Best CRM for nonprofits

Ranked on published nonprofit terms for a team running sponsor, partner and grant-maker outreach: free seats, discounts and who qualifies.

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Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud ranks first here, with 10 donated licences for an eligible nonprofit. SalesCrew is our pick if you want every staff member and volunteer on one plan. You get 40% off any tier on an annual term, with unlimited seats.

Our pick: SalesCrew, 40% off for registered nonprofits

Disclosure: SalesCrew is our product. Registered nonprofits get 40% off any tier on an annual term, verified yearly. Every tier has unlimited seats, so your development lead, your volunteers and your board chair can all log in. You track sponsors, partners and grant-makers as deals. Your follow-ups run from your own mailboxes. Core lists at $299 a month before the discount.

The short answer

  • Salesforce donates 10 Nonprofit Cloud Core licences through Power of Us, checked 24 September 2026.
  • monday.com gives nonprofits 10 seats free and 70% off each seat from the 11th, on a one-year commitment.
  • HubSpot gives 40% off new Professional and Enterprise purchases on an annual term; ActiveCampaign gives 20% off.
  • SalesCrew gives registered nonprofits 40% off any tier on an annual term, with unlimited seats on every tier.

How we ranked these CRMs

Your outreach team is small, and your budget is set a year ahead. So we scored the published nonprofit terms. What a 10-person team pays carries 40% of the score. How widely the offer applies, by country and by plan, carries 30%. The last 30% goes to whether the discounted plan still holds a pipeline and email outreach.

We set those weights first. Then we read each vendor's own nonprofit page on 24 September 2026. SalesCrew is our product, so it sits in the pick box above and stays out of the ranked list.

Nonprofit terms at a glance

CRMNonprofit offerConditionsSource
SalesCrew (our pick)40% off any tier; unlimited seatsRegistered nonprofit, annual term, verified yearlysalescrew.io/pricing
1. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud10 Core licences free; discounts on more, no % publishedPower of Us eligibilitysalesforce.com/nonprofit/pricing
2. monday.com10 seats free; 70% off per seat from the 11thOne-year commitment; Enterprise 33% off; yearly re-checkmonday.com/nonprofits
3. HubSpot40% off current list pricesNet-new Professional or Enterprise; annual term; North America, Australia or New Zealandhubspot.com/nonprofits
4. ActiveCampaign20% off an accountAs stated on its nonprofit pageactivecampaign.com/industry/non-profit

Nonprofit terms checked on each vendor's own page, 24 September 2026.

How each CRM fits a nonprofit team

1. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Ten free licences cover most small teams. Past ten, Salesforce lists Nonprofit Cloud Core at $70 per user a month, billed annually. Advanced is $125 and Sales Max is $285, as checked on salesforce.com on 24 September 2026.

2. monday.com

Your first 10 seats are free, and each seat after that is 70% off. Seats come in lots of 5, and you commit for a year. The vendor re-checks eligibility every year and lists the groups that don't qualify.

3. HubSpot

HubSpot's 40% covers net-new Professional and Enterprise purchases on an annual term. You qualify as a new customer registered in North America, Australia or New Zealand, per hubspot.com/nonprofits.

4. ActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign states a flat 20% off an account for nonprofits. It suits you if your outreach is mostly email to a list you already own.

How to choose

  • Team size: Salesforce and monday.com give 10 free seats and charge from the 11th. SalesCrew has unlimited seats on every tier, so your volunteers and board members add no cost.
  • Where you're registered: HubSpot's offer covers North America, Australia and New Zealand. SalesCrew's discount applies to any registered nonprofit, a 501(c)(3) or the local equivalent.
  • Sponsor and partner outreach: SalesCrew runs multi-step cadences from your own mailboxes with daily caps. A reply pauses the sequence for that contact.
  • Board reporting: you can export every SalesCrew table as CSV, and the full database any time, because each client gets its own database.

Try SalesCrew for 14 days, then ask for the nonprofit rate when you move to an annual term. See pricing or how cadences work.

Questions

How does SalesCrew's nonprofit discount work?
Registered nonprofits get 40% off any SalesCrew tier on an annual term. That means a 501(c)(3) or the local equivalent where you're registered. Status is verified once a year, and every tier keeps unlimited seats.
Which CRM gives a nonprofit the most free seats?
Salesforce and monday.com both give 10. Salesforce donates 10 Nonprofit Cloud Core licences through Power of Us. monday.com gives 10 seats free, then 70% off each seat from the 11th, sold in lots of 5. Both were checked on the vendors' own nonprofit pages on 24 September 2026.
Can a nonprofit use a sales CRM for sponsorship and partner outreach?
Yes, and it's a good fit. A corporate sponsor, a grant-maker or a partner charity moves through stages much like a deal: first contact, a meeting, a proposal, a yes. In SalesCrew you track each one as a deal and run follow-ups from your own mailboxes, and a reply pauses them.
Why did you leave out Pipedrive, Copper and Zoho CRM?
Their nonprofit pages state no discount. We read pipedrive.com, copper.com and zoho.com on 24 September 2026. This page ranks published nonprofit terms, so a CRM with none can't place.
Do these nonprofit terms last forever?
Most renew with checks. monday.com asks for a one-year commitment and re-verifies each year. HubSpot's 40% applies to new customers on an annual term. SalesCrew verifies your status yearly too.