If you’re a new nonprofit founder or intending to start, this is for you!
Starting a nonprofit needs courage, effort, skills and whatnot, but having these apps, tools or service partners at each stage will streamline your systems and processes for scale and impact.
Registering a nonprofit?
These two service partners could solve your problem!
JCS and mLegal are known for their support to nonprofits, from setting up a nonprofit to ensuring all compliance is met, and you need to worry about compliance.
Bank Account:
Opening a bank account once you register is a must to have compliance, and you can explore your location options. HDFC Bank and Axis Bank are among the best to opt for.
Setting Up the Board
- India Leaders for Social Sector [ILSS]
- Ground Zero
Email for Communication:
Always prefer your domain-linked email ID, as that builds credibility, and you can do it for FREE:
- Zoho Email: Zoho provides 5 email IDs for FREE [no time limit]. This can get you started with having your official domain-linked email ID.
- Google Workspace [100 rs/user onwards or register on Goodstack and get it for FREE]
Task Management/Project Management
Managing teams or even before that, tracking multiple things at the same time could be tricky. But that what a task management tool or a project management tool can help you with:
- People Hub [FREE for 5-users]: Support
- Monday.com [Free for 10-users if you register through Goodstack]
- Asana [FREE with limited features]
Fundraising and Grant Writing Consultants
While most of the nonprofits don’t intend to hire a fundraiser as their first hire, in that case, these people/orgs can help you with proposals and insights on who could be your potential funder. That too with a small cost.
- DanaVeda [Customized tech-enabled services to find grant details]
- New Venture partners [support nonprofits below 3cr budgets to raise funds].
- ImpactBuddy [Learn about fundraising for the social sector]
Payroll & HRMS
- Zoho Payroll [FREE for 5 users]
- People Hub [FREE for 5 users]
- RazorpayX [~17k annually for 20 users; with nonprofit discount]
- JCS - Mumbai [Affordable nonprofit services]
Building Leadership/Founding Team [nonprofit recruitment firm]
- Ground Zero:
- Jobshob Nest
- Michael Page
- Saplings HR
- People Order
- Arthan
ATS Platforms:
- Manatal [Nonprofit special pricing 50% off]
- Keka
- Zoho Recruit
Website Development/ Tech Support
Impact Assessments & Designing M&E
Office Purchases: Amazon Business
Travel: OOO by Cleartrip & Makemytrip Biz
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