Microsoft · Licensing and resale
Centered Networks is a charity-authorized Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider. We help eligible 501(c)(3)s, foundations, and rural hospitals access the Microsoft Nonprofit Program, including free Microsoft 365 Business Basic for up to 300 users and up to 75% off paid Microsoft 365 licensing, and we operate the licensing on your behalf as your Partner of Record.
Microsoft Solutions Partner, five designations · Charity-authorized CSP since 2014 · 60+ nonprofit tenants under management · Up to 75% off for qualifying nonprofits
Why it matters
Microsoft sells most of its commercial and nonprofit licensing through the Cloud Solution Provider channel. Your CSP is who Microsoft recognizes as your Partner of Record.
The Partner of Record gets credit for your tenant, gets access to Microsoft incentives, and is the partner Microsoft account teams engage on co-sell opportunities, grant placements, and program enrollments. If your licensing is sitting under a CSP that does not specialize in nonprofits, you are probably:
Moving your CSP to Centered Networks is the easiest, lowest-risk Microsoft change you can make, and it usually unlocks meaningful discounts that more than pay for the move.
The Microsoft Nonprofit Program offers substantial licensing benefits to qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations. Microsoft restructured the program effective July 1, 2025: the legacy Business Premium and Office 365 E1 grants were retired, and Business Basic became the entry-level grant.
Grant-funded licenses
Discounted licenses
Rural Hospital Resiliency Program
Eligibility (US 501(c)(3))
Registered 501(c)(3) status with the IRS; mission aligned with Microsoft Philanthropies guidelines; validation via TechSoup or Microsoft’s direct verification process. Most US 501(c)(3)s qualify. We handle the eligibility check and the validation flow as part of every engagement.
License optimization
The Microsoft licensing catalog is large. The right mix for a 200-person community foundation is different from the right mix for a 75-person critical-access hospital.
A typical CompleteCare client mix looks like this:
Knowledge workers
Business Premium is the most common. E3 or E5 when Microsoft Sentinel, advanced Purview, or Defender XDR P2 is required.
Frontline workers
Kiosk-style users who do not need a full mailbox. F1 or F3 depending on the features required.
Executives and sensitive roles
When Microsoft Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Office 365 P2, or Insider Risk Management is in play.
Copilot users
Added per user where governance is in place. This is CompleteCare Intelligence territory: licensing and governance happen together, not separately.
We evaluate the mix during the Discovery Sprint or as part of CompleteCare Foundations onboarding and rebalance quarterly. License optimization typically saves clients 10 to 25% versus the licensing they walked in with.
Microsoft 365 E7
Microsoft 365 E7 is the most complete SKU Microsoft offers. Most organizations should not buy it on day one.
What E7 bundles
Microsoft 365 E7 bundles E5 plus Microsoft 365 Copilot plus Entra Suite plus Agent 365 at $99 per user per month. It is the most complete Microsoft 365 SKU, and it is the destination for organizations ready to operate at the top of the stack.
Most organizations should not buy E7 on day one. E7 requires the Copilot governance prerequisites (sensitivity labeling, oversharing remediation, Conditional Access, clean identity), the Entra Suite governance model, and the organizational readiness to deploy Agent 365 responsibly. Buying it before that foundation is in place means paying for capabilities the organization cannot yet use safely.
We assess where you sit on the path to E7 and build a sequenced roadmap that gets you there responsibly. The Frontier Transformation engagement is the structured deployment path: CompleteCare Foundations first, then Govern, then Intelligence, then the full Frontier Suite activation. See the Frontier Transformation engagement →
Not every 501(c)(3) qualifies. A small set of exclusion categories apply (some lobbying-oriented organizations, some organizations Microsoft Philanthropies excludes by policy). We screen during the eligibility check before you invest time in the process.
Grant licenses (free or heavily discounted) come with attestation requirements you must maintain: primarily that the licenses are used only by employees of the eligible nonprofit, not by volunteers or external contractors. Misuse can void the grant. We track this on your behalf as part of the CSP relationship.
Moving your CSP does not require a tenant rebuild. The tenant stays where it is; the Partner of Record changes. No downtime, no email migration, no data movement. One billing cycle of overlap is normal during the move. We coordinate the transition with your current CSP and Microsoft.
