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Summary

A curated directory of technology discount, donation, and grant programs for nonprofit, NGO, and charity organisations — with the decisive variable for an advocacy or campaigning NGO being eligibility, not discount size. Cloudflare’s Project Galileo, Salesforce Power of Us, Twilio.org, Proton, and DigitalOcean Impact are purpose-built or explicitly inclusive of advocacy organisations; Google for Nonprofits, Canva for Nonprofits, and GitHub for Nonprofits explicitly exclude them. The TechSoup/Goodstack/Stifter-helfen/Solidatech validation platforms sit upstream of most vendor programs and apply a charitable-purpose test that advocacy NGOs must pass before any of those programs become accessible.

Advocacy eligibility

The single most important column in this hub. Eligibility is scoped to each vendor’s own program terms — the verification platforms (TechSoup, Goodstack, Stifter-helfen, Solidatech) confirm charitable status, but each vendor then applies its own political/advocacy exclusion. Use this table to triage which programs are even worth the application time.

Built for it / explicitly inclusive of advocacy

Program	Why inclusive	Source
Cloudflare Project Galileo	Mission-built for journalism / human rights / civil society / democracy; vouched by Access Now, EFF, Mozilla Foundation. No TechSoup needed.	[source: cloudflare-galileo]
Salesforce Power of Us	Eligibility explicitly accepts 501(c)(3) AND 501(c)(4) — names 501(c)(4) on the application form. 10 free Enterprise / Nonprofit Cloud licenses (~$15k/yr).	[source: salesforce-power-of-us]
Twilio.org Impact Access	Accepts 501(c)(3), international equivalents, social enterprises, and impact-driven orgs broadly. Discounted pricing + $100 credit.	[source: twilio-org]
Proton for Nonprofits	Eligibility page describes support for “nonprofits, activists, journalists, and organizations that defend freedom and democracy.”	[source: proton-nonprofits]
DigitalOcean Impact	Accepts nonprofits and social enterprises explicitly. $2,500/yr credits + 20% ongoing.	[source: digitalocean-impact]
Figma	No formal nonprofit program (Starter is free); no political/advocacy exclusion in public terms.	[source: figma-nonprofits]
TechSoup / Goodstack / Stifter-helfen / Solidatech	Validators (not donors); accept a gemeinnütziger Verein / association d’intérêt général / registered charity whose primary purpose is broader than party politics.	[source: techsoup] [source: goodstack] [source: stifter-helfen] [source: solidatech]

Conditional (depends on the vendor + your legal form)

Program	What depends	Source
Stifter-helfen (DE)	DE Gemeinnützigkeit — a gemeinnütziger e.V. / gGmbH doing civic education or human-rights work qualifies; a Partei or parteinaher Verein does not.	[source: stifter-helfen]
Solidatech (FR)	FR association loi 1901 / RUP / fonds de dotation — objet social must be charitable, not party-political.	[source: solidatech]
Microsoft 365 + Azure	Same TechSoup primary-purpose test — non-partisan charitable org with broader mission usually qualifies. Free Business Premium / E1 grant retired 1 Jul 2025; now Business Basic free (300 seats) + ~75% off Premium/E1; Azure $2k/yr grant.	[source: microsoft-nonprofits]
Adobe	Acrobat Pro $15/yr direct (10 licenses); Creative Cloud 60% y1 / 40% y2+ via TechSoup (unlimited seats); follows TechSoup eligibility.	[source: adobe-nonprofits]
AWS Nonprofit Credits	Tiered $1k/$2k/$5k per fiscal year (Jul 1 – Jun 30); 501(c)(3) required; 501(c)(4) NOT eligible — confirmed against AWS page.	[source: aws-nonprofits]
Adobe / DocuSign / Box / Dropbox / QuickBooks / Xero	Follow TechSoup eligibility when accessed via TechSoup; verify directly when accessed outside TechSoup.	[source: techsoup]
Stripe / PayPal / GoCardless	Recognised charity/501(c)(3); political/advocacy exclusion not publicly stated — verify with each provider’s support.	[source: stripe-nonprofits] [source: paypal-nonprofits] [source: gocardless-charities]

