• The design and navigation of your nonprofit website to ensure that the aesthetics and functionality are compatible with today’s savvy online donors and supporters.
• The design and layout of your nonprofit e-newsletter.
• Your nonprofit online donation process to avoid making simple mistakes that could be costing your organisation thousands of dollars in lost donations.
• The design and content of your nonprofit blog.
• Your nonprofit presence on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ and other social networking sites.
• If desired, suggestions can also be made about how your nonprofit can launch a mobile communications and fundraising campaign.

Five finalists will each receive a copy of Heather’s book Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits. The finalists and grand prize winner will be announced on 9 February 2015 and their entries will be posted on the Microsoft Asia Pacific Citizenship Facebook page and the Microsoft Asia Pacific Citizenship blog.

All eligible entries will be reviewed by a judging panel of Microsoft representatives. The top 5 entries will be awarded finalist prizes. The most creative, humourous or inspiring entry (as determined by the judging panel, in its sole discretion) will win the grand prize.

Please note that the winner of the grand prize must abide by the following timing and conditions:

• Be available for an initial call with Heather Mansfield 10-13 February 2015.
• Be available 16-20 February 2015 for the final social media consultation.
• Must complete any follow-up calls by 27 February 2015.

Nonprofits must be registered in Australia or New Zealand and meet Microsoft eligibility guidelines.

Do you have questions? Check out our FAQs or email us at tech4gd@microsoft.com.

By entering this contest, you agree to the terms and conditions.

• Human Rights Activities
• Private grantmaking foundations that receive the majority of assets or income from an individual, family or corporation
• Environment & Conservation
• Amateur sports organisations, specifically youth sports clubs, teams or groups
• Arts & Culture
• Rural & Agricultural Services
• Social Housing
• Community Development
• Voter Education
• Public Interest Legal Services
• Counselling Services
• Training Material Development
• Disaster Relief
• Educational Support
• Museums
• Commerce & Trade Associations with activities that benefit non-members
• Health services and related activities that are independent and not owned and operated by organisations that are eligible for Microsoft Government, Academic or Health programs. These include community health clinics (established by a community, not hospitals or governments), medical research groups, behavioural healthcare nonprofits, women's health centres, hospices, rescue and emergency services, organisations that support patients and their families, and blood banks.
• Public libraries may request Microsoft software donations through this program only for use on public access computers or on computers used to directly manage either the public access computers or the library's public access program. Participating libraries must also make their collection and basic services available to the population of their legal service area without charges to individual users (excluding incidental fees such as printing charges). If they so choose, libraries may impose charges on users outside the legal service area and may provide products and services (beyond basic services) to the public at large, with or without individual charges. 
• Religious or faith-based organisations

The following additional organisations are INELIGIBLE to enter the “Show Us Where You Work!” Facebook Contest:

• Educational Institutions (including public and private schools, private colleges, universities and trade schools), that are 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
• Healthcare organisations and networks, including hospitals, specialty networks, ambulatory healthcare services and home healthcare
• 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
• Scientific research organisations
• Healthcare research organisations and research laboratories
• Organisations that engage in discrimination in hiring, compensation, access to training or services, promotion, termination and/or retirement based on race, colour, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, gender identity or expressions, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, political affiliation, union membership or veteran status, other than as allowed by law, 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.

1. By entering this Microsoft “Show Us Where You Work!” Facebook Contest (“Promotion”) you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

2.Employees and independent contractors (and each of their immediate family members) of Microsoft, its retailers, suppliers, associated companies and agencies are not eligible to enter.

3. Microsoft is committed to complying with Government gift and ethics policies. Employees and independent contractors of the Government must adhere to gift and ethics policies applicable to them when entering the Promotion or accepting any prize.

4. The Promotion starts at 12:01 am on 12 January 2015 in Australia (Australian Western Standard Time – AWST) / 5:01 am on 12 January 2015 in New Zealand and ends at 11:59 pm on 30 January 2015 in Australia (Australian Western Standard Time – AWST) / 4:59 am on 31 January 2015 in New Zealand (“Promotion Period”).

5. To enter, post a photo of yourself working for your eligible nonprofit, which could be at your desk, with your clients or beneficiaries, or wherever you normally make things happen for your nonprofit. Post your photo on the Contest Post over at the Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific Facebook page, by leaving your photo in the comment section. Alternatively, you can send your photo entry by sending a private message to us on our Facebook Page or to this email address: tech4gd@microsoft.com. Make sure you write the name of the nonprofit you represent and the country where your organisation is located (Australia or New Zealand nonprofits only) in the comment field.

