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Charity password and access security checker

Use this checker before adding more charity software accounts, changing suppliers, launching a campaign, or handling a staff, trustee, volunteer, or agency handover. It does not replace professional security advice, legal advice, or provider eligibility checks.

Control checks6Weighted around MFA, account ownership, recovery, and offboarding.
Risk areas6Email, finance, files, website, DNS, suppliers, and shared accounts.
PolicyNo invented discountsRecommendations link to source-checked benefit pages.
Data entryLocal onlySelections run in the browser and are not submitted.

1. Select the access area to review

2. Tick controls already in place

3. Tick urgent warning signs

How to use the result

  • Fix email, identity, finance, website, and DNS ownership before expanding access to more tools.
  • Prioritise MFA, named account owners, offboarding, recovery details, and shared-account replacement.
  • Open the recommended benefit pages and verify current provider eligibility, regional rules, admin features, and implementation cost.
  • This checker supports operational triage only. It does not replace professional security advice, legal advice, or provider eligibility checks.

Related source-checked security benefits

Cybersecurity checklist

Identity, access, cybersecurity

Okta for Nonprofits

Okta for Good offers eligible nonprofits 50 free Workforce Identity licences, 50% off additional licences and selected advanced solutions, and 50% off Auth0 plans.

Official Okta for Good nonprofit page rechecked; free products, licence quantities, discounts, validation route, and exclusions verified2026-08-12

Password manager and access security

1Password for Non-Profits

1Password offers special pricing and support routes for nonprofit teams that need to protect passwords, passkeys, account logins, files, notes, and contacts.

Official nonprofit page verified; exact support and discount level depend on application review2026-06-22

Microsoft 365, Azure, Dynamics, security

Microsoft for Nonprofits

Microsoft publishes nonprofit grants and discounts including Microsoft 365 Business Basic free for up to 300 users, annual Azure credits, and discounted business applications.

Official nonprofit offers page rechecked2026-08-12

Microsoft 365, Teams, email, security

Microsoft 365 nonprofit discount

Microsoft's official nonprofit pricing page lists Microsoft 365 Business Basic as a grant free for up to 300 users, Business Standard at USD 3.00 per user monthly, and Business Premium at USD 5.50 per user monthly when paid yearly.

Official Microsoft 365 nonprofit pricing rechecked2026-08-12

Workspace, advertising, maps, video

Google for Nonprofits

Workspace for Nonprofits, Google Ad Grants, YouTube Nonprofit Program, and Google Earth/Maps access.

Official program page verified2026-06-21

Email, documents, meetings, shared storage

Google Workspace for Nonprofits

Google's official Workspace nonprofit page lists Google Workspace for Nonprofits at USD 0 per user per month and discounted Business and Enterprise nonprofit offers.

Official Google Workspace for Nonprofits page verified2026-06-22

Maps, service directories, impact visualisation

Google Earth and Maps for nonprofits

Google's official Google Earth and Maps nonprofit page says Google for Nonprofits provides Google Maps Platform credits to nonprofits.

Official Google Earth and Maps nonprofit page verified2026-06-22

GIS software, mapping, location intelligence, training

Esri Nonprofit Organization Program

Esri's official Nonprofit Organization Program page says eligible nonprofit organizations can receive discounts on ArcGIS software, subscriptions, and training.

Official Esri Nonprofit Organization Program page verified; international eligibility caveat preserved2026-06-22

Cybersecurity and resilience

Cloudflare Project Galileo

Cloudflare provides free cybersecurity services to qualifying public-interest organizations.

Official program page verified2026-06-21

Networking technology, security, infrastructure grants

Cisco Technology Grant Program

Cisco's official Technology Grant Program page says Cisco donates networking technology to qualifying nonprofit organizations to help them improve productivity, security, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Official Cisco Technology Grant Program page verified; UK TechSoup pathway caveat preserved2026-06-22

Data infrastructure, security analytics, observability training

Splunk Product and Training Donation Program

Splunk's official donation page says it provides nonprofit, academic, and research organizations with free software licenses and training to help bridge the data divide.

Official Splunk Product and Training Donation Program page verified; eligibility and no-cost scope preserved2026-06-22

Cloud credits, data, AI, infrastructure

Microsoft Azure nonprofit grant

Microsoft's official Azure nonprofit page says eligible nonprofits can leverage USD 2,000 in donated Azure services credits per year.

Official Microsoft Azure nonprofit page verified2026-06-22

Secure content management and collaboration

Box.org

Box.org states that nonprofits receive the first 10 licenses free on the Starter plan, with discounted pricing on other plans and add-on services.

Official Box.org page verified2026-06-21

Open source, developer workflow, social impact

GitHub Social Impact

GitHub's social impact hub for nonprofits, open-source public-interest projects, and civic technology communities.

Official social impact entry verified2026-06-21

Jira, Confluence, service management

Atlassian Social Impact License

Official Atlassian application route for eligible social-impact organisations seeking reduced-cost access to Atlassian products.

Official application page verified; exact terms require application review2026-06-21

E-signatures, agreements, contract workflow

Docusign for Nonprofits

Docusign has an official nonprofit industry page for modernising agreements, automating processes, and digitising nonprofit documents.

Official nonprofit industry page verified; fixed discount not quoted2026-06-21

Document automation, proposals, contracts, eSignatures, payments

PandaDoc for Nonprofits

PandaDoc offers a general Free eSign plan. Its current comparison lists five documents per month for current Free accounts and distinguishes older 60-document annual accounts. Confirm charity-specific pricing with sales rather than assuming a published discount.

Official nonprofit and plan pages checked on 12 October 2026; charity-specific pricing needs confirmation2026-10-12