The Nonprofit Starter Stack

Seven deals almost every US 501(c)(3) should claim, in the order that unlocks them fastest. Check off the ones you already have.

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Join TechSoup (free membership)
Application
One free verification that unlocks discounted QuickBooks, Adobe, Tableau, and hundreds of other products.
Free to join; unlocks thousands per year in donated software
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Google for Nonprofits (free Google Workspace)
Application + wait
Free custom-domain email, Drive, Docs, and Meet for up to 2,000 users with 100 TB of shared storage.
$1,500-2,500/yr for a 15-20 person org
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Microsoft 365 nonprofit plans
Application
Business Basic is free for up to 300 users, and Business Premium is about 75% off.
$72/user/yr free; up to $21,600/yr at the 300-user cap
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Canva for Nonprofits
Application
Canva's premium design features free for up to 50 team members.
Up to ~$5,000/yr at the 50-user cap
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Slack for Nonprofits
Application
Free Pro plan for one workspace of 250 or fewer members; 85% off beyond that.
~$87/user/yr; ~$1,700/yr for a 20-person workspace
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QuickBooks Online Plus via TechSoup
Minutes
A year of QuickBooks Online Plus for an $80 admin fee instead of about $115 a month.
~$1,300/yr saved
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Do "Join TechSoup (free membership)" first.
Google Ad Grants
Application + wait
Up to $10,000 a month in free Google Search ads, but it needs a website and monthly upkeep to keep the grant active.
Up to $120,000/yr in-kind
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Do "Google for Nonprofits (free Google Workspace)" first.