If entering as an individual on behalf of a non-profit, use your personal Facebook profile to post your entry, mention the nonprofit you represent and the country (Australia or New Zealand nonprofits only). You must be employed by or certified to represent the organisation on whose behalf you’re entering the contest. If entering as an organisation, use your nonprofit’s Facebook Page account to post your entry.

Language: Submissions must be submitted in English.

6. Eligibility:
The Contest is open to registered nonprofit organisations in Australia or New Zealand which meet Microsoft’s eligibility criteria. Please see here for Australian eligibility and here for New Zealand eligibility. If entering as an individual, you must be employed by or certified to represent the organisation on whose behalf you’re entering the contest. Microsoft reserves the right to verify an individual's and organisation’s eligibility to participate in this Contest.

You are not eligible to enter this Contest if:
a. You are an employee or intern of Microsoft Corporation, or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary;
b. you are involved in any part of the execution or administration of this Contest;
c. you are an immediate family member of (parent, sibling, spouse or child) or household member of a Microsoft employee, an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest;
d. you are associated with this Contest or are involved in judging.

If you are a Microsoft campus representative (for example, a Microsoft Student Partner) and you meet the eligibility criteria set forth above, you may enter the Contest, but you are prohibited from using any resources which are not also broadly available to all other students including without limitation Microsoft property, Microsoft networks, hardware tools and technology resources and/or the counsel of Microsoft employees, in connection with the submission of your entry. If you have any questions, please contact us.

7. The entries will be reviewed by a judging panel of representatives from Microsoft who will determine (in their sole discretion) the top 5 entries based on creativity, humour and inspiration. From the 5 finalists, the judges will award the grand prize (defined below) to the most creative, humourous or inspiring entry (as determined by the judging panel, in its sole discretion).

8. All valid entries received during the Promotion Period will be reviewed by the judging panel. This is a game of skill and chance plays no part in determining the winners.

9. Entries must be received by Microsoft during the Promotion Period. Microsoft is not responsible for entries not received, and incomplete, illegible, ‘hacked’ or otherwise fraudulent entries are not valid.

10. The grand prize winner will receive an in-depth social media consultation for your nonprofit with Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good.

11. The 5 finalists will each receive a copy of “Mobile for Good: A How-To Fundraising Guide for Nonprofits” by Heather Mansfield of Nonprofit Tech for Good.

The finalists and grand prize winner will be announced on 9 February 2015 and their entries will be posted on the Microsoft Citizenship Asia Pacific Facebook page and the Microsoft Asia Pacific Citizenship blog.

The grand prize winner must be available for a Skype call with Heather Mansfield between Tuesday, 10 February 2015 and Friday, 13 February 2015 to kick-start the consulting, so she can get a sense of your nonprofit’s objectives, as well as the time and budget dedicated to social media. The grand prize winner must be available for the final social media consultation between Monday, 16 February 2015 and Friday, 20 February 2015, via Skype. Any follow-up calls with Heather must be completed by Friday, 27 February 2015. If your nonprofit has won the grand prize, but is not available during the times listed for the social media consultation, you must forfeit the prize. The delivery times of the grand prize are final.

12. Prizes are not transferable or redeemable for cash. Prizes cannot be used in combination with any other prize competitions, promotions or discounts.

13. You may not designate someone else as the winner. If you are unable or unwilling to accept your prize (including if you are unavailable during the times listed in clause 9 for the consultation with Heather Mansfield) you must forfeit the prize and Microsoft may award it to an alternate winner.

14. If you accept a prize, you will be solely responsible for all applicable taxes related to accepting the prize.

15. If for any reason an advertised prize is unavailable, Microsoft may substitute the advertised prize for another prize which has approximately the same recommended retail price.

16. To the extent permitted by law, Microsoft, its retailers, suppliers, associated companies and agencies will not be liable to you for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage whatsoever, including personal injury, which is suffered as a result of, or arising from, your participation in the Promotion or winning (or not winning) any prize.

17. The Promoter may disqualify from participating in this Promotion, any person who tampers with the entry process, or submits an entry not in accordance with these terms and conditions. Microsoft reserves the right to remove (or not publish) any entries which do not comply with these terms and conditions.

18. The judge’s decision in relation to the winners, or any other aspect of this Promotion, is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

19. Microsoft New Zealand Limited is the promoter of this Promotion and may modify these terms and conditions at any time without notice. Microsoft reserves the right to cancel, suspend or change the Promotion or any element of the Promotion for any reason, including any cancellation, suspension or change necessitated by any event outside of Microsoft’s control.

