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Written By Amanda LaFleur

As self-proclaimed nonprofit nerds, we’ve tried and tested a sizable sample of what is available and what is worth it to you and your organization.

Here is a list of our favorite platforms and tools for small and emerging nonprofits. By no means is this an exhaustive list but it’s good to have a list of tried and true essentials employed by organizations of all sizes. When your staff is lean and resources (i.e. money) is limited, it’s important to use services that are (1) easy to use (2) easy to adopt and (3) free or very affordable. All of these platforms are either free or offer a nonprofit rate.

Please add your feedback and favorites to the comments below or contact us if something is out of date.

Internal & Adminsitrative

  1. G Suite for Nonprofits - Email, Calendars, Virtual Meetings, Document Sharing, and more

  2. Workplace by Facebook - Virtual office with the feel of Facebook without the Facebook

Accounting, Fundraising, & Finance

  1. Quickbooks Online - Keep your accounting low cost and in the cloud

  2. Salesforce for Nonprofits - Donor Management, Grant Management, and more

  3. GiveLively - Free online fundraising, text to donate, and even registration platform

Creative

  1. Canva - Graphic design platform

  2. Pexels & Unsplash - Free stock Images (Canva taps into both of these platforms)

Social Media

  1. Hootsuite - Manage and publish content to all the social media channels

Website

  1. Squarespace - Website hosting and design platform

  2. JotForm - Create amazing forms for every need you can think of

Volunteer Acquisition

  1. Taproot - Recruit and manage pro-bono professionals for administrative and marketing projects

  2. VolunteerMatch - Recruit volunteers for virtual and IRL events

Amanda LaFleur http://thenopi.org
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