping the Dynamics 365 Nonprofit Data Model, influencing every release wave, and now bringing AI-powered Copilot insights to frontline fundraisers.
“Today we’re excited to announce powerful new AI tools and capabilities in Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit that will help nonprofit organizations accelerate their missions.” — Justin Spelhaug, Vice President, Tech for Social Impact, Microsoft Philanthropies
As we not only play a role in influencing design and development choices, our Microsoft partnership allows us to introduce these new tools to customers.
The net result of all this mutual partnership? A suite of technologies that integrate with all Office products that we are already familiar with.
