Whether you’ve just launched a new nonprofit or want to improve your existing nonprofit, find helpful free and low-cost resources in our resource center. Get started building your marketing toolkit today with the resources we feature below. Join our Friday group and receive a new free marketing resource delivered by email every Friday. In the email, we include tips and training on how to use each new resource.
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Website Builder and Hosting | Freelancer Services | Donor Database Management Systems | Funding & Fundraising | Project Management Software | Collaboration & File Sharing | Event Registration Software | Social Media Tools | Email & Newsletter Marketing | Graphic Design & Image Editing | Creative Commons Images | Infographics | Presentations | Screen Recording & Video Software | Online Meetings, Webinars & Podcasts | Writing |
Build your own website for your nonprofit or let the Nonprofit Marketing Academy do it for you. Below are the cost-saving options we recommend.
Free Open Source Website Builder
All-inclusive, low-cost webhosting
Website, Marketing & Hosting for one low monthly fee.
Best plugin for forms, surveys, and more. Free to start.
Hire a contractor or freelancer to help set up your business including logo design, marketing collateral, accounting set-up, and more. Turn to experts who offer pro-bono services to help grow your nonprofit.
Hire top rated freelancers
Logo design, voice over, blog writers
Nonprofit Experts offering Pro-Bono Services
Manage contact information and plan your next steps to engage donors, volunteers, and supporters. NOTE: Check what platforms are available through TechSoup for nonprofits.
Donor database management and fundraising.
Offer the Nonprofit Success Pack.
All-in-One Donor Management. Get started with the free version.
As low as $19.95/month.
As low as $39/month. Save $75 with our affiliate link.
Offers a free version that works well with outside email marketing platforms.
Offers a Lite version free of charge.
Free Open Source CRM for nonprofits.
Grow your donations with Apps, secure loans from lenders, and find grants to support your important programs.
Free Grant-Writing Training and Readiness Assessment
Nonprofit Project Funding.
Nonprofit Grant Funders
Facebook fundraisers do not charge any processing fees.
No-Cost Fundraising App.
Free Fundraising Technology
Free Crowd Fundraising Platform
Fundraising through donor (and more) traveling
Fundraising processing tools for nonprofits.
Keep your team on the same page with these file sharing and collaboration tools.
Free file sharing.
Online Storage for all Files.
Web page bookmarking and collaboration.
Free for nonprofits – Business Gmail, Google drive, Google Docs and more!
Register guests and process payments for your special events, workshops, and fundraisers.
Fundraising processing tools for nonprofits.
Free for free events, $.50 + 2% for paid events
Event Registration integration with Mailchimp
Choose an email marketing solution to communicate with your database of supporters, volunteers, and donors.
Savings up to 23.5% for nonprofits. Earn a $30 credit with our link.
Save 30% with annual prepay.
Send 10,000 monthly emails free.
Save 50% forever for nonprofits.
Create engaging content for your newsletters, social media channels, email campaigns, and more.
Free graphic design platform.
For presentation, infographics, and visual content. Apply for a nonprofit discount.
Free graphic design platform.
Photo collage, editing, and design.
Free open source image editor.
Identify fonts from webpages.
Online color matching tool
Resize pictures for design projects.
Make animated GIFs
Use these tools to improve your writing and messaging for key audiences.
Grammar editing Chrome extension.
Write perfect title case.
Blog Title and Headline writing tool.
An editor for your writing style.
Capture your audience with images and videos. Use these sources to create your content.
Royalty Free images, no attribution required.
Visit site for restrictions and images uses.
Visit site for restrictions and images uses.
Royalty Free, Creative Commons images.
Tell stronger stories with infographics. Here are tools to create them.
Nonprofits save 50% on pricing.
Annually $39/basic and $53/pro.
Free infographic templates.
Infographics and charts with 1000s of templates.
For presentation, infographics, and visual content. Apply for a nonprofit discount.
Create videos, training sessions and more with these video creation and recording tools.
Free screen recording software.
Screen recording at a nonprofit price!
Several products with nonprofit pricing.
Free version and low rates available.
In addition to PowerPoint, there are a few free and low-cost technology platforms for creating dynamic presentations.
For presentation, infographics, and visual content. Apply for a nonprofit discount.
Create dynamic digital presentations for free.
Nonprofits can use the EDU Plus pricing of $100/annual.
Slide presentations with webcam of presenter.
Free version and low rates available.
Host online meetings with your team or volunteers, or webinars and podcasts for your audiences using these platforms.
Online Meetings & Webinars.
Online Meetings and Webinars.
Free podcast platform.
To host meetings and record podcasts.
Let us help.
Request to join the Academy’s private network of nonprofit leaders: The Nonprofit Marketing Roundtable.
SOCIAL MEDIA CALENDAR TOOLS
Schedule your marketing campaign using social media scheduling tools.
hootsuite
Use for up to 3 social channels free.
loomly
Low-cost social media calendar tool.