Nonprofits
Website, email and Microsoft 365 for Alberta nonprofits
Most small nonprofits don’t have an IT department. They have a volunteer who set things up years ago, a website nobody can update and an email system on someone’s personal account. We set up the three things most organizations actually rely on, and put the logins in the organization’s hands so a change of staff doesn’t lock you out.
Updated · By AltaSmith, Calgary
What we hear from nonprofits
- “Only one person has the password to the website, and they’ve moved on.”
- “Our email comes from a Gmail address, and donors aren’t sure it’s us.”
- “We heard Microsoft 365 is free for charities, but we can’t tell what we’re entitled to.”
- “We hold donor and member details in spreadsheets and aren’t sure they’re safe.”
What we set up
- A website your staff can keep current: programs, events, how to give and how to volunteer, mobile-ready and fast.
- Email on your own domain, such as [email protected], so messages look like they come from you.
- Microsoft 365 set up properly, with sign-in protection and the right people having access. See Microsoft 365 for nonprofits.
- Ownership in your name: the domain and the admin logins belong to the organization, with more than one trusted person able to get in.
- A short written handover listing what exists and where, so the next volunteer or staff member isn’t starting from nothing.
Your accounts stay yours
Your domain, hosting and Microsoft 365 admin login are in your organization’s name, with more than one trusted person able to use them. We hand over a written list of what exists and where, so your setup survives changes in your own staff and volunteers. Our founder leads each project, backed by a small team of engineers who build and support it and can work in your accounts.
Looking after donor and member information
If you keep names, addresses or donation history, that information needs looking after: sign-in protection, backups you have tested and a clear answer to “who can see this?” Whether Alberta’s privacy law applies to your organization depends on what it does, which we explain in Alberta privacy rules for nonprofits.
What it costs
Our website prices are published, one-time build prices: Starter from $1,499, Professional from $3,499 and Commerce from $5,499, plus GST. A monthly care plan for hosting, backups, security updates and small edits starts at $99 a month. See what each includes. Microsoft 365 licences are billed per person and quoted for your team.
Tell us you’re a nonprofit when you ask for a quote and how many staff and volunteers need accounts, and we’ll come back with what we can offer. Microsoft sets nonprofit eligibility and rates, and they can change.
Common questions
Our website and care plan prices are published on this site. Microsoft licences are quoted for your team. Tell us you’re a nonprofit when you ask for a quote and we’ll come back with your options.
Microsoft offers some products free as grants and others at a discount, and it decides who qualifies. We explain what we know, and what has changed, in our Microsoft 365 for nonprofits guide.
You do. The domain is registered to your organization, and the Microsoft 365 admin login should belong to you or someone you name, not to us. That matters most when the volunteer or staff member who set things up leaves.
That is the most common way a small nonprofit ends up locked out of its own accounts. We set up the admin access in the organization’s name, with more than one trusted person, and hand over a short written list of what exists and where.
Yes. We connect your site to the donation platform you already use, or help you choose one, so giving is a clear next step on every page.
Our founder leads each project, with a small team of engineers who build and support it and can work in your accounts.
A website your staff can keep current, email on your own domain, and Microsoft 365 with sign-in protection, with the logins in your organization’s name and a written handover.
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