Zoho for Nonprofits
Summary
Zoho for Nonprofits runs a 50/50 wallet-credit model: Zoho credits 50% of an eligible nonprofit’s Zoho invoice, the nonprofit pays the other 50%, with Zoho’s contribution available up to $5,000 in annual wallet credits. The program is administered both directly and through TechSoup. The eligibility language around political/advocacy organisations is not explicit on the public pages; treat as unknown and verify with Zoho sales before assuming a 501(c)(4) qualifies.
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https://www.zoho.com/nonprofits/
Zoho’s nonprofit program operates as a 50/50 wallet-credit model: when an eligible nonprofit pays a Zoho invoice, Zoho credits 50% of the invoice amount back into the nonprofit’s wallet, up to a $5,000 USD annual cap [source: zoho-nonprofits]. The model is applied across Zoho’s CRM, Books, Workplace, Creator, Campaigns, and other apps, and is administered both directly through zoho.com/nonprofits and through TechSoup [source: zoho-nonprofits].
The program expects applicants to demonstrate recognised charitable status (501(c)(3) in the US or international equivalent). Zoho’s public eligibility pages do not state an explicit political/advocacy exclusion, and the stance on 501(c)(4) social-welfare organisations is not documented in the public terms — direct verification with Zoho sales is the responsible step before assuming an advocacy org qualifies [source: zoho-nonprofits].
Use it for
Procuring up to $5,000/yr in Zoho wallet credits (effectively 50% off across Zoho’s app stack) for a CRM + accounting + workplace + campaigns suite; understanding that the public eligibility pages do not address 501(c)(4) / advocacy status — verify with Zoho sales before applying.
Related
- civic-tech
- digital-security
- distributed-organizing
- framing-and-narrative
- petitions-and-e-campaigning
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