Excluded

Program	What the exclusion says	Source
Google for Nonprofits + Ad Grants + Maps + Cloud credits	”Political organizations and organizations whose primary purpose is influencing legislation” are excluded. Inherited by Workspace, Ad Grants ($10k/month),Maps($3k/yr), Cloud ($10k/yr credits).	[source: google-for-nonprofits] [source: google-cloud-nonprofits]
Microsoft for Nonprofits	Mirrors TechSoup — “political organizations, organizations whose primary purpose is to influence legislation” excluded.	[source: microsoft-nonprofits]
Canva for Nonprofits	Excludes political organisations and 501(c)(4) social-welfare groups and 501(c)(6) trade/business leagues explicitly.	[source: canva-nonprofits]
GitHub for Nonprofits	Requires non-governmental, non-academic, non-commercial, non-political. Free Team plan or 25% off Enterprise Cloud.	[source: github-nonprofits]
monday.com for Nonprofits	10 free seats + 70% off — explicitly excludes political and lobbying organisations.	[source: monday-nonprofits]
AWS	Eligibility page lists 501(c)(1), (c)(3), (c)(8), (c)(9), (c)(11), (c)(12), (c)(14), (c)(15) — 501(c)(4) NOT included.	[source: aws-nonprofits]

Unknown (advocacy eligibility not stated on the public page)

Program	What we know	Source
Notion, Slack, Asana, monday.com, Airtable, Atlassian, Zoom, Buffer, Hootsuite, Mailchimp, Brevo, Webflow, Squarespace, HubSpot, Zoho, QuickBooks, Xero, GitLab, Proton, Airtable, DocuSign	Each vendor’s public nonprofit page does not state an explicit political/advocacy exclusion; the de-facto filter is the validator’s review (Goodstack, TechSoup, the vendor’s own verification). Brevo’s NGO page is explicitly inclusive; Proton’s privacy mission aligns with advocacy use cases.	[source: notion-nonprofits] [source: slack-nonprofits] [source: asana-nonprofits] [source: monday-nonprofits] [source: airtable-nonprofits] [source: atlassian-nonprofits] [source: zoom-nonprofits] [source: buffer-nonprofits] [source: hootsuite-nonprofits] [source: mailchimp-nonprofits] [source: brevo-ngos] [source: webflow-nonprofits] [source: squarespace-nonprofits] [source: hubspot-nonprofits] [source: zoho-nonprofits] [source: quickbooks-nonprofits] [source: xero-nonprofits] [source: gitlab-nonprofits] [source: docusign-nonprofits]

By category

Cloud & hosting

• Google Cloud for Nonprofits — $10,000/yrcredits(+optional$3k/yr Maps Platform); advocacy: excluded [source: google-cloud-nonprofits] [source: google-for-nonprofits]
• AWS Nonprofit Credit Program — tiered $1k(small)/$2k (mid) / $5k (large) per fiscal year (Jul 1 – Jun 30), one grant/year via TechSoup; 501(c)(3)/(c)(1)/(c)(8)/(c)(9)/(c)(11)/(c)(12)/(c)(14)/(c)(15) only — 501(c)(4) NOT eligible [source: aws-nonprofits]
• Microsoft Azure — $2,000/yr sponsorship grant, no rollover; advocacy: excluded [source: microsoft-nonprofits]
• DigitalOcean Impact — $2,500/yr credits + 20% ongoing; explicitly accepts social enterprises; advocacy: yes [source: digitalocean-impact]
• Cloudflare Project Galileo — free Business-plan security (unmetered DDoS, WAF, Zero Trust); purpose-built for civil society / journalism / democracy; no TechSoup needed; advocacy: yes [source: cloudflare-galileo]
• GitHub for Nonprofits — free Team plan or 25% off Enterprise Cloud; non-political required; advocacy: excluded [source: github-nonprofits]
• GitLab for Nonprofits — free licenses via GitLab Foundation; political/advocacy exclusion not stated; advocacy: unknown [source: gitlab-nonprofits]

