Use cases · Nonprofits
Electronic signatures for nonprofits
Collect volunteer agreements, grant documents and board approvals without asking anyone to print, sign and scan. Volunteers, donors and directors sign from an email link on any device, and signing costs them nothing.
3 documents a month free. No credit card.
Documents nonprofits send for signature
Volunteer agreements
Roles, expectations and confidentiality for each new volunteer.
Liability waivers
Waivers for events, programs and activities, signed by each participant before they take part.
Grant agreements
Funding terms signed by your executive director and the funder, in order.
Board resolutions and consents
Written approvals collected from every director without a meeting, where your bylaws allow it.
Donor pledge and gift agreements
Multi-year pledges and gift terms signed by the donor.
Partnership agreements and MOUs
Memoranda of understanding with partner organizations.
How a board consent gets signed
Step 1: Upload the resolution
Export it from your document editor as a PDF.
Step 2: Add every director
Add each board member as a signer, all at once or in order, and the board secretary as a copy recipient.
Step 3: Reminders follow up
Directors who haven't signed get automatic reminders, and you can see who's still outstanding.
Step 4: Keep it with your minutes
Download the sealed PDF and audit certificate for your records.
What nonprofits use most
Free for signers
Volunteers, donors and directors don't pay or create an account. Only the sender needs a plan.
Bulk send
Send a waiver or volunteer agreement to up to 25 people at a time, each with their own copy.
Bulk send is included from Professional, and from Business Standard for teams.
Your own templates
Your volunteer agreement and waiver saved with their fields in place, ready for every event.
Saving your own templates is included from Standard, and on every business plan.
Signing order and reminders
Directors or funders sign in the order you set, and reminders follow up with anyone who hasn't.
Good to know before you send
- Whether a liability waiver holds up depends on state law and its wording, and waivers signed on behalf of minors are treated differently in many states. Have yours reviewed.
- Check that your bylaws and state law allow board action by written or electronic consent, and what vote it needs.
- Some funders require grant agreements to be signed in their own portal.
- Signing is free for volunteers and donors, but each document you send counts toward your plan's envelope allowance.
This is general information, not legal advice, and the rules differ between countries and states. For everything SignThis doesn't do, see what SignThis does not have.
Common questions
Do volunteers need an account to sign?
No. They sign from the link in their email on any phone or computer. Only the sender needs a SignThis account.
Can board members sign on their phones?
Yes. Directors open the emailed link on any phone, tablet or computer and sign in the browser.
Can the funder sign before our executive director?
Yes. Set the signing order so the funder signs first, or the other way round. Each person is invited when it's their turn.
How do we keep records of signed waivers?
Each signed copy arrives sealed, with an audit certificate. Download them into your own records and keep them for as long as your retention policy requires.
Can we collect waivers from everyone coming to an event?
Yes, with bulk send: one waiver goes to up to 25 people at a time, each with their own copy to sign. Bulk send is included from Professional, and from Business Standard for teams.
Can a parent sign a waiver for a child?
Yes. Send it to the parent's or guardian's email address and they sign it. How a waiver signed for a minor is treated depends on your state's law.
How much does SignThis cost?
The free plan sends up to 3 documents a month, with no payment card and no end date. For more, plans start at $8 a month, billed monthly with no annual commitment. Signing is free for the people you send to. See every plan and its limits.