HubSpot for Nonprofits – Benefits, Integrations, & Discounts

HubSpot is a powerful tool for nonprofits, but you aren't alone if you aren't sure exactly how to use it. Leveraging HubSpot's powerful tools can help you build better and longer-lasting relationships with your donors. In this article, we'll walk you through everything you need to know about HubSpot, including how to use the Donorbox + HubSpot integration.

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HubSpot for Nonprofits – Benefits, Integrations, & Discounts

According to HubSpot, selling to a current customer has a 60-70% chance of success. New prospects have only a five to twenty percent chance. These numbers are hard to ignore, and nonprofit donors are the same.

A nonprofit’s financial success depends on how they connect with donors. That’s why a quality donor database is crucial to the organization’s success.

HubSpot is a constituent relationship management (CRM) platform that helps nonprofits track donor activity and plan their organization’s communication, fundraising, and marketing actions. Nonprofits can use HubSpot to reach a new audience, convert them to donors, strengthen relationships, and encourage them to give more.

In this article, we’ll share why nonprofits use HubSpot and how your nonprofit can get the most out of Donorbox’s HubSpot integration.


Why Use HubSpot for Nonprofits?

Fundraising is primarily about relationship building. Nonprofits that don’t have enough information on their donors’ actions and interests don’t have a solid foundation to build upon. That is where HubSpot can help.

HubSpot’s CRM system is highly rated by for-profit businesses worldwide, but they have also developed their platform to support nonprofits’ needs.

Nonprofits can use CRMs to segment donors by demographics, ability to give, and program interests, and for sending out targeted marketing pieces. Hubspot’s CRM also includes the following perks:

  • A free CRM for up to 1 million contacts
  • Ability to segment donors
  • Customizable report dashboards

Knowing how important data is to nonprofits, Donorbox enables you to connect its existing database with HubSpot for more powerful data utilization. We’ll discuss that in detail later in the blog.

First, let’s take a look at HubSpot’s different features.


1. CMS Hub

A customized website encourages greater participation by visitors. Search engine optimization (SEO) tools like keywords and backlinks help organizations rank higher on Google to reach a larger audience.

Donors that find a nonprofit’s website through search engines or external marketing can be enticed to act when viewing a website or will quickly leave if they’re not impressed.

HubSpot helps nonprofits customize their website in the following ways:

  • Editable themes
  • SEO tools
  • Drag and drop editor
  • Custom landing pages
  • Ability to install a tracking code to see web visitor behavior

2. Marketing Hub

A website is only the first marketing step. You must find ways to get donors to your website. HubSpot helps nonprofits develop workflows and campaigns with email marketing and social media management tools.

HubSpot provides email templates to fit your branding with no coding and lets nonprofits schedule drip campaigns (a series of automated emails to targeted audiences) and automated workflow emails based on people’s actions.


3. Sales Hub

HubSpot’s Sales Hub uses its CRM system to store donor and gift information in one place. Nonprofits can use donor marketing pipelines to build relationships and further communication via emails, social media, and a meeting scheduler.

Their superb customer service lets nonprofits create how-to playbooks to keep all team members aware and informed of how these features work.


HubSpot Nonprofit Pricing

HubSpot is a free CRM system that lets nonprofits store all donor and gift information, segment donors, and include a tracking code to watch what website visitors are doing. Their free plan also includes several marketing, sales, and CMS features like:

  • Blog with HubSpot branding
  • SEO recommendations and optimizations
  • Website traffic analysis
  • 1-to-1 emails with HubSpot branding
  • List segmentation for 5 active and 1,000 static lists
  • Email scheduling
  • Mobile inbox
  • HubSpot mobile app
  • Up to three reporting dashboards

and more.

Nonprofits can sign up for paid packages for automation features, performance tracking, custom reporting, and more. HubSpot’s Professional package is regularly priced at $9,600 a year. Their Enterprise package is $43,200 a year.

HubSpot also provides a 40% discount on all Professional and Enterprise subscriptions. They must be new customers and sign up for an annual term contract to get the discount.


Nonprofit Eligibility Requirements

Many nonprofits based in the United States, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand can benefit from HubSpot’s CRM, marketing, and sales tools.

HubSpot does not work for the following:

  • Government organizations and agencies
  • Universities, colleges, and academic networks
  • Hospitals and healthcare organizations
  • Professional commerce organizations
  • Athletic organizations
  • Political, labor, or fraternal organizations

After signing up for HubSpot’s package, nonprofits need to evaluate their eligibility before being approved for HubSpot membership.


Making the Most of HubSpot for Nonprofits – via Donorbox

Nonprofits that fundraise with Donorbox can benefit from HubSpot’s features. Donorbox’s native integration with HubSpot lets nonprofits use both tools to scale their fundraising and donor relationships.

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Donorbox features like donation forms, customizable fundraising pages, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer campaigns, membership campaigns, and event ticketing help organizations boost their donations, while also collecting and storing donor and donation data in the Donorbox database.

When you connect your Donorbox account with HubSpot, you let that crucial data seamlessly flow into your HubSpot account in near-real time. This empowers you to leverage Donorbox’s conversion-optimized features while keeping all your donor data in HubSpot for marketing and relationship-building needs.

And the steps to get these two powerful tools connected are very simple –

  1. Sign up for a free Donorbox account. You should have an active HubSpot account before you get started.
  2. On your Donorbox account, click ‘Integrations & Add-ons’.
  3. Select ‘HubSpot’.
  4. Activate the add-on. There’s a nominal price of $50/month for the add-on.
  5. You’ll be taken to the HubSpot login screen.
  6. Login and authenticate your account with a code sent to your email ID.
  7. Select the Donorbox account you want to connect and click ‘Choose Account’.
  8. Give permission to connect with Donorbox. Click “Connect app’.
  9. Your Donorbox account is now connected to HubSpot.

We have a detailed step-by-step blog to help you get started right away.


Final Thoughts

Nonprofit marketing relies on donor details and strong communications. HubSpot tools allow nonprofits to leverage this vital information, personalize communication, and strengthen donor relationships.

And with Donorbox seamlessly integrating with HubSpot, you can manage all your donor data in one place to develop a targeted communication plan and fundraise better.

Learn about Donorbox’s all-in-one fundraising system, its wide range of features and integrations, and much more on the website. Sign up to start fundraising like a pro!

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Kristine Ensor is a freelance writer with over a decade of experience working with local and international nonprofits. As a nonprofit professional she has specialized in fundraising, marketing, event planning, volunteer management, and board development.

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