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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
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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