A new on-ramp for mission-driven teams
Nonprofits are increasingly leaning on software to deliver on their missions, from local grassroots efforts to global organizations tackling the Sustainable Development Goals. To lower the barrier to entry, GitHub has launched GitHub for Nonprofits, a dedicated portal that streamlines sign-up and automatically applies exclusive discounts to qualifying accounts.
Verified nonprofits—defined as 501(c)(3) or equivalent organizations that are non-governmental, non-academic, non-commercial, non-political, and without religious affiliation—can access the GitHub Team plan for free or receive 25% off the GitHub Enterprise Cloud plan.
Why a nonprofit would use GitHub
The practical value goes beyond version control. For teams operating with limited resources, GitHub serves as a project management layer that helps coordinate work and maintain momentum toward shared objectives. It also functions as a public-facing platform: hosting code libraries, research, and success stories on GitHub gives nonprofits a way to reach donors, funders, volunteers, and partners who might otherwise never encounter their work.
Beyond visibility, the platform connects nonprofits to one of the largest open source communities in existence. That means access to a global talent pool for troubleshooting technical challenges, attracting volunteers, or finding collaborators to help advance a cause. In short, the platform offers a way to scale impact without scaling headcount.
Results from organizations already on the platform
The portal is new, but nonprofit adoption of GitHub is well established. Organizations across the globe are using the platform to address pressing social issues:
“GitHub provides us with a platform to amplify the critical needs of forcibly displaced persons and attract support from donors, volunteers, and partners, while also tapping into skills and resources of an incredible developer community.” – Seema Iyer, USA for UNHCR
“As a nonprofit, when we want to develop something new, we have to figure out a way to do that with limited resources and a small team. GitHub is a big part of our productivity every single day and we’ve recently leveraged different features to develop an algorithm to bring a new level of impact reporting to our donors. This has helped us unlock new efforts that we wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise and has enabled our team to start imagining new opportunities for the future.” – Christa Stelzmuller, charity: water
“With GitHub, we unite developers worldwide, turning open source technology into a force for good—fighting poverty, one line of code at a time.” – Sandino Scheidegger, Switzerland for Social Income
For eligible organizations, the GitHub for Nonprofits portal is now open for registration.
