Network for Good Review: What Nonprofits Actually Get Now That It's Part of Bonterra
By UVIDSTUDIO · August 1, 2026 · 8 min read · Strategy & Growth
Network for Good bundles donor CRM, email, and fundraising pages into one all-in-one platform — but it no longer publishes pricing, and quotes run $100–$300+/month plus a 3% transaction fee. What that buys, and who it fits.
Network for Good built its reputation as the "starter CRM" for small nonprofits — a donor database, fundraising pages, and email marketing bundled into one login instead of three separate subscriptions. Since its 2023 merger into Bonterra (the same parent that now owns EveryAction), the product still exists and still targets the same customer, but the sales motion changed: pricing is no longer public, and every organization gets a custom quote after a demo. That opacity is the first thing to plan around, not a footnote — here is what it actually costs, what the setup order looks like, and where a small organization should look instead.
The cost structure
Network for Good does not publish a rate card in 2026. Reported quotes cluster between $100 and $300 per month, scaled by contact count and which modules (donor pages, email, events) an organization turns on, and sales reps are known to hold back the lowest tier until an organization pushes for it — budget the conversation, not just the invoice. On top of the subscription, donation processing carries a standard 3% transaction fee, separate from the monthly cost and layered on every gift that comes through the platform's forms — a meaningful drag compared to Givebutter's tip-funded 0% model or standard card processing in the 2.9% + $0.30 range.
Run the math before signing: an organization processing $150,000 a year through Network for Good's own checkout pays roughly $4,500 in platform transaction fees alone, before the monthly subscription. That is the number a demo call will not lead with, and it is the one that should decide whether the all-in-one convenience is worth it versus routing donations through a lower-fee processor and syncing the data separately.
Setup: the this-week version
Do not let the demo-to-contract sales cycle turn into the implementation plan — set the order yourself.
1. Get the quote in writing before you commit, itemized by module and contact tier, and ask directly what the price looks like at your current list size plus 25% headroom for growth — vague verbal quotes have a way of becoming higher invoices at renewal.
2. Import donor and gift history in stages, starting with core records, reconciling totals against your bank statement or outgoing system before layering in soft credits, pledges, and notes.
3. Decide on processing before building your donation form. If the 3% fee changes your math, ask whether Network for Good supports routing through your own merchant account, or plan to keep a lower-fee donation platform as the checkout and use Network for Good purely as the CRM layer.
4. Turn on the email tools with your existing list, not a fresh one — migrate subscriber history and suppressions first so your first campaign does not re-solicit someone who already opted out elsewhere.
5. Confirm Google Ad Grants and TechSoup discounts are claimed before paying full retail on any add-on module — nonprofit-tier pricing exists across most of this stack and most organizations leave it unclaimed. Our Google Ad Grants guide covers the acquisition side this feeds.
6. Run one real donation through the live form on a phone with a real card before announcing anything — a broken checkout a donor finds is the most expensive bug an all-in-one platform can ship.
Where it fits — and where it stops
Network for Good fits a small, staff-light nonprofit that wants one vendor and one login for donor records, email, and donation pages, and would rather pay a bundled premium than manage integrations between separate tools. It is a gentler on-ramp than DonorPerfect for an organization that has never had a real CRM, and it avoids the multi-tool assembly that Kindful is built to solve for organizations already running several disconnected systems.
It stops being the economical choice the moment transaction volume grows — the 3% fee on every gift is the platform's real price tag, and it scales with your success rather than shrinking with it. At that point, compare the all-in bill honestly against a dedicated low-fee donation platform paired with a purpose-built CRM from our donor tools roundup — the unbundled version is more setup work but is usually cheaper once giving passes six figures.
The honest summary: get the quote itemized before you sign anything, model the 3% transaction fee against your actual giving volume, and revisit the decision once you outgrow it rather than assuming one platform serves every stage. If you'd like a second opinion on whether Network for Good — or a leaner combination of tools — fits your organization's size in Jersey City, Hudson County, or the NYC metro, that is exactly what our nonprofit consultation is for.