Nonprofit Startup Ideas

2 years ago

A startup that helps nonprofits build a social media strategy for their causes

538

2 years ago

A program that helps businesses and nonprofits engage their volunteers through social media, newsletters, and email.

187

2 years ago

This is a subscription tool for nonprofits that helps them keep track of donations and donors. The company is launching in the US in early 2019.

185

3 years ago

The company is aiming to bring the benefits of mobile marketing to nonprofits.

171

3 months ago

A platform for event planning that is built for non-profits. It’s geared toward nonprofit organizations but is general enough for for-profits as well.

167

1 year ago

A startup for crowdfunding for nonprofits

166

3 years ago

A platform for managing and sharing programs that helps companies and nonprofits with their marketing materials.

165

1 year ago

A startup that allows nonprofits to fundraise online and sell merchandise. The startup matches donors with nonprofits that need money, and allows users to also donate money to certain causes.

165

3 years ago

A startup that helps non-profits and nonprofits raise money by sharing their stories. The company is a YC alum.

159

3 years ago

A company building a platform to enable "goodwill-driven" giving by connecting donors to nonprofits

155

3 years ago

A company that helps nonprofits and local governments hire digital marketing agencies that are more targeted to their needs. They’re currently offering 5 hours of consulting and digital marketing services for $200.

153

3 years ago

A company that helps hire talent for nonprofits and charities.

147

1 year ago

Transnational startup that creates tools for small businesses and nonprofits to communicate in Korean. The company is working with a Korean NGO on the Korean-language version of Forecast.

146

3 years ago

A platform for scheduling and tracking overhead costs for nonprofits.

144

3 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits (and their supporters) analyze their data.

143

3 years ago

A platform for volunteer-powered projects that allows citizens to crowdsource solutions to local problems. It helps cities and nonprofits connect with volunteers to solve challenges like pollution, hunger, homelessness.

143

3 years ago

A quick and easy way to pay, accept donations, and market for nonprofits on the web using just a mobile number, email address, and name.

142

2 years ago

The startup helps nonprofits raise money, selling a “bundles of investments”.

142

3 years ago

A startup that aims to help nonprofits better track donations, gain more funding, and convert their biggest donors.

139

3 years ago

A startup for nonprofits to support their membership, fundraising, and communications via an API.

137

3 years ago

A company that makes AI-powered software to help nonprofits, raising funds from the community.

136

3 years ago

A startup that wants to be a digital platform that helps clients navigate the tax benefits of charitable donations. The startup is building an app that works with local charities and nonprofits that helps donors navigate the complexities of taxation. After its successful Kickstarter campaign, the startup raised $248,000 from angel investors.

135

3 years ago

A small, locally-owned business in the Twin Cities that sells and rents space to small nonprofits and non-profits.

135

3 years ago

A platform that connects people who need help with people who can help them. They’ve partnered with cities, governments, and nonprofits.

133

2 years ago

A startup for nonprofits to manage their recurring donation programs, allowing them to figure out which programs are most effective and where to invest their money.

132

3 years ago

A startup that provides a way to connect donors with nonprofits through the power of social media.

124

3 years ago

Designed to help clients define and measure their social impact, Consequence is a software company helping nonprofits and for-profits better track their impact. It helps clients measure the effectiveness of their programs and measure employees’ impact, too. The company has a $10 million Series A, with $1 million raised in its first round of VC funding.

119

3 years ago

A company that helps charities and nonprofits raise money through online platforms. The company’s current product allows organizations to create an online presence, convert and store donations, and use the data to build and optimize their online marketing campaigns.

119

3 years ago

A tool to help companies estimate the time it will take to complete software development projects. Currently only for-profit SaaS companies, the startup wants to expand into the nonprofit and hardware sectors in the future.

116

2 years ago

Gives people the ability to “give back” in a way that’s easy, cost effective, and fun. It’s a platform that lets people donate a percentage of their income through a daily survey, which is then split between the nonprofit of their choice and the charity of their choice.

