Anthropic released the Claude for Nonprofits plugin on October 26, 2026. It is a set of skills and connectors that Anthropic says it built with about 30 nonprofits. The plugin installs automatically for verified nonprofits on Team and Enterprise plans, at no added cost.
For agencies and IT leads who run Claude for nonprofit clients, this changes a default. Until now, Claude for Nonprofits meant discounted plans, three connectors and a free course. Skills now show up in staff accounts without anyone adding them. Some of those skills read donor, grant and HR records through connectors.
The short version: the plugin covers fundraising, marketing, hiring and board work, plus two setup skills. Anthropic says to run the "map your organization" skill first, because the other skills read that map. Before staff start, an admin should check plugin settings and connectors. The policy skill also needs a written AI use policy to read. A plugin settings change on November 30 also matters for Team and Enterprise admins.
This post covers what the plugin contains, how the records map works and which connectors it uses. It then covers admin controls, who qualifies for Claude for Nonprofits, and how OpenAI and Google run their programs.
What Anthropic released on October 26
According to Anthropic’s announcement, the plugin helps teams "set up Claude responsibly" with their own context and policies. It supports fundraising "from research through reporting" and takes on routine operations work.
Anthropic gives some background numbers. It says more than 25,000 nonprofits use Claude. More than 75% of them have fewer than 10 Claude seats. The program first launched last December, with connectors for Blackbaud, Candid and Benevity.
The same post lists changes made over the past year.
- Nonprofit plans now get the same models as standard Team and Enterprise plans.
- The Team plan minimum dropped to two people.
- Claude Code is included in nonprofit plans at no added cost.
Anthropic also plans to extend Claude Corps, its fellows program for US nonprofits. A planned Taproot partnership would add pro bono consultants.
What is in the Claude for Nonprofits plugin
The announcement groups the skills into three areas. Anthropic’s nonprofit solutions page counts 14 skills across four areas. The table follows the solutions page.
| Area | What the skills do | Example task Anthropic gives |
|---|---|---|
| Knowing your organization | Records map, voice guide, answers from your AI policy | Staff ask “Can I use Claude for this?” and get an answer from the policy |
| Marketing | Campaign planning, content review, decks | Plan a campaign sized to the team’s bandwidth |
| Your team | Job posts, interview guides, onboarding, HR policy answers, board recruitment | Plan a new hire’s first 90 days |
| Fundraising | Funder and grant research, proposal writing, grant reporting, donor relations | Forward an RFP and get a breakdown of eligibility and requirements |
Anthropic says grant research comes "with sources cited," and that grant reports include sources for their figures. That helps a reviewer, but someone still has to check each figure before a report goes to a funder.
New to skills? Our explainer on what AI skills are covers how they load and run.
Start the Claude for Nonprofits plugin with the records map
Anthropic’s advice is plain. To begin, it says to "ask Claude to map where your organization keeps its information." The other skills build on that map.
Here is how the announcement describes it. Claude asks where each kind of record lives, such as donor data, grant files, finances and policies. With memory on, it saves that map for each person. It then offers to connect the tools it cannot reach yet.
Three things follow for admins.
- The map is per person. Two staff members can end up with different maps. Agree on the answers first, so the map matches across the team.
- Memory has to be on. If your organization turned memory off, check how the skill behaves before you roll it out.
- The map leads to connector prompts. Decide in advance which systems staff may connect. Otherwise whoever clicks first makes the call.
Our post on Claude Projects explains how memory and shared context work in Claude today.
The AI policy skill needs a policy
The second setup skill lets staff ask whether a task is allowed. Anthropic says staff "get the answer based on your organization’s own AI policy."
That only works if the policy exists and Claude can reach it. Many small nonprofits do not have one. Anthropic points those teams to a Claude Academy tutorial on data handling and drafting a simple AI use policy. It also runs an admin webinar on the same subject on November 10.
Our earlier post on AI vendor usage policies covers the vendor side of the same question.
Which connectors the plugin uses
The Claude Academy getting-started tutorial names three nonprofit connectors.
- Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, for donor records, gift history, events and communications.
- Candid, for nonprofit and foundation profiles, financials and grant data.
- Benevity, a database of validated nonprofits for cause discovery and research.
The tutorial also lists Microsoft 365, Gmail, Google Drive, Asana, Slack and HubSpot. The solutions page adds Salesforce. Each connector is a separate access decision. Our posts on Blackbaud Lantern and Claude for Google Workspace cover what two of those systems expose.
