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    Asana logo

    Asana

    Asana, Inc.

    Enterprise work management platform with AI features for workflow automation (AI Studio, AI Teammates). 50% nonprofit di...

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    Project Management / Work Management with AI
    Free:
    1/7/4
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    Box AI

    Box, Inc.

    Box AI adds powerful document intelligence to Box cloud storage. ONLY useful if you use Box for file storage. 10 FREE pe...

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    Cloud Content Management with AI
    Business:
    3/5/4
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    Buffer

    Buffer, Inc.

    Social media scheduling platform with AI-powered content generation. 50% nonprofit discount available directly from Buff...

    Social Media
    Free:
    3/3/0
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    Canva

    Canva Pty Ltd

    Visual design platform with integrated AI tools (Magic Studio). EXCELLENT nonprofit program: FREE Business access (forme...

    πŸ“‹ 55% overall (Data Security 95%, Data Rights 95%, Data Sharing 80%, Ads & Tracking 55%, Data Sold 50%, Data Collection 45%) Warning
    Design + AI
    Free:
    1/7/4
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    ChatGPT

    OpenAI

    The most widely used AI assistant, now operating on GPT-5. Privacy practices vary dramatically by tier. Free and Plus us...

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    Chat/LLM
    Free:
    4/4/4
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    Claude

    Anthropic

    Anthropic built its reputation on privacy, but recent policy changes require attention. Consumer tiers now ask you to ch...

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    Chat/LLM
    Free:
    3/5/3
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    DonorSearch AI

    DonorSearch (EverTrue)

    Sector-specific AI built exclusively for nonprofit fundraising, now part of EverTrue (acquired September 2025). Strong s...

    Productivity
    Enhanced CORE:
    6/0/0
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    Fathom AI

    Fathom Video Inc.

    AI-powered meeting assistant with the most generous free tier available: unlimited recordings, transcription, and storag...

    AI Meeting Assistant + Transcription
    Free:
    4/4/4
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    Fireflies.ai

    Fireflies AI Inc.

    Strong privacy practices with zero-day retention agreements for all third-party vendors including OpenAI. Does not train...

    Transcription
    Free:
    0/4/3
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    Gemini

    Google

    The best nonprofit deal in AI right now. Google Workspace for Nonprofits includes Gemini with enterprise-grade data prot...

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    Chat/LLM
    Free:
    4/1/7
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    Google NotebookLM

    Google

    AI-powered research assistant grounded ONLY in your uploaded documents. Creates summaries, Q&A with citations, Audio Ove...

    AI Research Assistant / Document Intelligence
    Free:
    6/4/2
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    Grammarly

    Superhuman Platform Inc. (formerly Grammarly, Inc.)

    AI-powered writing assistant for grammar, tone, and style. Nonprofit pricing RESTORED (~Feb 2026): 30% off Pro for one y...

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    Writing Assistant + AI
    Free:
    0/11/1
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    Granola AI

    Granola, Inc.

    AI-powered notepad that combines your typed notes with AI transcriptions. NO BOTβ€”transcribes computer audio directly. No...

    AI Meeting Notepad
    Free:
    0/7/5
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    Grantable

    Grantable, Inc.

    Purpose-built AI grant writing assistant with smart content library and SOC 2 Type II certified security. Strong data pr...

    Grant Writing
    Free:
    0/5/1
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    Instrumentl

    Instrumentl, Inc.

    Full-lifecycle grant platform with AI-powered discovery, proposal writing, and post-award management. Major pricing rest...

    Productivity
    Standard:
    3/3/0
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    Jotform

    Jotform Inc.

    Comprehensive form builder with AI form generation, AI agents, and chatbots. 50% nonprofit discount on Bronze/Silver/Gol...

    Forms & Data Collection
    Free:
    1/4/2
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    Krisp AI

    Krisp Technologies, Inc.

    Privacy-first meeting assistant with industry-leading noise cancellation and accent conversion. Audio processing happens...