109

1 year ago

A software company that works with nonprofits to help them attract more donors.

108

3 years ago

This is a messaging app for nonprofit organizations. The goal is to make it easier for groups to send information and announcements, but also to build a social network for the groups.

106

3 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits do their fundraising. By taking in donations and giving them out to their clients in a direct, transparent manner, the startup wants to help nonprofits grow their donor bases and improve their bottom line.

105

2 years ago

A for-profit volunteer organization that makes it easier for people to donate their time to nonprofits.

105

1 year ago

A platform that helps non-profits measure their impact and reach donors. The startup also offers a service for nonprofits of all sizes to produce impact reports, generally a 6-month to 1-year undertaking for a nonprofit.

98

2 years ago

A company that does data collection for nonprofit events. The company is going to help nonprofits run better, faster, and cheaper events through a better toolset.

94

1 year ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for nonprofits to build and manage a digital presence. It helps them get on digital platforms like Facebook, Google, and Instagram.

92

2 years ago

The founder of Code.org, a nonprofit working to make computer science education more accessible, wants to create a foundation to encourage high school students to learn software and programming.

91

2 years ago

Focusing on hiring methods for nonprofits, this startup is working on a platform that aims to take out the “friction” in the hiring process.

90

2 years ago

A US-based startup that wants to help businesses and nonprofits track and report on their social media activity.

90

3 years ago

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to donate to nonprofits. The startup takes the hassle out of processing donations by replacing the 3-5% processing fee that many nonprofits pay for online donations with a 2.5% processing fee.

88

1 year ago

A platform that enables a “one-click” process for nonprofits to raise donations, and for donors to get credit for their donations.

88

1 year ago

A tool for helping people visualize where their donations go when they donate online to nonprofits.

82

2 years ago

A platform for helping people donate to nonprofits. The startup wants to “take the pain out of giving.”

81

2 years ago

A platform that helps people with no access to banking services, get small business loans and savings accounts. They’re a nonprofit and are building a platform to help people build their own financial products and have it administered by a bank, thus making it more accessible.

81

2 years ago

A tool to help nonprofits create their own call-to-action campaigns, by turning their event pages into a call-to-action page.

80

2 years ago

Services for working with nonprofits to help them raise more money via crowdsourcing.

80

2 years ago

Based on the startup’s founder’s work at Kiva, a nonprofit that helps people in poverty create micro loans, the startup wants to expand its service to provide people in the US loans at a lower cost. It currently serves small businesses in 30 US cities.

77

1 year ago

A company that works with local governments and nonprofit organizations to help them get free, city-wide WiFi for their residents. They have funded and built their own network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expanded to New Orleans, Detroit, and Indianapolis.

77

1 year ago

A startup that allows nonprofits to raise money for their causes, using a combination of a crowdfunding platform and a peer-to-peer lending marketplace.

77

2 years ago

A platform that helps small businesses manage their expenses. The startup has built a cloud-based software system that allows small businesses to run reports and track their cash flow, and handle expenses such as rent, utilities, and business contributions. It offers free plans for nonprofits and businesses with fewer than $1 million in revenue.

76

10 months ago

The Case for Investing in Nonprofit Organizations

76

1 year ago

A two-sided marketplace for businesses and nonprofits to quickly connect with donors.

75

2 years ago

A company that helps companies and nonprofits raise money by letting people donate to causes they care about through the app.

74

1 year ago

A tool for nonprofits to raise money for their projects with “a fast, simple and effective way to communicate with potential donors.”

74

2 years ago

A startup that helps nonprofits replace donation solicitation with a call-to-action to register to vote.

73

9 months ago

A tool for nonprofits and non-profits to make more money by charging their supporters a monthly fee, similar to Patreon.

69

2 years ago

A software company that provides a platform to help companies sell their products and services to governments, nonprofits, and businesses. The platform allows for both quotes and payments to be made.