Claude for Nonprofits admin settings to check
Anthropic’s help article on managing plugins for your organization says owners and primary owners manage plugins in Organization settings, under Plugins & skills. Each plugin gets one of four settings. The options are installed by default, available to install, not available, or required.
The announcement does not say which setting the Claude for Nonprofits plugin uses. It also does not say whether admins can hide it. Check the Inventory tab in your own organization.
The same article flags a point for teams that also use Claude Code. Plugins set to "installed by default" or "required" also install in Claude Code when users sign in with their Claude account. There, a plugin’s hooks and MCP servers run on the user’s own computer.
A second article, on the new Plugins page, adds two dated changes.
- For Team plans, “Customize” becomes “Plugins” in the sidebar, rolling out from October 29 and generally available November 9.
- Starting November 30, Team and Enterprise organizations with Skills off lose plugins in the Claude Desktop app. Plugins also need the “Cloud code execution and file creation” setting.
Who qualifies for Claude for Nonprofits, and what it costs
Anthropic’s solutions page says Claude for Nonprofits pricing is open to registered 501(c)(3) organizations and their international equivalents. K-12 public and private schools qualify too. Some mission-based healthcare providers also qualify, including Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.
Team plan customers verify through Goodstack, which Anthropic says takes about two to three minutes. Enterprise customers are verified by Anthropic’s nonprofit sales team.
As of November 2026, the solutions page lists these prices.
- Team, nonprofit standard: $8 per user per month, for 2 to 150 seats.
- Team, nonprofit access: $3 per user per month, for nonprofits based in low- and middle-income countries.
- Enterprise: no listed price; set through Anthropic’s sales team.
The page notes that prices exclude tax and may change. On data, the Academy tutorial says Anthropic does not train models on Team or Enterprise data by default. Our post on the Claude Ultra plan covers Anthropic’s individual plans.
How OpenAI and Google run nonprofit programs
The other two large platforms take different routes. OpenAI’s help article lists ChatGPT Business Standard seats for nonprofits at $8 per user per month billed annually. Monthly billing is $10. Premium seats get no discount, Enterprise discounts go up to 75% through sales, and Goodstack also handles verification. OpenAI lists no nonprofit-specific skills. Google for Nonprofits lists a $0 Workspace for Nonprofits edition for up to 2,000 users, with the Gemini app and Gemini Notebook. It lists 70% to 75% off Business and Enterprise plans. For Microsoft, see our post on nonprofit Copilot discounts. For Google’s AI settings, see Gemini defaults.
Dates for admins
- November 9: the new Plugins page is generally available on Team and other non-Enterprise plans.
- November 10: Anthropic’s admin webinar, “Claude for Nonprofits: An Admin’s Guide to Data Handling and AI Use Policy.”
- November 12: Anthropic’s staff webinar, “Claude for Nonprofits: A Staff Guide to Making Claude Useful on Day One.”
- November 30: Skills-off organizations lose plugins in Claude Desktop, and Enterprise plans get the new Plugins page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Claude for Nonprofits plugin?
A set of skills and connectors Anthropic released on October 26, 2026, built with about 30 nonprofits. It covers fundraising, marketing, hiring, board work, and two setup skills for a records map and AI policy questions.
Who gets the Claude for Nonprofits plugin?
Anthropic says it installs automatically for verified nonprofits on Team and Enterprise plans, at no added cost.
How many skills are in it?
Anthropic’s solutions page says 14 skills across four areas: knowing your organization, marketing, your team, and fundraising.
What should an admin set up first?
The records map. Anthropic says the other skills build on it. Agree on where each kind of record lives before staff run it, since the map is saved per person.
Which connectors does it use?
Anthropic names Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT, Candid and Benevity as nonprofit connectors. Its tutorial also lists Microsoft 365, Gmail, Google Drive, Asana, Slack and HubSpot, and the solutions page adds Salesforce.
Can admins turn the plugin off?
Anthropic’s help center lets owners set any plugin to installed by default, available, not available, or required. The announcement does not say how the nonprofit plugin is set, so check your Inventory tab.
How does Claude for Nonprofits verification work?
Team plan customers verify through Goodstack, which Anthropic says takes about two to three minutes. Anthropic’s nonprofit sales team verifies Enterprise customers.
Does Anthropic train on nonprofit data?
Anthropic’s tutorial says that by default it does not use data from Team or Enterprise accounts to train models.
Is the plugin covered by a HIPAA BAA?
No. Anthropic says the BAA under its HIPAA configuration does not cover connectors, plugins or skills. Keep protected health information out of them.
