15 essential mobile nonprofit apps

Nonprofits are increasingly turning to mobile apps to streamline and scale their operations, from simplifying volunteer management and donor engagement to improving internal coordination and program delivery.

While customized mobile apps for nonprofit organizations can be expensive to build, there are plenty of affordable options available that can help you save time, expand your reach, and strengthen your impact.

Read on for guidance on the apps best suited to your goals, a breakdown of their key features and benefits, and tips for choosing the right solution for your organization.

How to choose the right nonprofit apps

Before you download your first app, ask yourself:

• What’s the primary job you want the app to improve or simplify? For example, attract awareness, increase donations, recruit volunteers, promote events, develop content, or report on metrics.
• Who will be the primary users of the app? For example, staff, volunteers, donors, or a mix.
• What does success look like? For example, time saved, fewer no-shows, faster follow-up, or cleaner data.

Just be sure not to overwhelm your team by introducing too many apps at once. Choose one or two to start with, then slowly add new ones as you discover additional needs.

Volunteer management apps

Volunteer management apps help streamline all your volunteer activity from one centralized platform, including recruitment, scheduling, communication, and activity tracking.

Here are some of the most popular volunteer management apps.

1. VolunteerHub

VolunteerHub is a cloud-based platform that helps organizations recruit, engage, and manage volunteers.

• Use it for: Managing robust volunteer scheduling, tracking, and communication. Easily automate volunteer reminders to reduce no-shows.
• Best for: Larger nonprofits with 50+ active volunteers or complex scheduling needs.
• Cost: Starts at $143 per month, with custom pricing for larger organizations.

2. Civic Champs

Civic Champs is a web and mobile platform that automates volunteer management and helps nonprofit organizations convert their volunteers to donors.

• Use it for: Eliminating manual data entry and other time-intensive tasks to save time and boost productivity. Allow volunteers to sign up for shifts directly from their phones and see if this increases engagement over time.
• Best for: Nonprofits looking for an entry-level, affordable option.
• Cost: Starts at $49 per month.

3. Better Impact

Better Impact provides software that gives volunteer managers and organizations the tools they need to manage volunteers and maximize their impact. The platform helps you automate scheduling, track hours, and communicate with volunteers with ease.

• Use it for: Leveraging enterprise-grade volunteer management, reporting, and impact tracking. Track volunteer hours and use the app to generate quarterly impact reports for donors.
• Best for: Larger nonprofits or those with complex volunteer programs.
• Cost: Starts at $420 per year.

4. Golden

Golden makes volunteer management software that helps nonprofits recruit, schedule, track, and engage volunteers.

• Use it for: Accessing AI-powered volunteer matching and engagement, including fundraising integration. Match volunteers to opportunities based on their skills and interests.
• Best for: Nonprofits looking for modern, tech-forward volunteer tools.
• Cost: Custom pricing plans start at $110 per month.

Event planning and event management apps

Of the 97% of nonprofits who held an event in 2025, 77% met or exceeded their event fundraising goals. The best fundraising apps for nonprofits help you manage all your planning and execution needs in one place, from registration and reminders to volunteer training and day-of coordination.

Here are some useful event apps for nonprofits.

5. GoFundMe Pro Live Events app

The GoFundMe Pro Live Events app puts attendee check-in, payments, and guest management at your fingertips.

• Use it for: Managing fundraising events end to end, including registration, on-site check-in, live donation tracking, and post-event reporting, all from a mobile device.
• Best for: Running galas, auctions, walks, and other live fundraising events.
• Cost: There are no upfront subscription or setup costs for the app itself. Live Events and its companion app are available exclusively to GoFundMe Pro customers as an optional add-on.

6. Cvent

Cvent makes event marketing and management solutions to help you manage and promote your event, engage your attendees, and collect deep insights to improve your event program’s impact.

• Use it for: Managing registration, sending automated reminders, and collecting attendee feedback all in one platform.
• Best for: Nonprofits hosting multiple events or large-scale fundraisers.
• Cost: Cvent extends special rates to nonprofit organizations.

7. EventMobi

EventMobi offers a full suite of event management solutions, from registration and badging to lead capture, for exhibitors and on-site event apps for attendees.

• Use it for: Managing multievent management and mobile event apps. Create a branded mobile app for your annual gala or conference.
• Best for: Nonprofits running multiple events throughout the year.
• Cost: Starts as low as $1 per product, per attendee, per event.

Team coordination and productivity apps

Nonprofit teams know the importance of staying unified and connected. Beyond the suite of nonprofit Google apps, there’s a range of coordination tools and productivity apps to choose from to ensure your team communicates efficiently.

Here are some popular apps nonprofit teams use to stay organized.

8. Asana

Asana is a leading work management platform for human and artificial intelligence (AI) collaboration that enables you to easily connect people, processes, and cross-functional teamwork in one place.

• Use it for: Managing tasks, project planning, and team collaboration. Plan your annual fundraising campaign and keep your team aligned on deadlines.
• Best for: Nonprofits of any size looking to streamline internal workflows.
• Cost: Begins at $10.99 per user, per month, billed annually. Discounted program plans are available to qualifying nonprofits with 501(c)(3) designation.

