Free guides and tools for Canadian nonprofits
Practical guides on websites, accessibility, grants, software costs, and data sovereignty, written for nonprofit staff and board members, not IT departments.
Guides and tools you can use right now
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Non-US Tech Alternatives for Nonprofits
A comprehensive look at Canadian and European alternatives to Google, Microsoft, Zoom, Slack, and other US platforms, with tool-by-tool comparisons, pricing, and our recommended stack.
PIPEDA Compliance for Nonprofits
Most Canadian nonprofits are technically exempt from PIPEDA for most activities, but that's beside the point. Here's what the law actually says, and what good data practices look like regardless.
How Much Could You Cut from Your Tech Budget?
Select what your organization currently uses and see a direct side-by-side comparison with the leaner, mostly-free stack we help nonprofits set up instead.
Answers to the questions nonprofits actually search
Straight answers on websites, accessibility, grants, and software, in plain language, with the prices included.
Websites
How Much Does a Nonprofit Website Cost?
The real numbers — build fees, monthly retainers, and the 5-year math that makes a flat fee cheaper than a cheap subscription.
Affordable Nonprofit Website Design
What affordable actually looks like: $2,500 once, $0/month, hosting included, and a site your organization owns outright.
Nonprofit Website Design on Vancouver Island
A complete, accessible website for Island nonprofits, with proof from real Island clients.
Accessibility & compliance
Does Your Nonprofit Website Have to Be Accessible?
Which Canadian laws actually bind nonprofits (usually none) — and the honest reasons to build accessible anyway.
How to Make Your Website WCAG Compliant
A plain-language DIY checklist, what the free scanners miss, and when it’s worth paying for a real audit.
AODA Website Compliance for Nonprofits
Ontario’s rules in plain English: who WCAG 2.0 AA applies to, the deadlines, and whether any of it applies to you.
Grants & funding
Grant Writer for Nonprofits
What a grant writer actually delivers — funder research, narrative, budget, compliance documents — from people who’ve run the org side.
How Much Does a Grant Writer Cost?
Typical rates ($75–150/hr or $1,500–5,000 per application), why we quote one flat fee, and how the cost is often grant-eligible.
Grants for BC Nonprofits
Where the money is: the $139M Community Gaming Grants, community foundations, and how to pick the right window.
Technology & security
How Much Should a Nonprofit Spend on Software?
The honest benchmark for Canadian nonprofits, category by category: under $20 a month, often zero.
How to Cut Your Nonprofit’s Software Costs
A six-step DIY audit: cancel what nobody uses, claim the free nonprofit programs, and shrink the bill.
Secure Email & Private AI for Nonprofits
The free security settings you can turn on today, and how to use AI in your inbox without handing client data to a stranger.
Is It Safe to Use AI With Client Data?
Yes — if the AI never sees the confidential part. What leaks, what doesn’t, and how to spot a safe tool.
Nonprofit Technology Consultant for Vancouver Island & BC
One partner for the whole tech side — website, accessibility, software, email, and grants — at flat prices.
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