Ready-to-use templates and checklists to move faster. Stop building from scratch — start from a proven structure and adapt it to your organization. Every template here is designed around what funders, boards and donors actually expect to see.
The fastest path from idea to done is a good starting point. Every template below is free and editable — built around what funders, boards and donors actually expect to see. Download one, then adapt the bracketed fields to your organization.
Your step-by-step path to a recurring, passive funding base — join, verify, build your profile, enroll your board, launch.
A clean, adoptable framework structured to satisfy state and IRS expectations and keep your board running smoothly.
A full-year operating budget with revenue, expense and net lines — totals and variance calculate automatically.
The fixed structure funders reward — need, goals, methods, evaluation, sustainability — with prompts in every section.
A funder-ready line-item budget with direct/indirect costs and a funder-vs-other-funding split. Totals auto-calculate.
The core document behind every campaign and major ask — your why, your impact, and your specific need.
Map inputs, activities, outputs and outcomes on one page — the diagram reviewers look for in strong programs.
A ready agenda plus a minutes form that records motions, votes and action items — a governance and grant-readiness asset.
Four ready-to-send scripts (first-time, monthly, major, and Good Circles supporter) — the stewardship that keeps donors giving.
Plan emails, social posts and appeals across the year so nothing slips and your messaging stays consistent.
A board-ready policy funders and the IRS expect to see, with an annual disclosure form — adopt it at your next meeting.
Three acknowledgment variants — cash, quid pro quo over $75, and in-kind — with every element IRS Publication 1771 requires.
An adoptable, board-level policy for what gifts you accept, what needs review, and what you decline — the policy Schedule M asks about.
A board-ready non-retaliation policy with a confidential reporting process — one of the governance policies the Form 990 asks about.
A retention-and-destruction policy with a full record-retention schedule and legal-hold language.
Everything to gather before you file — documents, governance questions, schedules, the deadline and the extension.
A starter nonprofit chart of accounts on the UCOA numbering standard, ready to adapt in your accounting software.
Set goals, plan revenue by source, build a 12-month calendar, and track the metrics that matter.
Tell your year's story to donors and funders — impact, finances and gratitude — in a layout that's easy to fill.
Map your board's skills and perspectives, see your gaps, and build a concrete recruitment profile.
A customizable handbook outline — at-will, EEO, conduct, leave and more — to adapt with HR or counsel.
A reusable job description with responsibilities, qualifications, FLSA status and an EEO statement.
A 1099 services agreement covering scope, payment, contractor status, IP and confidentiality — review with counsel.
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Answer 12 questions and get a personalized scorecard of what's standing between you and your next grant.
Estimate how much recurring, unrestricted income your nonprofit could raise from everyday local spending.
Find your MTDC base and the indirect costs you can recover at the federal 15% de minimis rate (2 CFR 200).
Calculate your annual lobbying and grassroots limits under the IRC §4911 sliding scale, the safe way to lobby.
See how many months your reserve covers and the dollar target for a 3–6 month cushion.
Estimate a donor's lifespan and lifetime value — and the payoff of lifting retention by 10 points.
Turn a campaign goal into a tiered gift pyramid — gifts and prospects needed at every level.
Split costs across program, M&G and fundraising and get your program-expense ratio for the Form 990.
Estimate your 509(a)(1) public support percentage and whether you keep public-charity status.
Map your board's skills and perspectives, spot the gaps, and recruit on purpose.
Check your site against 14 common WCAG 2.1 AA items and get a prioritized fix list.
Answer five questions and learn whether your evidence supports an attribution or contribution claim.
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