Productivity & collaboration

• Google Workspace for Nonprofits — free Workspace edition + discounted upgrades; excluded for political/lobbying orgs [source: google-for-nonprofits]
• Microsoft 365 for Nonprofits — Business Basic free (300 users) + ~75% off Premium/E1; free Premium/E1 grant retired 1 Jul 2025; advocacy: excluded [source: microsoft-nonprofits]
• Notion for Nonprofits — 50% off Plus plan, up to 3 workspaces, 25+ countries; advocacy: unknown (not stated) [source: notion-nonprofits]
• Slack for Nonprofits — free Pro for ≤250 members + 85% off Business+; Salesforce-owned, separate from Power of Us; advocacy: unknown [source: slack-nonprofits]
• Asana for Nonprofits — 50% off Starter/Advanced via Goodstack; advocacy: unknown [source: asana-nonprofits]
• monday.com for Nonprofits — 10 free seats + 70% off; excluded for political/lobbying orgs [source: monday-nonprofits]
• Airtable for Nonprofits — 50% off Team plan; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: airtable-nonprofits]
• Atlassian for Nonprofits — Jira + Confluence + Loom free for ≤25 users via Goodstack; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: atlassian-nonprofits]
• Zoom for Nonprofits (Zoom Cares) — 50% off annual (Workplace Pro/Business, Webinars); political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: zoom-nonprofits]

Design, marketing & CMS

• Canva for Nonprofits — free Pro features (up to 50 members); excluded for political + 501(c)(4)/(c)(6) orgs [source: canva-nonprofits]
• Adobe for Nonprofits — Acrobat Pro $15/yr direct (up to 10 licenses) + Creative Cloud 60% y1 / 40% y2+ via TechSoup (unlimited seats) + Adobe Express free; Acrobat left TechSoup Nov 2024; advocacy: conditional [source: adobe-nonprofits]
• Figma for Nonprofits — no formal program (Starter free ≤3 editors); no exclusion [source: figma-nonprofits]
• Webflow for Nonprofits — 50% off Basic/CMS/Business for 12 months; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: webflow-nonprofits]
• Squarespace for Nonprofits — 10% off first payment via NONPROFIT checkout code; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: squarespace-nonprofits]

CRM, fundraising & finance

• Salesforce Power of Us — 10 free Enterprise / Nonprofit Cloud licenses (~$15k/yr in-kind) + discount on additional; explicitly accepts 501(c)(4); advocacy: yes [source: salesforce-power-of-us]
• HubSpot for Nonprofits — 40% off Professional + Enterprise; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: hubspot-nonprofits]
• Zoho for Nonprofits — 50/50 wallet-credit model up to $5,000/yr; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: zoho-nonprofits]
• Stripe Nonprofit Pricing — 2.2% + $0.30US(vs2.9$0.30 standard) on donation-volume-heavy accounts; political/advocacy exclusion conditional [source: stripe-nonprofits]
• PayPal Charity Pricing — 1.99% + $0.49US(vs2.99$0.49 standard); separate PayPal Giving Fund; political/advocacy exclusion conditional [source: paypal-nonprofits]
• GoCardless for Charities — 25% off direct-debit standard fees; political/advocacy exclusion conditional [source: gocardless-charities]
• QuickBooks Online for Nonprofits — QBO Plus via TechSoup (~$80/yr admin fee, 1 license per org); political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: quickbooks-nonprofits]
• Xero for Nonprofits — 25% off Business (direct) or 70% off 2 years (via TechSoup); political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: xero-nonprofits]
• Mailchimp for Nonprofits — 15% discount, applied via Mailchimp support; recurring-vs-one-time status needs verification [source: mailchimp-nonprofits]
• Brevo for NGOs — 20% off any monthly/yearly paid plan (verified; the older “15% Enterprise-only” is stale); explicitly inclusive of advocacy orgs [source: brevo-ngos]
• Hootsuite for Nonprofits (HootGiving) — up to 60% off Professional/Team; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: hootsuite-nonprofits]
• Buffer for Nonprofits — 50% off any paid plan; political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: buffer-nonprofits]