67

2 years ago

A nonprofit that has built a model for giving low-income communities in the US access to loans from local banks

66

2 years ago

Since its founding in 2011, this nonprofit has built a library of online resources and tools for the disadvantaged, including an online database of nearly 100,000 student aid resources.

65

1 year ago

A tool to help nonprofits offer more flexible and affordable services to low-income populations.

65

1 year ago

A startup that wants the world to know about the good work that nonprofits are doing

65

1 year ago

The company is building a tool that helps “nonprofits step into the technology age” to help them change the way they use technology and build a better digital future.

63

1 year ago

A startup that helps small businesses and nonprofits sell merchandise online. The company provides the software, but it also handles the returns, shipping, and customer service.

63

2 years ago

Nonprofits are often the ones using the most outdated technology, which can lead to cost overruns, delays, and ultimately poor results. Eloken helps nonprofits modernize their IT infrastructure by providing them with a cloud-based platform that cuts their costs while providing them with the tools they need to keep their programs running smoothly.

62

3 years ago

Idea: A startup that provides a full-stack CRM for nonprofit organizations. The founders claim the product has a 3x conversion rate compared to other major players, and is focused on helping nonprofits do more for less money.

61

2 years ago

A web-based service designed to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money. It charges a nominal annual fee for the service.

61

1 year ago

A “socially-conscious” app that lets users make gifts and donations to nonprofits.

61

10 months ago

An online marketplace for social enterprises and nonprofits aiming to build a “world-class movement of activists and organizations”

60

11 months ago

A payments platform for small businesses in Latin America. It’s first use case is a donation platform that allows people to donate to nonprofits using the app.

57

1 year ago

A company that helps organizations like law firms, nonprofits, and schools safely store, access, and share sensitive information online.

56

1 year ago

A team that helps nonprofits use their corporate email addresses to help their organizational goals.

56

2 years ago

A cloud-based platform for nonprofits and charities to manage their donor interaction and communications.

54

1 year ago

The creators of this startup are known for creating the first climate change website in the world, with a few other companies in their portfolio. Their new startup is a smart platform that helps companies track and measure their climate footprint, and also a tool for nonprofits to fundraise.

53

1 year ago

A solution focused on helping nonprofits and non-profits build audiences on Facebook.

53

1 year ago

A crowdfunding platform for nonprofits, aiming to help people raise money and volunteer for causes closer to home.

51

1 year ago

A tool to help nonprofits understand their competitors and how they’re spending their money

51

1 year ago

This startup helps nonprofit organizations — particularly those serving women and children — connect with government and other stakeholders to solve problems and create impact.

50

4 months ago

A platform for connecting donors with nonprofits, enabling farmers and other givers to give as them choose.

50

1 year ago

A company that wants to make it easier for non-profits to fundraise online. The startup’s platform connects nonprofits with the people or companies that can help them.

48

9 months ago

Helping people manage the business side of their nonprofit.

48

1 year ago

A technology that helps nonprofits to give donors a chance to support them without charging them.

47

1 year ago

The startup aims to make it easier for individuals to learn about the causes they care about. The company’s first product, a smartphone app, aims to make it easy to support nonprofits by helping users donate to them directly on the app or find local nonprofits in their area. The app is currently in beta.

46

1 year ago

In 2015, the foundation of the startup was a brief strategic meeting between a team of people with a shared vision of creating a new and better way to track and support youth development. Today, they’re a nonprofit with a mission to help youth reduce barriers and realize their full potential.

46

1 year ago

A company building a mobile-first digital platform for nonprofits to engage donors and volunteers, as well as maintain records of donations and volunteers.

46

1 year ago

A CRM for non-profits, building “an easy way to track and report on all things nonprofit.”

46

1 year ago

A startup that helps nonprofits get more donors, with tools to help them better engage people.

44

11 months ago

A company that makes custom t-shirts and other apparel, with a focus on a nonprofit cause.

44

1 year ago

A startup that pairs brands with nonprofits to raise awareness of the latter’s work and encourage donations. The company wants to help nonprofits reach a wider audience.

