Microsoft Program Eligiblity Criteria (Macau)

The Microsoft Software Donations Programmeme is currently available only to charitable and non-profit organisations that are registered under Identification Bureau of Macau SAR. (Code of Civil, Section article 154-172) and receiving subventions from the selected Bureaus of Macau SAR. [Note1]

Note 1:

The programme is currently in pilot stage and is only open to non-profit organizations receiving subvention from the Social Welfare Bureau. The programme will open to other Bureau’s subvented organisations and NGOs in the 2nd stage.

Supporting documents, including but not limited to, would be required:

1. Copy of your organisation's certificate for Associations registration issued from the Identification together with the leading cadre composition. (http://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/i/99/31/codcivcn/codciv0101.asp)

2. Copy of the successful application notification letter on subsidy request issued by the Social Welfare Bureau. For event base subvented organizations, only application notification letters with year in 2008 and beyond are accepted.

---

Organisations which provide the following types of services may be eligible to receive Microsoft donations through this programme:

• Relief to the poor

• Advancement of education

• Advancement of social and community welfare

• Advancement of culture

• Advancement of the natural environment

• Other purposes beneficial to the community

Additional types of organisations may be eligible to receive Microsoft donations through this programme, including:

• Public libraries for public access purposes

• Public museums

• Humanitarian assistance and disaster relief organisations

• Community health clinics

• Behavioral healthcare nonprofits that provide mental health, chemical dependency and other psychosocial services to the community

• Women's health centres

• Blood banks

• Trade associations with nonprofit status that have charitable aims and activities

• Religious organisations, registered as a nonprofit, with a secular community designation that is separate from the church or religious organisation, that provides services to people regardless of their religious beliefs, and does not propagate a belief in a specific faith

---

The following entities are INELIGIBLE to request Microsoft software donations.

• Individuals

• Private foundations

• Governmental organisations or agencies including international governmental organisations and United Nations Entities

• Educational institutions – organisations eligible through Microsoft academic volume licensing programs are not eligible for software donations, including nonprofit private schools

• Healthcare organisations and networks – healthcare organisations and networks including hospitals, specialty networks, ambulatory healthcare services, home healthcare and assisted living healthcare organisations are not eligible

• Healthcare research organisations and research laboratories – includes organisations pursuing systematic investigation, including research development, testing and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to general knowledge

• Commerce and trade associations without charitable aims or activities

• Sponsorships of events, tables, exhibitions, or performances

• Fund-raising events such as luncheons, dinners, walks, runs, or sports tournaments

• Political, labour and fraternal organisations

• Refurbishers that will be installing the donated software on refurbished computers to be distributed or donated to nonprofits or schools

• Religious organisations not registered as a nonprofit and without a secular community designation that is separate from the church or religious organisation

• Organisations that advocate, support, or practice discrimination based on age, ethnicity, gender, national origin, disability, race, size, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background. Organisations must be willing and able to attest that they do not discriminate on any of these grounds in order to receive donations