Updated for today’s nonprofit technology landscape
Running a nonprofit means wearing a lot of hats. From managing volunteers and donors to planning campaigns and keeping up with new technology, it can feel like there’s never enough time to evaluate the tools that could make your work easier.
To help, we’ve pulled together a curated list of modern, widely used nonprofit resources that support fundraising, donor relationships, engagement, and operations. These platforms are trusted across the sector and fit well into today’s integrated nonprofit tech stacks.
Resources for Recruiting and Managing Volunteers
VolunteerHub
VolunteerHub helps nonprofits recruit, schedule, and manage volunteers across events and ongoing programs. Organizations can communicate with volunteers via email or text, track hours, and coordinate logistics for both in-person and virtual opportunities. The platform is commonly used by nonprofits that rely on recurring volunteer engagement.
Catchafire
Catchafire connects nonprofits with skilled volunteers for projects like marketing, technology, finance, and strategy. Instead of traditional volunteer shifts, organizations can request specific expertise and be matched with professionals who want to donate their skills. This model is especially valuable for nonprofits that need specialized help but have limited budgets.
Resources for Increasing Donations
Google Ad Grants
Google Ad Grants provides eligible nonprofits with up to $10,000 per month in free search advertising. These ads appear alongside paid search results and can be used to promote donation pages, events, volunteer opportunities, and key programs. Many nonprofits use Ad Grants as a steady driver of website traffic and donor acquisition.
Double the Donation
Double the Donation helps nonprofits identify and promote corporate matching gift opportunities. By integrating with donation forms and CRMs, it allows organizations to automatically flag eligible donors and guide them through the matching process. Matching gifts remain one of the most underutilized revenue sources in fundraising today.
Givebutter
Givebutter is a modern fundraising platform that supports online donations, peer-to-peer campaigns, events, and livestream fundraising. Its mobile-friendly design and social sharing tools make it especially effective for digital-first and community-driven campaigns.
Resources for Improving Donor Communication
ThankView by EverTrue
ThankView enables nonprofits to send personalized video messages via email and text at scale. Organizations commonly use ThankView for donor acknowledgements, campaign follow-ups, event outreach, and stewardship moments. As part of the EverTrue platform, ThankView fits into a broader engagement and relationship-building strategy.
Boomerang for Gmail
Boomerang helps nonprofit professionals manage donor and volunteer email communication more effectively. Features like email scheduling, follow-up reminders, and inbox pausing support better response rates and more consistent outreach, especially for small development teams.
The Storytelling Nonprofit
The Storytelling Nonprofit provides training and consulting focused on using storytelling to strengthen fundraising and donor engagement. Their workshops and courses help organizations translate impact into messages that resonate emotionally with supporters across channels.
Resources for Improving Donor Retention and Relationship Management
Bloomerang
Bloomerang is a donor management CRM designed to help nonprofits improve retention through better data visibility and engagement tracking. It integrates with tools like DonorSearch for prospect research and is often used alongside engagement platforms like EverTrue.
Virtuous
Virtuous is a responsive nonprofit CRM that combines donor data, automation, and analytics to support personalized fundraising. Its features include donor journey mapping, segmentation, and automated outreach, making it a strong fit for organizations focused on lifecycle fundraising and retention.
DonorSearch by EverTrue
DonorSearch is a donor intelligence and prospect research platform that helps nonprofits better understand their donors by using AI-powered technology to deliver wealth and philanthropic screening, affinity indicators, and actionable donor insights, making it a strong fit for organizations focused on donor retention, major gift strategy, and long-term fundraising growth. Resources for Board Development and Sector Knowledge
BoardSource
BoardSource offers governance resources, assessments, and training to help nonprofit boards strengthen leadership and oversight. Their research and education programs are widely used across the sector to support effective board engagement.
Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy provides news, analysis, and research focused on fundraising, philanthropy, and nonprofit leadership. Many nonprofit professionals rely on it to stay informed about trends, policy changes, and sector-wide insights.
Resources for Nonprofit Technology and Learning
TechSoup
TechSoup helps nonprofits access discounted software, hardware, and technology services. In addition to product discounts, TechSoup offers training and educational resources to help organizations make informed technology decisions.
NTEN
NTEN is a nonprofit-focused technology community offering webinars, courses, research, and peer learning opportunities. Its annual reports and training programs help organizations navigate digital transformation, data ethics, and emerging technology trends.
Choose Tools That Work Together
We hope you find the tools above useful in your nonprofit management. No matter your organization’s budget or needs, there are unlimited resources available to help you put your best foot forward while you’re making the world a better place — without spending more than you need.
If you’re interested in seeing how adding personalized video to your tool kit can help improve your donor and volunteer relationships, book a demo with our team today!