43

1 year ago

A tool that lets nonprofits and governments track donations and funds to make sure that the money is being spent well.

43

3 years ago

Idea: A startup that helps nonprofits raise money from their supporters. The startup charges a 20% fee of all donations made through its platform, and says it’s using a $500k grant from the Knight Foundation to grow the company.

42

1 year ago

A chatbot that’s meant to help people with chronic and mental health issues, like anxiety and depression, get access to medical professionals. The bot is a project of the nonprofit Mental Health America.

42

1 year ago

A startup that helps get people to donate their spare devices to nonprofits. The startup has built a platform that brings in excess devices and recycles them into new ones for those in need.

41

1 year ago

The startup is building a cloud based “data hub” specifically for social impact companies. It aims to “make it easier for social enterprises and nonprofits to integrate their data with the rest of the world, and for those people to access it.” The startup’s first customers are a group of nonprofits in the Bay Area.

39

1 year ago

A platform for social good that aims to build a platform for giving to nonprofits.

38

8 months ago

A social enterprise for providing fresh and healthy meals to kids. After receiving seed funding from The B Team and the Philadelphia Foundation, the team is now working with schools and nonprofits to scale up their efforts.

37

6 months ago

A provider of financial services for nonprofits, including a way for nonprofits to get loans and donations.

36

4 months ago

A clean energy service that helps businesses and consumers save money on their energy bills. The company’s founders wanted to use the savings to help fund a nonprofit in a poor community.

34

6 months ago

Connects people with financial support to nonprofits.

33

6 months ago

A startup that helps family businesses stay on track. Co-founder Zachary Berg says that they’ve already sold to a private biz and a few nonprofits.

33

1 year ago

A digital dashboard platform that helps small businesses and nonprofits track their monthly spending and optimize their finances.

32

6 months ago

A tool that helps nonprofits and other non-profits build campaigning strategies and get supporters around the world engaged in their cause.

30

4 months ago

A job board and recruiting tool for US non-profits. The startup matches candidates with nonprofits that need staff.

29

1 month ago

A family-owned and operated company that has grown into a leading provider of nonprofit and community organizations with e-commerce websites.

26

1 year ago

A platform to help nonprofits raise more funds, with a model similar to Kickstarter

25

6 months ago

A startup that helps non-profits raise funds and build their donor base with the goal of making the nonprofit “uber for nonprofits”. It gives non-profits access to an army of volunteers to help run campaigns, and also offers tools for building and maintaining databases.

24

6 months ago

A startup that helps nonprofits get more involved in their communities by providing services such as fundraisers, lists of people in need, and donation processing.

24

2 months ago

A startup that handles all the administrative tasks of running a nonprofit. The founder, Gaurav Mehlawat, works for the non-profit, acts as the company’s CEO, and is also the COO.

20

1 month ago

A team that wants to help nonprofits and not-for-profits better manage their grant writing and grant submissions.

18

1 month ago

This company makes it easier to create and manage a donations page for your nonprofit.

17

8 days ago

A startup that creates social media marketing for small businesses and nonprofits with a focus on customer service. The company currently has a team in San Francisco and is looking to grow by the end of Q3. They’re looking for a CTO who’s currently working in the Bay Area.

10

26 days ago

A startup for nonprofits that aims to make it easier for them to raise money via crowdfunding. The company wants to connect nonprofits with people who want to give money.

7

12 days ago

The idea here is to help nonprofits use data to inform their work and make smarter decisions. In addition to giving nonprofits access to data, the startup also aims to help them use that data to engage with their communities in real-time.

7

3 years ago

Idea: A SaaS product that helps create recurring donations, a recurring revenue model usually only done by nonprofits The startup wants to serve for-profit businesses looking to encourage repeat purchases

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Nonprofit Startup Ideas

A startup that helps nonprofits build a social media strategy for their causes

A program that helps businesses and nonprofits engage their volunteers through social media, newsletters, and email.

This is a subscription tool for nonprofits that helps them keep track of donations and donors. The company is launching in the US in early 2019.