20. Your nonprofit, or individuals representing your nonprofit, may submit multiple entries, but only one entry can make it to the top 5.

21. All entries become the property of Microsoft. You agree that Microsoft is not obliged to use your photo. You grant Microsoft a non-exclusive, royalty-free, transferable (without consent or notification), irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide right to use your photo, in part or in its entirety, for any purpose. For the purposes of this clause, “use” includes (without limitation) promote, replicate, copy, modify, enhance, sublicense, distribute, transmit, exploit, sell, rebrand and market, whether as part of Microsoft’s products and/or services or otherwise, without reference or attribution to you.

21. If there is a dispute as to who submitted the winning entry, the winner will be:

(a) the nonprofit organisation which is the authorised account holder of the Facebook account or email address used to enter the Promotion; or
(b) the nonprofit organisation which employs or authorizes to act on its behalf, the authorised account holder of the Facebook account or email address used to enter the Promotion.

22. The Promoter is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, servers or providers, or any combination thereof. Nor is it responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information caused by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilised in this Promotion, or by any technical or human error that may occur in the course of the administration of this Promotion.

23. Any costs associated with entering the competition and accessing the website are the responsibility of the entrants.

24. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook. The entrant releases Facebook from all liability in relation to the promotion. The entrant is providing information to the promoter and not to Facebook.

25. At Microsoft, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Microsoft will collect and use your details for the purposes of running this Promotion (which may include disclosure to third parties for the purpose of processing and conducting the Promotion) and for publicity purposes surrounding this Promotion. By entering this Promotion, entrants consent to the use of their information as described. Entrants may access and/or change their data by following the procedures in the promoter's privacy policy which is available at www.microsoft.com/privacystatement. The promoter will only use your personal details for marketing purposes outside those described above if you 'opt in' to join the mailing list when prompted. You can access or request correction of your details by emailing uptodate@microsoft.com.

Through our Corporate Citizenship work we meet inspiring people and organisations from across Asia Pacific that have been striving to make the world a better place through the use of technology. Throughout the year, we feature those organisations, their staff and the work they do in our Tech4Good e-newsletter and on our Corporate Citizenship Blog. In this issue, we want to bring you the best of that coverage. It’s a great honour for us to work with people and organisations that are making a difference in the world.

Inspiring People
By harnessing the power of technology, these people are bringing about real change in the communities they live and work in.

The Village Entrepreneur and Hero: Ranjeet Kumar
Extraordinary Youth Building EPIC Homes: John-Son Oei
Nonprofits’ Use of Social Media in Asia Pacific: Heather Mansfield
Meet Microsoft’s New CEO: Satya Nadella

Inspiring Organisations
Nonprofits from across Asia Pacific are making innovative use of technology to help achieve their core mission, and to work more effectively with constituents, volunteers and board members.

WorkVentures: Six Best Practices in Engaging Youth in IT Training
Sarvodaya-Fusion: Mobilising Citizen Journalism and Empowering Rural Communities in Sri Lanka
2020 Communications Trust: Mobile Digital Learning in Action in New Zealand
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: Powering Change Across India

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Try Bing Translator: www.microsofttranslator.com

Attend
Microsoft Tech4Good Events

NGO Connection Day
Singapore
Date: September, 2014 (date to be confirmed)
Location: Singapore
Contact: Lina Marican

Webinar Series
15 Useful Social Media Tips and Tricks for Nonprofits
Date: 26 June, 2014
Time: 10.00am SGT
Register now
Click here to check the time in your region

For more information contact Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship team.
Do you know about a technology-focused event in your area that would benefit your nonprofit peers? Let us know by emailing rhqcam@microsoft.com 

Women Developing a Better World
From inspiring women leaders in the nonprofit sector to girls coding to change the world, read about how women, girls and nonprofits are embracing technology to make a difference.

