Nonprofit Software Discounts
A clearinghouse for donated and discounted software for verified nonprofits. Worth the verification paperwork on day one.
SECTION 03 · WHAT WE USE
The actual stack.
What they run on, what it costs, and what they would redo.
Money Table
$0
Banking
local credit union
$0
Bookkeeping
free accounting software
Later
Fund Accounting
not yet
2–3%
Donations
platform being chosen
Paperwork / Costs
$50
Articles of Incorporation
CO SOS, same day
$0
Employer ID Number
IRS, immediate
$275
Form 1023-EZ
IRS, weeks not months
$10
Charitable Solicitations Registration
State of CO, days
$335
Total
Everything Else
Email and Docs
The major providers offer their business suite free to nonprofits. This is where the organization's email lives.
Domain and Site
A domain is a few dollars a month. The site is built on a standard hosted builder so one person can maintain it.
Type and Icons
Both typefaces are open licensed. The icon set was drawn in house and is given away. Neither costs anything, ever.
Three Things We Would Redo
We Built Too Much Too Early
We Chased Cash Before Inventory
We Made the Logo Before the Files
Get vector files from the beginning, whatever the mark is.