Communications / SMS / voice

• Twilio.org Impact Access — discounted pricing + $100 credit; explicitly accepts 501(c)(3), international equivalents, social enterprises; advocacy: yes [source: twilio-org]

Security, storage & dev

• Proton for Nonprofits — discounted Mail/Drive/VPN/Calendar; explicitly inclusive of advocacy/journalism; advocacy: yes [source: proton-nonprofits]
• Box for Nonprofits — 10 free Starter licenses or 50% off Business via TechSoup; political/advocacy exclusion conditional [source: box-nonprofits]
• Dropbox Non-profit Discounts — 30% off DocSend (additional discounts via TechSoup); political/advocacy exclusion conditional [source: dropbox-nonprofits]
• DocuSign for Nonprofits — discounted eSignature plans via direct portal (historical TechSoup program wound down); political/advocacy exclusion unknown [source: docusign-nonprofits]

Validation & regions

The verification platform determines which vendors a nonprofit can access. Use the platform that matches your country of registration; the eligibility test that the platform applies (typically a charitable-purpose test analogous to the US IRS 501(c)(3) primary-purpose test) is the upstream filter for every TechSoup-mediated vendor program.

• TechSoup Global (US) — operates in 100+ countries via partner network; eligibility test: “primary purpose is charitable, not political” (inherited from US 501(c)(3)). For US: techsoup.org [source: techsoup]
• Goodstack — API-based verification (rebrand of Percent); accepts registered charity per local regulator (IRS Pub 78, Charity Commission, etc.); faster than TechSoup but does not enforce TechSoup’s primary-purpose test at the verification step. goodstack.org [source: goodstack]
• Stifter-helfen (DE/AT/CH) — TechSoup partner for the DACH region; eligibility test: DE Gemeinnützigkeit (Abgabenordnung §§51–68). stifter-helfen.de [source: stifter-helfen]
• Solidatech (FR) — TechSoup partner for France; eligibility test: FR association loi 1901 / RUP / fonds de dotation. solidatech.fr [source: solidatech]
• Foundation partners in ES / IT / UK — Fundación Hazloposible (ES), TechSoup Italia (IT), Charity Digital (UK); thinner coverage and lighter verification depth than the four primary partners — verify current vendor list and fee model directly.

Per-region eligibility quick-reference:

• US → 501(c)(3) [(c)(4) only where a program explicitly allows]
• UK → registered charity / CIC (CICs often excluded from TechSoup-validated programs)
• DE → gemeinnütziger e.V./gGmbH (Freistellungsbescheid)
• FR → association loi 1901 d’intérêt général / fondation RUP / fonds de dotation
• ES → entidad sin ánimo de lucro / utilidad pública
• IT → ONLUS / ODV / APS / ETS

Best-value shortlist

For an eligible NGO (501(c)(3) or registered charity that passes the primary-purpose test), the highest-leverage programs:

