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31 tools free to anyone
Free or cheap to everyone. Being a nonprofit gets you nothing extra, and there is nothing to apply for.
NonprofitReady
Free online learning platform with 500+ courses built specifically for nonprofit professionals
Open to anyone — 100% free for all nonprofit staff, volunteers, and board members
⭐ 4.0 (1)2 using · 9 saved
Learn more →Grants.gov
The official U.S. government portal for finding and applying to federal grant opportunities
Open to anyone — 100% free — official U.S. government grant portal open to all eligible…
⭐ 4.0 (1)10 saved
Learn more →Donorbox
Nonprofit-friendly donation platform with low fees and flexible integrations
Open to anyone — No pay-what-you-want option…
⭐ 3.0 (1)3 saved
Learn more →Mailchimp
Email marketing and automation platform with campaign templates, audience segmentation, landing pages and performance reporting.
Open to anyone — Free plan is open to everyone, capped at 250 contacts and 500 emails/month…
Exclusions apply — see details
⭐ 3.0 (1)9 saved
Learn more →WordPress
Open-source CMS powering 40% of the internet — free to self-host
Open to anyone — Completely free and open source; low-cost hosting available from…
⭐ 3.0 (1)5 saved
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Google Analytics
Free website analytics to understand your nonprofit audience
Open to anyone — Completely free for standard use; Google Analytics 4 is available to all
2 using · 9 saved
Learn more →Wave Accounting
Accounting and invoicing software for small organisations, covering bookkeeping, unlimited invoices and financial reports.
Open to anyone — No longer completely free: bank-transaction import, receipt scanning and…
Exclusions apply — see details
2 using · 9 saved
Learn more →SignUpGenius
Free online sign-up and volunteer scheduling tool
Open to anyone — Free plan with unlimited sign-ups; paid plans add branding and automation
2 using · 6 saved
Learn more →Candid Learning
Free courses, webinars, and resources from Candid on fundraising, grant writing, and nonprofit management
Open to anyone — Virtually all Candid trainings have been…
The sliding-scale description is about three years out of date.
2 using · 7 saved
Learn more →Candid (Foundation Directory)
The gold-standard database for finding U.S. foundation grants, corporate giving programs, and 990 data
Open to anyone — Renamed from Foundation Directory to Candid search…
Exclusions apply — see details
5 using · 3 saved
Learn more →ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Free database of 2.9 million nonprofit 990 tax filings for researching organizations and funders
Open to anyone — 100% free — no account required to search or download 990 filings
⭐ 4.0 (2)2 saved
Learn more →Bloomerang
Donor management software built specifically for nonprofits
Open to anyone — Special nonprofit pricing starting at $99/month; free 14-day trial
⭐ 3.0 (1)3 using · 6 saved
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Squarespace
Website builder with designer templates, hosting, domains, blogging, ecommerce and email campaign tools in one platform.
Open to anyone — No nonprofit programme…
⭐ 3.0 (1)2 using · 7 saved
Learn more →GIMP
Free and open-source image editor — a powerful Photoshop alternative
Open to anyone — 100% free and open source — no cost ever
⭐ 3.0 (2)3 using · 9 saved
Learn more →SCORE
Free mentoring, workshops and templates from volunteer business executives, aimed at small-business owners and entrepreneurs.
Open to anyone — SCORE serves small-business entrepreneurs generally, not the nonprofit…
⭐ 3.0 (1)3 using · 8 saved
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Mobilize
Mobilize is a volunteer recruitment and event management platform that helps nonprofits and advocacy groups sign up, schedule, and retain volunteers.
Open to anyone — Free starter account is capped at 5 team members and your next 5 events…
Paid pricing is quote-only.
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Givebutter
Givebutter is an all-in-one nonprofit fundraising platform with donation forms, campaigns, events, and integrated donor management (CRM).
Open to anyone — 0% platform fee only when optional donor tipping is on; with tips off it…
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CharityHowTo
On-demand webinar training for nonprofit professionals covering grants, fundraising, and operations
Open to anyone — Regular free webinars available; subscription plans for full library access
4 saved
Learn more →Law School Clinics & Bar Pro Bono
Free legal services for nonprofits through law school clinics and bar association pro bono programs
Open to anyone — A category, not a single programme…
3 using · 5 saved
Learn more →Philanthropy News Digest
Free daily news and curated RFP listings from foundations and corporations seeking nonprofit partners
Open to anyone — Free RFP listings and news from Candid…
2 using · 4 saved
Learn more →ClickUp
All-in-one work platform combining tasks, documents, goals, whiteboards and dashboards in a single configurable workspace.
Open to anyone — Free Forever plan with unlimited tasks and members, but capped at 60MB…
3 using · 6 saved
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Kit
Email marketing platform (formerly ConvertKit) for newsletters, audience growth, and automations, popular with creators and mission-driven organizations.
Open to anyone — Free Newsletter plan supports up to 10,000 subscribers with unlimited…
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Discord
Free team communication and community platform
Open to anyone — Free forever with unlimited members, messages, and voice channels
2 using · 4 saved
Learn more →Looker Studio
Free data visualization and reporting tool from Google
Open to anyone — Free version is open to anyone, subject to…
Looker Studio Pro is a paid per-user tier — "no usage limits" was wrong.
4 using · 5 saved
Learn more →Little Green Light
Affordable donor management for small and mid-sized nonprofits
Open to anyone — Plans start at $45/month; 30-day free trial available
4 using · 5 saved
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Ramp
Spend management platform with corporate cards, expense management, and bill pay. Used by thousands of nonprofits to automate expense reporting and financial controls.
Open to anyone — Ramp's core platform — corporate cards, expense management, and accounts…
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Golden
AI-powered volunteer management platform for recruiting, scheduling, and tracking volunteers, used by 50,000+ organizations including United Way and AARP.
Open to anyone — Permanent free plan (not a trial) with unlimited volunteers, volunteer…
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VolunteerHub
Enterprise volunteer management platform built for nonprofits
Open to anyone — No free plan exists…
Only Enterprise requires contacting sales.
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Idealist
A leading social-impact network (now including VolunteerMatch) where organizations recruit volunteers and reach mission-driven candidates.
Open to anyone — Free volunteer listings once your organisation profile is approved (about…
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CiviCRM
CiviCRM is a free, open-source constituent relationship management system for nonprofits supporting donations, memberships, events, email campaigns, and case management.
Open to anyone — Free and open-source (AGPL v3): self-host at no license cost with full…
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Brevo
Email and SMS marketing platform with campaign automation, transactional sending, landing pages and a built-in contact CRM.
Open to anyone — Free plan: 300 emails/day and up to 100,000 contacts (not unlimited), one…
Exclusions apply — see details
3 using · 7 saved
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