The Microsoft Security Assessment for nonprofits is a guided review of your organization’s cybersecurity posture, tailored to the needs and constraints of nonprofit organizations. Cyberattacks are becoming more sophisticated, and nonprofits are increasingly in scope. According to the Microsoft Digital Defense Report, nonprofits are now the **fourth most frequent target of nation-state actors**, which puts mission-critical data, operations, and stakeholder trust at risk. The assessment is designed to: - Give you a **real-time overview** of your current cybersecurity risks. - Help you understand your **threat environment** and organizational goals. - Identify **gaps and areas of risk** across identities, data, and devices. - Recommend **cost-effective Microsoft security solutions** that fit nonprofit realities. The goal is to help you reduce risk without adding unnecessary complexity, so your team can stay focused on advancing your mission.

The Microsoft Security Assessment for nonprofits is structured to give you both insight and a practical plan of action. During the engagement, Microsoft specialists will: 1. **Review your threat environment and goals** - Discuss your current security tools, processes, and pain points. - Align recommendations with your mission, size, and regulatory or compliance needs. 2. **Recommend the most suitable assessment path** - Based on your size and complexity, they’ll suggest the right depth of assessment. - For smaller organizations with **fewer than 30 employees**, Microsoft recommends using a **self-serve security assessment** option. 3. **Develop a clear security roadmap** - Outline progressive steps to strengthen your security posture. - Highlight actions that support compliance and risk reduction over time. 4. **Advise on identity and access management** - Share best practices for integrating identity management into everyday nonprofit operations. - Help you think through secure access for staff, volunteers, and partners. 5. **Provide tailored recommendations** - Suggest ways to safeguard **identities, data, and devices** using Microsoft’s security capabilities. - Focus on comprehensive yet **cost-effective** options suitable for nonprofits. By the end, you should have a clearer understanding of your risk profile, a prioritized action plan, and guidance on how to implement improvements using Microsoft technologies and, where relevant, your existing Microsoft Security Partner.

To get started with the Microsoft Security Assessment for nonprofits, you’ll need to submit your organization’s contact details so a Microsoft specialist can follow up. **How to sign up** - Provide your basic contact information (such as name, organization, email, and phone number) through the registration form. - If your organization already works with a Microsoft Security Partner, you can share the partner’s organization name and indicate whether you prefer to continue working with that partner. **How your information is used** - The information collected, **including your phone number**, will be used **only for registration** and to contact you about the assessment. - You can choose separately whether you want to receive additional information, tips, and offers about Microsoft products and services from Microsoft or its partners. That is optional. This approach is intended to keep the process straightforward: your details are used to coordinate the assessment, and any ongoing marketing communications are based on your explicit preferences.