1. CRM — Salesforce Power of Us — 10 free Enterprise / Nonprofit Cloud licenses (~$15k/yr in-kind). The only major CRM program that explicitly accepts 501(c)(4) — the recommended CRM even if a 501(c)(4) advocacy org. [source: salesforce-power-of-us]
2. Security — Cloudflare Project Galileo — free Business-plan protection for civil-society / journalism / democracy orgs. The top pick for advocacy orgs that other programs exclude. [source: cloudflare-galileo]
3. Ads — Google Ad Grants — $10k/month in-kind Google Search ads, but only for non-political / non-partisan 501(c)(3). Worth the application time if eligible. [source: google-for-nonprofits]
4. Productivity — Google Workspace (free Nonprofits edition) OR Microsoft 365 Business Basic (free, 300 seats) — both gated by Google/Microsoft’s primary-purpose test. [source: google-for-nonprofits] [source: microsoft-nonprofits]
5. Design — Canva (free Pro, 50 users) if eligible; otherwise Adobe Creative Cloud 60/40% via TechSoup + Acrobat Pro $15/yr direct from Adobe. [source: canva-nonprofits] [source: adobe-nonprofits]
6. Comms / SMS — Twilio.org Impact Access — discounted pricing + $100 credit, explicitly inclusive of social enterprises. The recommended SMS/voice provider for advocacy NGOs. [source: twilio-org]
7. Cloud — Google Cloud $10k/yr\ast \ast (ifnon-political)OR\ast \ast AWS$1k–$5k/yr (501(c)(3) only). [source: google-cloud-nonprofits] [source: aws-nonprofits]
8. Email — Brevo 20% off any plan (verified; inclusive of advocacy orgs) — recommended relative to Mailchimp’s uncertain 15%. [source: brevo-ngos]
9. Email / privacy — Proton for Nonprofits — discounted Mail/Drive/VPN/Calendar; explicitly inclusive of advocacy/journalism. [source: proton-nonprofits]
10. Code — GitHub Team free (if non-political) OR GitLab free (eligibility less clear). [source: github-nonprofits] [source: gitlab-nonprofits]
11. Payments — Stripe 2.2% + $0.30US\ast \ast (donation-heavyaccounts)OR\ast \ast PayPal1.99$0.49 charity rate. [source: stripe-nonprofits] [source: paypal-nonprofits]
12. Accounting — QuickBooks Plus via TechSoup (~$80/yr) OR Xero 25% off direct / 70% off 2 years via TechSoup. [source: quickbooks-nonprofits] [source: xero-nonprofits]

Use it for

A campaigning NGO’s worked procurement plan, starting from the assumption that the org’s legal form is 501(c)(4) or a non-US equivalent doing political advocacy:

1. Stack the inclusive programs first — Cloudflare Galileo (security/CDN), Salesforce Power of Us (CRM, accepts 501(c)(4)), Twilio.org (SMS/voice), Proton (privacy/email), DigitalOcean Impact (cloud credits). These five cover security, CRM, communications, privacy, and infra without needing the TechSoup primary-purpose test to pass.
2. Apply to Goodstack-validated programs (Asana, monday.com, Atlassian, Zoom, Buffer via Goodstack) where eligibility is reviewed against the local regulator’s charity list, not TechSoup’s primary-purpose test. Verify with Goodstack directly if your legal form is non-standard.
3. Defer or skip the TechSoup-gated programs (Google for Nonprofits, Microsoft 365, Adobe CC via TechSoup, GitHub for Nonprofits, Canva) if your org’s primary purpose is political. Even if the program page doesn’t explicitly say “no,” the upstream TechSoup test usually rejects. Don’t waste application time on programs that will be quietly rejected.
4. For payments — Stripe or PayPal charity rate; both accept verified 501(c)(3) and accept 501(c)(4) on a case-by-case basis (verify directly). GoCardless is the recommendation for UK/EU direct-debit-based recurring donations.
5. For accounting — QuickBooks via TechSoup (if eligible) or Xero direct (25% off). Both have generous enough offers that the choice is more about UX / region than discount size.
6. For accounting + payments — Intuit (QuickBooks) and Stripe both operate verification directly; TechSoup validation is helpful but not strictly required for either.

Related

• digital-security — for the security/CDN/proton cluster
• security-culture — for the threat-modelling framework that determines which of these programs to prioritise
• digital-organizing — for the organising / supporter-mobilisation workflows that justify the CRM/SMS/email stack
• open-civic-tech — for the open-source alternatives to the donor / paid programs
• campaign-math — for the per-supporter cost model that drives CRM/payment-fee choices
• techsoup — TechSoup Global validation
• goodstack — Goodstack validation
• stifter-helfen — DACH validation
• solidatech — FR validation
• cloudflare-galileo — security stack
• salesforce-power-of-us — CRM stack
• twilio-org — SMS/voice stack
• nonprofit-management — broader nonprofit-operations concept

Open Questions

Reconciliation conflicts between the two source directories and gaps where verification was incomplete:

