Microsoft Outcome Management is a free, open-source template app for nonprofits built on Microsoft Power Platform. It helps teams set goals and indicators for programs and projects, measure results, and combine impact across initiatives. Users can keep records for individual and organizational constituents, including participants and stakeholders, with demographic, relationship, contact, and communication preference details. The app covers program work from strategic objectives through stakeholder measurement, and supports defining or adapting initiatives around outputs, outcomes, and results. Indicator values can record baseline, actual, and target measurements over time; they can also link to participants through benefit recipient records. Its foundation is the open-source Common Data Model for Nonprofits, which is intended to support interoperability and data transparency. The maker says the model and Power Platform connect with other applications through data flow. Deployment requires installing the Common Data Model for Nonprofits first, then building and importing the solution into Dataverse. The build guide lists .NET SDK 4.6.2 or later, current .NET and Power Platform CLI, Node.js 18.18.0 or later, and a Dataverse environment with required permissions.
Who it is for
It suits nonprofit program managers and implementation partners building solutions to track goals, indicators, participants, and program impact. Teams need a Dataverse environment and the listed development tools to build and deploy it.
What is good
- Tracks goals, indicators, and impact across programs.
- Records constituents, participants, and stakeholder details.
- Indicator values can capture baseline, actual, and target measures.
- Free and open source.
- Built on the Common Data Model for Nonprofits.
What to know first
- Requires the Common Data Model for Nonprofits to be installed first.
- Deployment requires Dataverse and specified development tools.
- GitHub build migration makes the customer responsible for future updates.
Verdict
Outcome Management provides a nonprofit-focused structure for recording program activity and measuring outcomes. Check the deployment requirements and update ownership before importing a GitHub build into an environment using the AppSource/PPAC build.
Get started with Microsoft Outcome Management
- Install the Common Data Model for Nonprofits first.
- Prepare a Dataverse environment with the required permissions.
- Use .NET SDK 4.6.2 or later, the latest .NET and Power Platform CLI, and Node.js 18.18.0 or later.
- Build the solution and import it into the Power Platform environment using Power Platform CLI.
Questions about Microsoft Outcome Management
What does Microsoft Outcome Management cost?
The listed pricing model is free, and the pricing note says open source.
Which platforms are listed?
The listed platforms are web and API.
What is required before deployment?
The deployment guide says to install the Common Data Model for Nonprofits before Outcome Management. The solution is built and imported into a Dataverse environment using .NET and Power Platform CLI.
What technical requirements does the build guide list?
It lists .NET SDK 4.6.2 or later, the latest .NET and Power Platform CLI, Node.js 18.18.0 or later, and a Dataverse environment with required permissions.
What happens when a GitHub build is imported during migration?
It is an in-place managed upgrade because the GitHub build and AppSource/PPAC build share the same solution identity. The environment leaves the AppSource automatic update channel, and the customer owns future updates.
Can the app track indicator values over time?
Yes. Values can record baseline, actual, or target measurements over time and can link to program participants through benefit recipient records.
