The Future of StratusLIVE: Moving to Microsoft Azure in 2025
StratusLIVE's CRM is moving to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Online in Azure by 2025, enhancing innovation, scalability, and security for nonprofits.
Why a CRM backed by Microsoft Dynamics 365 is the Best Choice for Nonprofits
Choosing the right CRM for your nonprofit is a daunting task. A reliable CRM is more than just a tool for managing data—it’s a way to foster meaningful relationships with donors, track fundraising efforts, and measure impact. Let’s explore why Microsoft Dynamics 365, combined with StratusLIVE’s purpose-built nonprofit tools, is the best possible solution to guarantee success for your organization. […]
Transitioning from Microsoft Fundraising and Engagement (F&E) to StratusLIVE: A Seamless Shift to Enhanced Nonprofit Solutions
With Microsoft’s announcement to sunset their Fundraising and Engagement (F&E) application, nonprofit organizations relying on this platform are faced with the crucial task of transitioning to a new solution. StratusLIVE, with its comprehensive suite of products built on the Microsoft commercial platform, stands out as an ideal replacement. Notably, StratusLIVE has been specifically tapped by Microsoft as a premier ISV for enterprise nonprofits, further solidifying its position as a trusted and strategic choice. Here’s a guide on how to smoothly transition from Microsoft F&E to StratusLIVE, ensuring minimal disruption and [...]
StratusLIVE Named 2022 Top Provider of Microsoft-based Solutions for Nonprofits
CIOReview Magazine selected StratusLIVE as a most promising Microsoft Solution Provider in its October 2022 edition. This is a listing of the 50 top companies that are at the forefront of providing Microsoft software solutions and transforming businesses. StratusLIVE is the only provider included in the list that focuses on solutions for nonprofit clients. […]
Microsoft Teams Means Productivity Gains
Microsoft Teams application is now available for Office 365 users. So what is Microsoft Teams? Microsoft Teams is the new chat-based workspace for teamwork in Office 365. […]
Microsoft’s New Partnership Philosophy
Not one to sit idle, Microsoft has been on a big-time partnership kick over the past year. Cooperation and partnerships appear to be the new vision for Microsoft. Since Satya Nadella took over as CEO of Microsoft two years ago, replacing Steve Ballmer, Microsoft has worked hard to cultivate its image to align with the company’s new direction. […]
Microsoft Office 365 Continues To Dominate
2015 was a very good year for Microsoft Office 365 — as well as for products and applications that leverage Office, such as StratusLIVE! — thanks in large part to the boom in adoption rates for cloud computing among businesses and nonprofits. […]
Latest Acquisition Boosts Microsoft Data Insight
In other great Microsoft news, it was announced that the software giant recently completed the acquisition of Metanautix, a data analysis company whose aim is to tear down data silos in order to “connect the ‘data supply chain,’ no matter what [sic] the type, size or location of an organization’s data.” […]
Microsoft Venture Expands Philanthropic Investment
Tech giant reaffirms commitment to philanthropic mission with launch of new organization Microsoft is known for its charitable programs, mainly thanks to the ongoing work of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. […]
Microsoft Ousts Salesforce As Most Used Business Cloud App
As more companies embrace the cloud, Microsoft emerges as the leader among cloud apps for business. When the founders of StratusLIVE chose Microsoft Dynamics CRM as the platform on which we built our award-winning nonprofit software, it was following extensive research into Microsoft’s capabilities, functionality, integration, and vision. […]