• Adobe Acrobat Pro pricing — the official Adobe nonprofit page describes “a substantial discount” without naming the $15/yearfigure;the$15/year direct price is the verified figure from secondary sources (2026-07) but was not directly visible on the scraped Adobe page. Verify on the Adobe apply-now flow.
• Mailchimp 15% discount — conflicting reports (recurring 15% reportedly ended 2023 per older directories); current status needs direct verification with Mailchimp support.
• Slack nonprofit URL — the cross-referenced help-centre article (slack.com/help/articles/204368833) returned 404 / JS-heavy from this terminal; verify the current Slack for Nonprofits URL directly with Slack.
• Airtable nonprofit discount — the Airtable support page is bot-wall-blocked; the 50% off Team figure is taken from cross-referenced sources with confidence: low. Verify directly with Airtable.
• Atlassian nonprofit pricing — the official Atlassian pricing page is JS-heavy and the actual offer figures are loaded client-side; the 100% free Jira/Confluence/Loom for ≤25 users figure is taken from cross-referenced sources with confidence: low. Verify directly with Atlassian/Goodstack.
• PayPal charity rate — the PayPal charities page is bot-wall-blocked; the 1.99% + $0.49 figure is taken from cross-referenced sources with confidence: low. Verify directly with PayPal.
• Stripe nonprofit rate — Stripe’s support article returned a thin (143 char) scrape; the 2.2% + $0.30 figure is taken from cross-referenced sources with confidence: low. Verify the current rate and the >80% donation-volume condition directly with Stripe.
• Google Cloud for Nonprofits — the official Google Cloud nonprofits page is thin (492 chars scraped); the $10,000/year credit amount is taken from the cross-referenced directory files. Verify directly at cloud.google.com/nonprofits.
• Proton nonprofit discount percentage — Proton’s public nonprofit page describes “special nonprofit pricing” without naming a specific percentage; the actual discount requires a quote from Proton Sales.
• HubSpot Zoho QuickBooks Xero DocuSign Box Dropbox GitLab Brevo Notion Slack Asana monday.com Airtable Atlassian Zoom Buffer Hootsuite Mailchimp Webflow Squarespace — each vendor’s public nonprofit page does not state an explicit political/advocacy exclusion policy; the de-facto filter is the validator’s review (Goodstack, TechSoup, vendor’s own verification). All currently logged as unknown in this hub. Direct verification with each vendor’s nonprofit-program team is the responsible step before relying on a 501(c)(4) or partisan advocacy org’s qualification.
• Cloudflare Project Galileo — the official Galileo page is behind Cloudflare’s own bot wall; the figures and eligibility above are taken from the cross-referenced directory files and Cloudflare blog posts rather than from a successful scrape of the page itself. Verify directly at cloudflare.com/galileo.
• ES / IT partners — Hazloposible (ES) and TechSoup Italia (IT) coverage is lighter than the four primary partners; current vendor list and fee models need direct verification.
• UK / EU regional partners — Charity Digital Exchange (UK) and equivalents in smaller markets have not been deep-verified in this hub.

Sources & verification

Source pages with full RAW and per-program grounding:

• Validation platforms: techsoup, goodstack, stifter-helfen, solidatech
• Productivity & collaboration: google-for-nonprofits, microsoft-nonprofits, notion-nonprofits, slack-nonprofits, asana-nonprofits, monday-nonprofits, airtable-nonprofits, atlassian-nonprofits, zoom-nonprofits
• Design, marketing & CMS: canva-nonprofits, adobe-nonprofits, figma-nonprofits, webflow-nonprofits, squarespace-nonprofits
• Cloud, infrastructure & dev: aws-nonprofits, google-cloud-nonprofits, digitalocean-impact, cloudflare-galileo, github-nonprofits, gitlab-nonprofits
• CRM, fundraising & finance: salesforce-power-of-us, hubspot-nonprofits, zoho-nonprofits, stripe-nonprofits, paypal-nonprofits, gocardless-charities, quickbooks-nonprofits, xero-nonprofits
• Communications / SMS: mailchimp-nonprofits, brevo-ngos, hootsuite-nonprofits, buffer-nonprofits, twilio-org
• Security, storage & e-signature: proton-nonprofits, box-nonprofits, dropbox-nonprofits, docusign-nonprofits

Verified 2026-07-02 by terminal-discounts.