    Transcription
    Free:
    0/4/3
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    Lovable

    Lovable Labs Incorporated (formerly GPT Engineer)

    AI-powered no-code app builder that creates full-stack web applications from natural language prompts. Builds functional...

    AI App/Website Builder
    Free:
    0/2/10
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    Microsoft Copilot

    Microsoft

    The safest choice for nonprofits already committed to Microsoft 365, now with an even stronger value proposition. Micros...

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    Chat/LLM + Productivity
    Free:
    4/2/6
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    Midjourney

    Midjourney, Inc.

    High-quality AI image and video generation. CRITICAL: NO nonprofit discount. NO free tier. ALL images PUBLIC unless payi...

    πŸ“‹ Data Security: 0%, Data Collection: 50%, Data Sharing: 50%, Data Rights: 88% Warning
    AI Image Generation
    Basic:
    3/4/5
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    Napkin AI

    Second Layer, Inc.

    AI-powered tool that transforms text into visuals like diagrams, charts, infographics, flowcharts, and mind maps. Paste ...

    AI Visual/Diagram Generation
    Free:
    5/7/0
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    Notion AI

    Notion Labs, Inc.

    All-in-one workspace with powerful AI Agents for automation. CRITICAL: The 50% nonprofit discount only applies to Plus p...

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    Workspace + AI
    Free:
    0/3/9
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    Otter.ai

    Otter.ai Inc.

    AI meeting transcription and notes. CRITICAL: Trains on user audio/transcripts with no opt-out except Enterprise. Four f...

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    AI Meeting Assistant + Transcription
    Free:
    0/4/8
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    Perplexity

    Perplexity AI, Inc.

    AI-powered answer engine combining real-time web search with large language models. Excels at research, fact-checking, a...

    AI Search Engine
    Free:
    0/10/2
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    Slack

    Salesforce (Slack Technologies)

    Team communication platform with channels, messaging, and integrations. EXCEPTIONAL nonprofit value: Pro is FREE for ≀25...

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    Team Communication & Collaboration
    Free:
    0/8/4
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    Talk to the City

    AI Objectives Institute

    Open-source AI platform for analyzing large-scale public input while preserving individual voices. Transforms survey res...

    Community Engagement
    Free:
    7/2/0
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    Undermind AI

    Undermind AI, Inc. (Y Combinator backed)

    AI-powered scientific literature search that mimics a human expert's systematic discovery process. Searches 225M+ papers...

    AI Scientific Literature Research
    Free:
    0/4/8
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    Wispr Flow

    Wispr AI, Inc.

    AI-powered voice-to-text dictation that works across all apps on Mac, Windows, iPhone, and Android (launched Feb 2026). ...

    AI Voice Dictation
    Flow Basic:
    2/10/0
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    Wix AI Website Builder

    Wix.com Ltd.

    AI-powered website builder with 70% TechSoup discount on Core, Business, and Business Elite plans. Strong security (SOC ...

    Productivity
    Free:
    3/3/1
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    Wordly.ai

    Wordly, Inc.

    The leading AI-powered live translation and captioning platform for meetings and events. Strong security with SOC 2 Type...

    AI Live Translation
    Starter:
    8/2/0
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    Zapier

    Zapier, Inc.

    Workflow automation platform connecting 8,000+ apps with AI orchestration (Agents, Copilot, MCP, Canvas). SOC 2 on all p...

    Workflow Automation
    Free:
    3/2/1
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    Zoom AI Companion

    Zoom Communications, Inc.

    AI assistant integrated into Zoom Workplace. Meeting summaries, Q&A, smart recordings, task extraction. INCLUDED FREE wi...

    πŸ›οΈ FedRAMPπŸ“‹ 65% (Data Collection), 85% (Data Sharing), 65% (Security), 95% (Data Rights), 20% (Data Sold), 55% (Ads & Tracking) Warning
    AI Meeting Assistant (integrated)
    Free:
    0/2/10
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