The company is aiming to bring the benefits of mobile marketing to nonprofits.

A platform for event planning that is built for non-profits. It’s geared toward nonprofit organizations but is general enough for for-profits as well.

A startup for crowdfunding for nonprofits

A platform for managing and sharing programs that helps companies and nonprofits with their marketing materials.

A startup that allows nonprofits to fundraise online and sell merchandise. The startup matches donors with nonprofits that need money, and allows users to also donate money to certain causes.

A startup that helps non-profits and nonprofits raise money by sharing their stories. The company is a YC alum.

A company building a platform to enable "goodwill-driven" giving by connecting donors to nonprofits

A company that helps nonprofits and local governments hire digital marketing agencies that are more targeted to their needs. They’re currently offering 5 hours of consulting and digital marketing services for $200.

A company that helps hire talent for nonprofits and charities.

Transnational startup that creates tools for small businesses and nonprofits to communicate in Korean. The company is working with a Korean NGO on the Korean-language version of Forecast.

A platform for scheduling and tracking overhead costs for nonprofits.

A tool to help nonprofits (and their supporters) analyze their data.

A platform for volunteer-powered projects that allows citizens to crowdsource solutions to local problems. It helps cities and nonprofits connect with volunteers to solve challenges like pollution, hunger, homelessness.

A quick and easy way to pay, accept donations, and market for nonprofits on the web using just a mobile number, email address, and name.

The startup helps nonprofits raise money, selling a “bundles of investments”.

A startup that aims to help nonprofits better track donations, gain more funding, and convert their biggest donors.

A startup for nonprofits to support their membership, fundraising, and communications via an API.

A company that makes AI-powered software to help nonprofits, raising funds from the community.

A small, locally-owned business in the Twin Cities that sells and rents space to small nonprofits and non-profits.

A platform that connects people who need help with people who can help them. They’ve partnered with cities, governments, and nonprofits.

A startup for nonprofits to manage their recurring donation programs, allowing them to figure out which programs are most effective and where to invest their money.

A startup that provides a way to connect donors with nonprofits through the power of social media.

A company that helps charities and nonprofits raise money through online platforms. The company’s current product allows organizations to create an online presence, convert and store donations, and use the data to build and optimize their online marketing campaigns.

A tool to help companies estimate the time it will take to complete software development projects. Currently only for-profit SaaS companies, the startup wants to expand into the nonprofit and hardware sectors in the future.

Gives people the ability to “give back” in a way that’s easy, cost effective, and fun. It’s a platform that lets people donate a percentage of their income through a daily survey, which is then split between the nonprofit of their choice and the charity of their choice.

A software company that works with nonprofits to help them attract more donors.

This is a messaging app for nonprofit organizations. The goal is to make it easier for groups to send information and announcements, but also to build a social network for the groups.

A tool to help nonprofits do their fundraising. By taking in donations and giving them out to their clients in a direct, transparent manner, the startup wants to help nonprofits grow their donor bases and improve their bottom line.

A for-profit volunteer organization that makes it easier for people to donate their time to nonprofits.

A platform that helps non-profits measure their impact and reach donors. The startup also offers a service for nonprofits of all sizes to produce impact reports, generally a 6-month to 1-year undertaking for a nonprofit.

A company that does data collection for nonprofit events. The company is going to help nonprofits run better, faster, and cheaper events through a better toolset.

A startup that wants to make it easier for nonprofits to build and manage a digital presence. It helps them get on digital platforms like Facebook, Google, and Instagram.

The founder of Code.org, a nonprofit working to make computer science education more accessible, wants to create a foundation to encourage high school students to learn software and programming.

Focusing on hiring methods for nonprofits, this startup is working on a platform that aims to take out the “friction” in the hiring process.

A US-based startup that wants to help businesses and nonprofits track and report on their social media activity.

A startup that wants to make it easier for people to donate to nonprofits. The startup takes the hassle out of processing donations by replacing the 3-5% processing fee that many nonprofits pay for online donations with a 2.5% processing fee.

