The Nonprofit Starter Pack (NPSP) is a set of 5 managed packages that sit on top of your Enterprise Edition licenses. It extends the power of Salesforce CRM with a set of customizations that address some of the unique needs of nonprofits and their invidual relationships.
The Nonprofit Starter pack is ideal for nonprofits with straightforward needs, providing a great deal of the customization needed to hit the ground running with Salesforce. It provides the following capabilities:
- Management of complex relationships with individuals and households;
- Affiliation tracking among people, companies, and households;
- Ability easily create recurring donations
The Nonprofit Starter Pack is a free and open source project that is maintained by the Salesforce.com Foundation.
Is the Nonprofit Starter Pack right for my organization?
All nonprofits are different: The operations of every organization are unique. While the Nonprofit Starter Pack is a great fit for many organizations, you should take the time to determine if it is the right fit for your organization. Steve Andersen, the Vice-President of Innovation at the Salesforce.com Foundation walks through some key considerations in this 3-minute video.
The best way to find out if the Nonprofit Starter Pack is for right for your organization is to review the information at http://www.nonprofitstarterpack.org and try it yourself.
Sign up for a trial salesforce.com account
with the Nonprofit Starter Pack already installed, or if you are an existing user,
install the Nonprofit Starter Pack by installing the packages from the Salesforce.com AppExchange.
You can also attend a live webinar "Overview of the Nonprofit Starter Pack" offered regularly by Foundation staff.
