I am a non-profit and need to add licenses. How do I?

Ronald Lankford 0 Reputation points
2025-12-11T16:13:43.3333333+00:00

I am starting a school to learn Microsoft Office. I need three more licenses than the ten free I currently have, but I cannot find a way to add more.

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  1. Q&A Assist
    2025-12-11T16:13:54.51+00:00
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    To add licenses for your non-profit organization, you can follow these steps:

    1. Purchase Licenses: First, ensure that you have purchased the additional licenses you need. For more information on buying or removing licenses, you can refer to the Microsoft documentation on buying licenses.
    2. Assign Licenses: After purchasing the licenses, you will need to assign them to your users. You can do this in the Microsoft 365 admin center. For detailed instructions on how to assign licenses, refer to the section on assigning licenses to users.
    3. Review Usage: It’s also a good practice to review your license usage regularly to ensure compliance and optimize your resources. You can find more about best practices for managing licenses in the Microsoft 365 admin portal.

    If you need further assistance, consider reaching out to Microsoft support for business products.


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  2. Aron 7,035 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2025-12-11T16:47:33.4933333+00:00

    Hi, I understand how important it is to keep your school running smoothly.

    The reason you can’t add more free licenses is because Microsoft’s nonprofit grant only covers up to 10 free Business Premium seats.

    To go beyond that, you’ll need to purchase additional nonprofit-discounted licenses through the Microsoft 365 admin center or the Nonprofit Hub.

    Here’s what you can do: sign in to your admin account, go to Billing then click Purchase Services, and select the plan you need, Business Standard or Premium, then buy the extra seats.

    After that, assign them to your users under Users then click Active Users.

    Quick question: do you need full desktop apps for those three extra users, or would web-based apps be enough?

    That will help me guide you to the most cost-effective option.

    Regards,
    Aron

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