A platform that enables a “one-click” process for nonprofits to raise donations, and for donors to get credit for their donations.

A tool for helping people visualize where their donations go when they donate online to nonprofits.

A platform for helping people donate to nonprofits. The startup wants to “take the pain out of giving.”

A platform that helps people with no access to banking services, get small business loans and savings accounts. They’re a nonprofit and are building a platform to help people build their own financial products and have it administered by a bank, thus making it more accessible.

A tool to help nonprofits create their own call-to-action campaigns, by turning their event pages into a call-to-action page.

Services for working with nonprofits to help them raise more money via crowdsourcing.

Based on the startup’s founder’s work at Kiva, a nonprofit that helps people in poverty create micro loans, the startup wants to expand its service to provide people in the US loans at a lower cost. It currently serves small businesses in 30 US cities.

A company that works with local governments and nonprofit organizations to help them get free, city-wide WiFi for their residents. They have funded and built their own network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and expanded to New Orleans, Detroit, and Indianapolis.

A startup that allows nonprofits to raise money for their causes, using a combination of a crowdfunding platform and a peer-to-peer lending marketplace.

The Case for Investing in Nonprofit Organizations

A two-sided marketplace for businesses and nonprofits to quickly connect with donors.

A company that helps companies and nonprofits raise money by letting people donate to causes they care about through the app.

A tool for nonprofits to raise money for their projects with “a fast, simple and effective way to communicate with potential donors.”

A startup that helps nonprofits replace donation solicitation with a call-to-action to register to vote.

A tool for nonprofits and non-profits to make more money by charging their supporters a monthly fee, similar to Patreon.

A software company that provides a platform to help companies sell their products and services to governments, nonprofits, and businesses. The platform allows for both quotes and payments to be made.

A nonprofit that has built a model for giving low-income communities in the US access to loans from local banks

Since its founding in 2011, this nonprofit has built a library of online resources and tools for the disadvantaged, including an online database of nearly 100,000 student aid resources.

A tool to help nonprofits offer more flexible and affordable services to low-income populations.

A startup that wants the world to know about the good work that nonprofits are doing

The company is building a tool that helps “nonprofits step into the technology age” to help them change the way they use technology and build a better digital future.

A startup that helps small businesses and nonprofits sell merchandise online. The company provides the software, but it also handles the returns, shipping, and customer service.

Idea: A startup that provides a full-stack CRM for nonprofit organizations. The founders claim the product has a 3x conversion rate compared to other major players, and is focused on helping nonprofits do more for less money.

A web-based service designed to make it easier for nonprofits to raise money. It charges a nominal annual fee for the service.

A “socially-conscious” app that lets users make gifts and donations to nonprofits.

An online marketplace for social enterprises and nonprofits aiming to build a “world-class movement of activists and organizations”

A payments platform for small businesses in Latin America. It’s first use case is a donation platform that allows people to donate to nonprofits using the app.

A company that helps organizations like law firms, nonprofits, and schools safely store, access, and share sensitive information online.

A team that helps nonprofits use their corporate email addresses to help their organizational goals.

A cloud-based platform for nonprofits and charities to manage their donor interaction and communications.

The creators of this startup are known for creating the first climate change website in the world, with a few other companies in their portfolio. Their new startup is a smart platform that helps companies track and measure their climate footprint, and also a tool for nonprofits to fundraise.

A solution focused on helping nonprofits and non-profits build audiences on Facebook.

A crowdfunding platform for nonprofits, aiming to help people raise money and volunteer for causes closer to home.

A tool to help nonprofits understand their competitors and how they’re spending their money

This startup helps nonprofit organizations — particularly those serving women and children — connect with government and other stakeholders to solve problems and create impact.

A platform for connecting donors with nonprofits, enabling farmers and other givers to give as them choose.

A company that wants to make it easier for non-profits to fundraise online. The startup’s platform connects nonprofits with the people or companies that can help them.

Helping people manage the business side of their nonprofit.