9. Slack

Slack is a cloud-based team communication platform that brings all your conversations, apps, and customers together in one place.

• Use it for: Managing real-time messaging, setting up channels by program/committee, carrying out integrations with Google Drive, Asana, and calendars.
• Best for: Remote-first or hybrid teams, groups that need to mobilize quickly, and organizations with tech-savvy employees that rely on instant messaging.
• Cost: Free or discounted plan upgrades to eligible organizations through the Slack for Nonprofits program.

Pro tip: Set up a #campaign-updates channel for staff, board members, and lead volunteers to get real-time fundraising milestones without email overload.

10. Trello

Trello is a work management tool featuring visual kanban boards that teams use to brainstorm, collaborate on projects, organize workflows, and track progress.

• Use it for: Driving fundraising campaigns, delivering programs, tracking projects, managing volunteers, and communicating your impact.
• Best for: Small-to-midsized nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations that rely heavily on remote teams, volunteers, and cross-department collaboration.
• Cost: Free to try, and 75% off for eligible nonprofits.

Design and content creation apps

With so many design tools and resources available today, your nonprofit has more ways to create visual materials that support your mission and promote your events.

Here are some top design and content creation tools to consider.

11. Canva

Canva offers design tools to help anyone become a designer, from creating social media images, videos, and GIFs to posters, websites, booklets, and multimedia presentations.

• Use it for: Accessing drag-and-drop design templates for social media, flyers, newsletters, posters, postcards, and more. Create professional social media graphics in minutes, even if you’ve never designed before.
• Best for: Nonprofits without a dedicated designer that rely on consistent visuals to earn attention and trust from donors and supporters.
• Cost: Free access for eligible nonprofits but requires an application to guarantee eligibility.

12. Adobe Express

Adobe Express helps you communicate and scale your impact by making standout social posts, images, videos, flyers, and more.

• Use it for: Accessing drag-and-drop tools for video creation, editing for PDF text and images, planning and scheduling social media posts, and creating web pages.
• Best for: Nonprofits needing to quickly create high-quality, on-brand visual content without a dedicated design team. If you already use other Adobe platforms, Adobe Express might be a good choice for you.
• Cost: Free one-year subscription to Adobe Express Premium and all the plan’s features for up to 50 people for eligible nonprofits.

CRM and reporting apps

Just as for-profit companies track customer relationships through customer relationship management (CRM) tools, nonprofits can manage and report on their organization’s relationships with donors, volunteers, and supporters through some of the same platforms.

Here are a few CRM and nonprofit reporting apps to consider.

13. CiviCRM

CivicCRM is an open-source, highly customizable CRM purpose-built for nonprofits to centralize constituent communications and build and manage their donor base and membership.

• Use it for: Managing contacts and donors, contributions, memberships, events, and bulk communications.
• Best for: Nonprofits that want full ownership of their data, need deep customization, or work with a limited software budget.
• Cost: Free with no upfront licensing fees. Because CiviCRM is self-hosted or partner-hosted, you’ll typically pay to work with an implementation partner, such as AWS, to set it up and maintain it.

Pro tip: Segment your GoFundMe Pro donors by campaign source, then trigger tailored stewardship emails to first-time digital givers without paying per-contact CRM fees.

14. Neon One

Neon One helps growing nonprofits that need to run peer-to-peer events and team fundraisers from one automated platform while offering supporter tools and real-time data.

• Use it for: Managing donors, fundraising tracking, and reporting.
• Best for: Small and midsize nonprofits looking for an affordable CRM.
• Cost: Starts at $99 per month for the core Essentials plan. Pricing is revenue-based rather than based on your contact list size.

15. Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud

Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud provides a single solution for fundraising and managing volunteers, programs, and outcomes.

• Use it for: Accessing an enterprise-grade CRM, data management, and reporting for large-scale operations.
• Best for: Tech-forward nonprofits with the resources to implement and maintain a complex system.
• Cost: Starts at $60 per user, per month, billed annually for the Nonprofit Cloud Enterprise plan.

Increasing donations with the GoFundMe app

If your main goal is to increase donations, educate your supporters on how easy it is to use the GoFundMe app to create, share, and manage a fundraiser on your behalf. Encourage your board members, volunteers, and recurring donors to launch fundraisers from the app around birthdays, milestones, or awareness moments.

Pro tip: Get your supporters up to speed on how to use the GoFundMe app with this step-by-step guide to creating a fundraiser. The flexibility of the app means it’s easy to launch and manage campaigns while on the go.

Power your mission with smarter nonprofit apps

As a central hub for your fundraising efforts, GoFundMe Pro complements many of these tools to ensure you get the best outcomes from the ones you choose.

These apps help busy admins who need to keep marketing, fundraising, and operations moving while they’re in the field or on the go. Then, GoFundMe Pro takes it further, helping improve your fundraising efficiency with campaign templates, brand kits, and more.

Copy editor: Ayanna Julien