r/nonprofit is a subreddit with 90k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses struggling, nonprofit, worst, fundraising, and board, and they frequently recommend/review cloud storage, accounting software, and thermal printer.
r/Nonprofit is a community for conversations about the opportunities and challenges you face working at or volunteering for nonprofits. This is also a place for constructive discussions about issues in the social sector, movement building, and philanthropy. 🤩 Before posting, search the sub, read the wiki, and follow the rules.
Popular Themes in r/nonprofit
#1
Advice Requests
: "Anyone else struggling to educate donors about overhead costs? | What actually works when donors refuse to fund anything but direct programs?"
27 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Does anyone else find nonprofits surprisingly hierarchical?"
8 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Small, hopeful, scaling org, looking for fractional HR/legal recs"
5 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Non-Profit childcare Donor Opportunities"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Ideas for Nonprofit Tabling at SF Pride"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Is $1,000 for a first-time corporate sponsor relationship an okay place to start?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/nonprofit
#1
Struggling
39 posts
#2
Nonprofit
: "Small Nonprofit, ineffective leadership, disengaged board… is it doomed?"
37 posts
#3
Worst
14 posts
#4
Fundraising
: "Fundraising: At what point am I being annoying"
10 posts
#5
Board
: "Small nonprofit, ineffective leadership, disengaged Board… is it doomed?"
10 posts
#6
Grant
: "It happened. We got our first Grant."
8 posts
#7
Job
: "Culture questions when accepting Job offer"
6 posts
#8
Interview
: "Interview attire"
6 posts
#9
Help
5 posts
#10
Management
: "What does Management do that works?"
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/nonprofit
Cloud Storage
8 reviews
#1
Microsoft 365
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Belles Board
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
SharePoint
4.0★ from 1 review
Accounting Software
4 reviews
#1
Intacct
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
QuickBooks
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Xero
5.0★ from 1 review
Thermal Printer
3 reviews
#1
Dymo
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/nonprofit
#1
employment and career
: "Burned Out in Nonprofits: Why Does Visibility Seem to Matter More Than Contribution?"
56 posts
#2
fundraising and grantseeking
: "It happened. We got our first Grant."
25 posts
#3
boards and governance
: "Leaving Board after a month"
21 posts
#4
miscellaneous
: "Got asked if I'm planning to get pregnant in an interview"
17 posts
#5
employees and HR
: "Mean Longtimers"
12 posts
#6
technology
: "What is a good alternative to Google Docs/Gmail?"
11 posts
#7
marketing communications
: "Comms Managers: what's your biggest challenge right now?"
10 posts
#8
ethics and accountability
: "Why do businesses donate literal TRASH"
8 posts
#9
finance and accounting
: "Gift entry process is controlled by finance"
8 posts
#10
volunteers
: "*Rant* I’m tired of volunteers being allowed to blatantly disrespect me with no consequences"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/nonprofit
Yearly
+21k members(29.5%)
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Last updated: June 28, 2026