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19 free tools for nonprofits
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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 →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 →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
Learn more →Taproot Foundation
Connects nonprofits with skilled professionals who donate expertise in marketing, HR, finance, strategy, and tech
🎁 Genuinely free end to end…
5 using · 8 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 →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The sliding-scale description is about three years out of date.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 →Google Workspace for Nonprofits
Free productivity suite including Gmail, Docs, Sheets, and Drive
🎁 Free Google Workspace for eligible nonprofits, plus…
New accounts start capped at 300 users.
2 using · 6 saved
Learn more →Google Ad Grants
Google in-kind advertising programme placing nonprofit text ads in Google Search results through a managed Google Ads account.
🎁 $10,000/month in free Google Search ad credits — up to $120,000/year for eligible…
3 using · 5 saved
Learn more →YouTube Nonprofit Program
YouTube programme that adds fundraising features to a nonprofit channel, including donation prompts on videos and live streams.
🎁 YouTube Giving: donate button, Live Chat Donations and…
US 501(c)(3)s only, and requires opting in via GuideStar.
⭐ 5.0 (1)6 saved
Learn more →Google for Nonprofits Training
Free training resources and certifications from Google to help nonprofits use technology effectively
🎁 Free three-course AI series plus up to six 1:1 video…
The 1:1 training requires an active Google Workspace for Nonprofits account…
⭐ 4.0 (1)3 using · 4 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 →GitHub for Nonprofits
Code hosting and collaboration platform with Git repositories, pull requests, issue tracking and CI/CD automation via GitHub Actions.
🎁 Free GitHub Team for verified 501(c)(3)s.
Exclusions apply — see details
⭐ 4.0 (1)6 using · 6 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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Zeffy
Zeffy is a 100% free all-in-one fundraising and donor management platform for nonprofits, covering donations, events, ticketing, auctions, memberships, and a built-in CRM.
🎁 Genuinely $0 including processing fees, funded by optional…
Registered US and Canadian nonprofits only.
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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
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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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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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Discord
Free team communication and community platform
Open to anyone — Free forever with unlimited members, messages, and voice channels
2 using · 4 saved
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