Women In Tech: 5 Nonprofit Leaders To Watch
Practical Office and Agricultural Skills for Nepali Youth
International Women’s Hackathon 2014
Bridging the Gender Gap: Girls in ICT Day
Girls who code can change the world: Towards gender parity in computing fields

Hear and Learn from the Experts
Watch videos of interviews and read articles about women in nonprofit technology sharing their know-how about the use of tech:

Part 1 of 3: Interview Series with Heather Mansfield from Nonprofit Tech for Good
Leila Janah Social Entrepreneur / Founder of Samasource and Samahope
Interview with Leila Janah from Social Enterprise Samasource
In Bangladesh, The Internet Comes to You on a Bike (join this month’s webinar to hear more about the InfoLadies programme!)
MoTeCH – Saving Mothers and Babies through Mobile Technology

Women of Microsoft Corporate Citizenship in Asia Pacific
Meet some of the inspiring women behind Microsoft’s Citizenship team in Asia Pacific.

Meet Crossing Wang, Microsoft China
Meet Janakie Karunaratne, Microsoft Sri Lanka
Meet Belinda Gorman, Microsoft New Zealand
Meet Supahrat Juramongkol, Microsoft Thailand

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Attend
Microsoft Tech4Good Events
NGO Connection Day

Indonesia
Date: April 2014
Location: Jakarta
Contact: Esther Sianipar

Malayisa
Date: June 4, 2014
Location: Kuala Lumpur
Contact: Mandeep Kaur

Webinar Series

Women and Tech
Date: March 20, 2014
Time: 12pm (Singapore Time)
Register now
Click here to check the time in your region

For more information contact Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship team.
Do you know about a technology-focused event in your area that would benefit your nonprofit peers? Let us know by emailing rhqcam@microsoft.com 

Cloud Computing: Questions Answered
Nonprofits frequently ask about the effectiveness of cloud computing in a developing market, the security of their data and what is specifically included in Office 365. Read on for answers to those questions.

A Case for the Cloud in the Developing World
5 Cloud Computing Questions Nonprofits Need Answers To
Are You Ready for Microsoft Office 365 for Nonprofits?
TechSoup Global’s NGO Cloud Survey
Office 365 to Empower your Nonprofit

Business Case & Implementation
When an IT decision maker in a nonprofit wants to move to the cloud, they must still build the business case for all executives and board members. A well thought-out deployment plan also ensures a clean transition. Here are guides and tips to make the change as smooth as possible.

Microsoft Office 365 for Nonprofits (webinar recording)
Office 365 Change Management Plan
Office 365 TechCenter

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Attend
Microsoft Tech4Good Events

NGO Connection Day
Date: March 2014
Location: Manila, Philippines
Contact: Gillian Pearl

Webinar Series
Office 365 for Nonprofits: Demonstration
Date: 20 Feb 2014
Time: 12pm (Singapore Time)
Register now
Click here to check the time in your region

For more information contact Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship team.
Do you know about a technology-focused event in your area that would benefit your nonprofit peers? Let us know by emailing rhqcam@microsoft.com 

Youth & Tech
The young people featured in these articles have embraced technology to achieve their dreams, help their nonprofits or power their businesses.

Music and Technology—Passion Meets Solution in the Philippines

Extraordinary Youth Building EPIC Homes

Why I Teach Kids to Code

The Village Entrepreneur and Hero

Nonprofits, Youth & Tech
Read about the resources available to support nonprofits that are reaching out to young people. The links also provide a good look at how nonprofits are using tech in their programmes or operations to enhance their outreach to youth.

Microsoft YouthSpark Hub

YCAB Foundation Fosters Effective Collaboration with SharePoint Online

Computers, Snakes & Rocking the Northern Territory's Indigenous Youth

Kids Help Phone

Youth Solving Problems Through Tech
Microsoft Imagine Cup brings student teams from all over the world together to build a better tomorrow. Through their groundbreaking technology projects in fields such as health, education and the environment, these students have shown us new ways to think and to change. The projects, based on a participatory approach, are direct answers for the needs that nonprofits have identified for themselves. Read on to find out more about their great solutions.

Microsoft Imagine Cup Winners Aim to Ease Hunger and Poverty in Australia

Prototype Device Determines Blood Type in 5 Minutes

Meet Team Pathfinders – Winner of Imagine Cup 2013 India Finals

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Attend
Microsoft Tech4Good Events

NGO Connection Day
Date: 12 Dec 2013
Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
Contact: Kim Loan Nguyen

NGO Connection Day
Date: Jan 2014
Location: Manila, Philippines
Contact: Cheryll Selda

Webinar Series

Youth & Tech
Date: 12 Dec 2013
Time: 12pm (Singapore Time)
Register now
Click here to check the time in your region

For more information contact Microsoft's Corporate Citizenship team.
Do you know about a technology-focused event in your area that would benefit your nonprofit peers? Let us know by emailing rhqcam@microsoft.com