We’ve published ten new in-depth buying guides covering the nonprofit software landscape, from fund accounting through donor management, grant compliance, pricing, and how to run a selection process that doesn’t waste six months. Every guide is sourced, dated, and flags what we couldn’t independently verify rather than smoothing over the gaps. Here’s the full set:
Picking a vendor is the easy part — running a selection process that doesn’t waste six months is the hard part. Our final guide in this cluster pulls together a vendor-agnostic selection framework from nonprofit technology consultancies: the mistakes that consistently sink software purchases, how AI should (and shouldn’t) factor into your evaluation in 2026,
What does nonprofit software actually cost in 2026? We pulled the pricing data from across our accounting, donor CRM and grant management coverage into one reference — how nonprofit discount programs from Microsoft, Google, Canva and TechSoup really work (and who’s excluded), why Sage Intacct, NetSuite and Blackbaud still won’t publish a price, where published
Grant management software isn’t one category — it’s discovery, tracking and application-review workflow bundled and split by vendors in confusing ways. Our new guide sorts out which tool does which job, why Foundant’s GrantHub was quietly discontinued, what Instrumentl, GrantStation, Candid Foundation Directory Online, GrantWatch, AmpliFund and Submittable actually cost in 2026, and where the
Fifteen sourced signs a nonprofit has outgrown QuickBooks, what it can’t do for fund accounting, a budget-based framework for what to switch to, and real migration costs.
A head-to-head comparison of Sage Intacct and NetSuite for US nonprofits: review-platform scores side by side, the case each vendor’s partners make, real switching stories and a decision framework.
A buyer’s guide to Oracle NetSuite for US nonprofits: what the Social Impact editions include, 2026 pricing with and without the donation, implementation cost and timeline, integrations and AI status.
A buyer’s guide to Sage Intacct for US nonprofits: what the nonprofit edition includes, 2026 pricing by organization size, implementation cost and timeline, integrations and AI features.
Seven fund accounting systems compared for US nonprofits with 20 to 500 staff: dated pricing at three organization sizes, what each vendor actually ships as AI, and a verdict for each.
Managing finances in a nonprofit is about more than just balancing books — it’s about accountability, transparency, and trust. Donors, […]