Atlassian offers its workflow apps for free to NFPs and social enterprises

It’s a potential game changer for small charities and not-for-profits, where the workload can be relentless and efficiencies are vital.

Atlassian’s chief sustainability officer, Jessica Hyman, said, “The reality is simple: these teams are tackling some of the world’s toughest challenges, often with a fraction of the resources available to for‑profit companies. I’m proud to see Atlassian helping level the playing field and helping the organisations carrying so much of this work.”

Atlassian for Nonprofits said it would be making available standard or premium versions of the Teamwork Collection, consisting of Loom, Jira and Confluence, to up to 25 users, at eligible NFPs and social enterprises. The Community Advocate has confirmed the offer is available for Australian organisations.

Loom is a video messaging app, Jira is designed for project management and Confluence is a collaboration tool designed to help teams create, store and share content.

The company also announced that all three apps would come with Rovo, Atlassian’s AI-driven assistant for finding information, automating tasks and generating content, as well as Home, Goals and Projects, the company’s standard apps for tracking goals and workflow.

The director of Atlassian for Nonprofits, Taylor Light, announcing the move, wrote, “When organisations plan and track work across teams, align work to shared goals, capture collective knowledge, and make AI part of the team, big goals feel achievable. That’s the dream, but the Atlassian Foundation recognizes that for many social impact teams, making that a reality can feel out of reach.

“That’s where Atlassian for Nonprofits comes in. We empower social impact teams to tackle core collaboration challenges through trusted tools, teamwork support, and peer learning. By streamlining teamwork and increasing efficiency, nonprofits and social enterprises can spend more time on the work that matters most.

“We are always working to better serve social impact organizations globally, and this community’s feedback has guided our latest evolution: expanding our social impact discounts,” he wrote.

Last October, Atlassian for Nonprofits revealed it was offering major discounts to social enterprises, as well as NFPs, but now it has gone all the way to offering its apps free of charge for eligible organisations working to create social impact.

It has also announced discounts for not-for-profits and social enterprises registered in low or lower-middle income countries, as defined by the World Bank.

“We hope these expanded discounts make our apps more accessible for teams closest to some of the world’s toughest challenges,” Light wrote.

As well as the 100 per cent discount on Atlassian tools, the company is offering not-for-profits and social enterprises support and resources, such as dedicated time with Atlassian experts to get set up, seminars on how to make strategy actionable, how to streamline grant management and how to track service delivery, and even one-on-one sessions to upskill charity staff.

Atlassian said organisations eligible for discounts were not-for-profits and social enterprises that are any of the following:

• non-governmental (independent from government control)
• non-political (or against any political party, candidate, or campaign) [sic]
• recognised as a nonprofit
• for-profit with a social mission (as defined by Atlassian and verified by Goodstack, as per the FAQs).

More information

Information about the free and discounted offer is available here.

More resources and information about Atlassian for Nonprofits are available here.