QuickBooks Online For Nonprofits: The Complete Guide Plus The 5 Best Nonprofit Integrations

Best for nonprofit organizations looking for a highly customizable nonprofit software and CRM solution.

Sumac is locally-installed nonprofit software founded on the motto "do more good." The software offers everything from basic Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to pledges, course registration, auditions and submissions, and more. The best part about Sumac is that the software is incredibly customizable and can be tailored to fit your organization's specific needs.

Sumac has an incredible number of features that are relatively easy to use. The design of the locally-installed version of Sumac is less attractive than the other nonprofit software options in this post, but if you can look past the outdated UI, you'll find that Sumac is easy to navigate.

In general, users seem incredibly happy with the number of features they receive from Sumac. They also praise Sumac's customer support, how easy the software is to use, and how customizable it is.

Sumac Pricing

Sumac's basic CRM costs $35/month - $250/month. The more expensive plans include more records, cloud storage, and additional users. A custom plan is also available.

You can get the most out of Sumac with add-ons. Add-ons start at $60/month. If you can't create the plan you need by signing up on Sumac's website, you can contact the company to learn more about customized solutions for your nonprofit.

Sumac Features

The software begins with basic CRM features: invoicing, contact management, reporting, email marketing, donation management, event management, and time tracking. These features are included in every plan.

You can then add these additional modules to Sumac:

• Memberships
• Volunteers
• Grant management
• Pledges
• Ticketing
• Reminders
• Course registration
• Forms
• Tour booking
• Proposals/prospecting
• Auctions
• Sales
• Auditions and submissions
• Job search
• Collection management
• Awarding grants

Best for nonprofits in need of cloud-based nonprofit software with ample integrations. 

Kindful is a fully-featured, cloud-based nonprofit software that is used by organizations like the Special Olympics, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and Habitat for Humanity. Kindful's UI is both appealing and easy to use. While Kindful doesn't have quite as many unique features as Sumac, the features it does have are done well. Kindful offers contact management, donation management, event management, pledges, letters, and more.

For the most part, Kindful has positive customer reviews. Users appreciate how easy the software is to use, which saves them time so they can focus on their nonprofits.  They also find the customer support team helpful and enjoy the 40+ integrations Kindful offers.

The only downside is that the software can be a bit spendy for smaller nonprofits with a large number of contacts.

Kindful Pricing

Kindful's pricing starts at $100/month for nonprofits with up to 1,000 contacts. As you add more contacts, the price of your plan rises. For example, nonprofits with up to 15,000 contacts pay $200/month, while nonprofits with 70,000 contacts will pay $700/month. You can also contact Kindful for a custom quote. All plans include unlimited users, unlimited donation and crowdfunding pages, and free customer support. It's free to connect with over 40 apps and integrations, but additional subscription fees may apply.

Additionally, you can work with Kindful to get your account set up and train employees on the software. This service costs a one-time fee of $199.

Kindful Features

Kindful is well-suited out to meet the needs of real nonprofit organizations. You can accept online donations and recurring donations, create contact groups, enter gifts, and email receipts automatically. There is also an unlimited number of customer donation pages, and donors receive their own Kindful login where they can view and manage their pledges and donations.

Some other great Kindful features include:

• Donation campaigns
• Scheduled reports
• Activities
• Donor analytics
• Tax receipts
• Activity trail

Best for small to medium-sized churches in need of church-specific nonprofit software.

There are plenty of nonprofit programs out there that churches could make work, but Breeze wanted to make software specifically created with churches in mind. This church management software is ideal for small to medium churches. The software is cloud-based, easy to use, and -- best of all -- it's affordable.

Existing Breeze users praise the software for being so easy to use that everyone in their church can learn it, no matter what level of tech experience. Users also praise the customer support and the low cost of the software.

The only potential drawback we see with Breeze is that larger churches may outgrow the software's capabilities.

Breeze Pricing

Breeze has a single cost of $50/month. This includes every Breeze feature, unlimited users, phone support, email support, upgrades, and even data transfers.

Breeze Features

Breeze offers an impressive number of features designed specifically for churches. It allows you to manage contacts, tithes, and events, as well as online giving and volunteers. One of the features users love most about Breeze is the children's ministry check-in feature. Breeze allows parents to check their children into Sunday school and even lets you print name labels. You can also create custom forms to suit your church's needs.

Church members get their own Breeze login where they can view their statements and donate online.

Other Breeze features include:

• Event registration
• Contact groups
• Built-in emailing and texting
• Donation tracking
• Reports
• Year-end statements
• Pledges

Best for nonprofits in need of a comprehensive CRM solution.

Neon CRM is a cloud-based nonprofit software founded back in 2004. With several pricing plans and a nice selection of features, there's a little something for everyone with this software. Neon CRM has an attractive UI that is well-organized and highly developed. A few users have complained that the software is unintuitive at times, but the majority find NeonCRM easy to use.

In terms of customer reviews, Neon CRM receives relatively high praise. Users appreciate the software's ease of use and praise the customer support team. The software also offers a handy Mailchimp integration.

The only drawback of the software is that it can get a bit expensive.

Neon CRM Pricing

Neon CRM has three pricing plans. The Essentials plan, which starts at $99/month, is the least expensive, but unfortunately does not integrate with QuickBooks Online. Instead, you'll have to select one of the higher-priced plans. The Impact pricing tier starts at $149/month, while the Empower plan offers the most features and starts at $299/month.

If you need data conversion services, an additional one-time fee starting at $600 is required. You can also purchase a training and consulting plan to get your software up and running easily. These plans require a one-time fee starting at $600.

Neon CRM Features

The software offers a good number of features, including contact management, volunteer management, donations, event planning, and more.

If you go with the smallest Neon CRM pricing plan, you'll have to choose between either the fundraising or membership module, though with any other plan you get access to both. Neon CRM has good automations like automatic receipting and batch donations. You can also create custom fundraising pages and can even indicate the relationship between contacts. Like Kindful, users get their own contact login where they can view their history and manage donations.

In addition, Neon CRM offers:

• Campaigns
• Thank yous and gifts
• User permissions
• Volunteer project management
• Prospects
• Grants
• Event registration
• Reports
• Letters

Best for nonprofits that need simple donor management. 

If you want to simplify donor management, consider giving Method:Donor a try. This CRM has a number of great features to help you effectively and efficiently run your nonprofit, giving you more time to focus on your organization's mission.

Method:Donor syncs seamlessly with QuickBooks software and makes donor management easier than ever. The software is easy to set up and use and is very affordable, especially when compared to other options on the market. This CRM gets solid reviews across the board from its customers, specifically for its ease of use and customizability.

One downside is that while the software is priced competitively, the subscription cost is per user, so larger organizations with multiple users may find this software to be a bit expensive.

Method:Donor Pricing

There are two pricing plans available for Method:Donor. The basic contact management plan is priced at $28/month per user. Unfortunately, this option only allows you to add donors and vendors.

If you want your software to fully integrate with QuickBooks Online, you will need to purchase the CRM Pro plan. This plan is priced at $49/month per user.

Method:Donor Features

If you sign up for the Contact Management plan, that's all you'll receive. If you only need to manage your donors and other contacts, this may be an affordable option for your nonprofit. Unfortunately, this plan is very limiting in how it syncs with QBO.

Opting for the Pro CRM plan gives you access to far more features. In addition to contact management, you'll also be able to automate workflows, increase productivity within your organization, and run custom reports. Other features include:

• Donation tracking
• Follow-up scheduling
• Accept online donations
• Automate manual tasks
• Email campaigns
• Integrations with other apps & software