Not every CSP is authorized to sell nonprofit SKUs. Microsoft restricts charity SKUs to CSPs that have completed the charity-authorized partner attestation. Centered Networks has been charity-authorized since 2014. Most CSPs your organization might already be with are not.
Microsoft 365 Copilot is sold per user as an add-on. Nonprofit pricing applies, but eligibility and SKU availability move with Microsoft’s program calendar. We keep the live picture. We also recommend deploying Copilot through CompleteCare Intelligence rather than purchasing licenses before governance is in place.
Our credentials
Charity-authorized CSP since 2014
Twelve years of operating nonprofit Microsoft 365 tenants. We have seen every grant-license edge case, every TechSoup validation path, and every CSP transition scenario. The charity-authorized attestation is current and verified by Microsoft.
Five Solutions Partner designations
Modern Work, Security, Infrastructure (Azure), Data and AI (Azure), Digital and App Innovation (Azure). All five are verified by Microsoft. The Modern Work and Security designations are directly relevant to every licensing engagement; the Azure designations matter when clients need cloud and licensing under one Partner of Record.
Rural Hospital Resiliency Program partner
Direct path for qualifying critical-access and rural hospitals to 60 to 75% discounted licensing and free cybersecurity and cloud-capability assessments. We know the program mechanics and have run the eligibility path for hospital clients.
Licensing operated, not just sold
We are not a discount reseller. We operate the tenant alongside the licensing: CompleteCare Foundations, Govern, Intelligence, and Shield are the operational services that sit on top of the CSP relationship. Licensing is the start; operations is the sustained value.
One accountable Partner of Record
Microsoft’s account teams know to engage us on co-sell opportunities, grant placements, and solution-play motions for nonprofit clients. You get the Microsoft ecosystem working for you, not around you.
How it works
Five steps from your current CSP to a charity-authorized Partner of Record with consolidated nonprofit pricing.
01
We confirm your Microsoft Nonprofit Program eligibility (or Rural Hospital Resiliency Program if applicable) and identify the SKUs you qualify for. No commitment beyond the conversation.
02
We model the right E3, Business Premium, E5, F1, and Copilot mix against your actual user roles. Most organizations find 10 to 25% savings in the first mix review.
03
We coordinate the move with your current CSP and Microsoft. One billing cycle of overlap is normal. The tenant stays where it is; only the Partner of Record changes.
04
From the next billing cycle, you are billed by Centered Networks on consolidated nonprofit pricing. Renewal cycles, license adds and removes, and SKU changes flow through us.
05
If you want the platform operated alongside the licensing, that is CompleteCare. Most clients move to CompleteCare Foundations as the natural next step within a quarter.
Questions
No. The tenant stays where it is. The Partner of Record changes. No downtime, no email migration, no rebuilds. One billing cycle of overlap is normal during the move.
Microsoft restricts the nonprofit SKUs (grant-funded Business Basic, discounted Business Premium and E3/E5, Rural Hospital Resiliency pricing) to CSPs that have completed Microsoft’s charity-authorized partner attestation. Most CSPs are not authorized. Centered Networks has been since 2014.
We do both, but they are separable. Licensing alone is a CSP relationship. Operation is CompleteCare (Foundations, Govern, Intelligence, and so on). Many clients start with licensing and graduate to CompleteCare Foundations within a quarter.
Yes. TechSoup validation (or Microsoft’s direct verification, depending on country and current process) is part of the eligibility flow we handle. You do not need to navigate that path independently.
Yes. Copilot is sold per user as an add-on; nonprofit pricing applies. We typically deploy Copilot through CompleteCare Intelligence after Foundations is in place, so the licensing and the governance happen together rather than separately.
We are a Microsoft Solutions Partner with three Azure designations (Infrastructure, Data and AI, Digital and App Innovation). Azure licensing and consumption can move under our CSP. Azure is operated through CompleteCare for custom application work and data platform engagements.
Whether you are a new nonprofit just adopting Microsoft 365, a foundation rebalancing your license mix, or a rural hospital exploring the Resiliency Program, we will do the eligibility check, model the right mix, and move your CSP cleanly. No commitment beyond the conversation.
Or start a Discovery Sprint if you want licensing and platform operations reviewed together.
A senior member of our team will reply within one business day about your licensing situation.
Microsoft alignment
Nonprofit Microsoft 365 licensing sits squarely in the Modern Work and Security designations. We also hold three Azure designations for clients who want cloud and licensing under one accountable Partner of Record.
