The LMS for nonprofits & NGOs

The LMS for Nonprofits
That Trains Volunteers, Staff & Members

Skill Carrot is the LMS for nonprofits that skips the fixed-date orientation session and the messy spreadsheet. Build volunteer, staff, and board training in the Google Sheet you already use, deliver it over WhatsApp or any phone, and get everyone trained without hiring an L&D team.

  • Live in a day - no authoring tool to learn
  • No app for volunteers to download
  • One flat price trains staff, volunteers & members
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Launch volunteer training in a day. See exactly how.

Watch the full walkthrough - from course creation to enrolled volunteers in under a minute.

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Build your training in Google Sheets

Add your orientation, safeguarding, or board training to SkillCarrot's Sheets template - paste video links, add quiz questions, attach slide decks. No authoring tool, no vendor, no L&D background needed.

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Publish your course in the app

Name it to match your Google Sheet, add a description, and set start and end dates. One click connects the Sheet and your training goes live.

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Assign to volunteers, staff & members

Add people individually, upload your whole roster via CSV, or assign by group - "New Volunteers," "Board," "Chapter Leads." Everyone gets access on any phone, no login friction.

A Training Toolkit Built for Mission-Driven Teams

Whether you're onboarding a new wave of volunteers, keeping the board fiduciary-informed, or proving completion to a funder, SkillCarrot adapts to your organization's training needs.

Volunteers Safeguarding Board Members Grants WhatsApp
Volunteers

Volunteer Onboarding

Get new volunteers oriented and out on the floor fast - structured onboarding they can finish on their own phone before their first shift.

Any phone, no app Self-paced Roster upload
Safeguarding

Safeguarding & Compliance

Build training for youth-protection, mandated-reporter, harassment-prevention, and data-protection requirements - with a completion record for every person trained.

Completion tracking Refresher reminders Exportable records
Board

Board & Governance Training

Onboard new trustees and directors on fiduciary duty, conflicts of interest, and grant-compliance basics - so every board member starts informed.

Board onboarding Grant compliance Progress tracking
Members

Member & Chapter Training

Train members, chapters, or external constituents at the same flat price as your staff - no per-learner fees to punish a growing membership. Works just as well as an LMS for associations running member certification or continuing-education programs.

Unlimited learners Flat pricing Chapter rollout
WhatsApp

Reach Deskless Volunteers

Most volunteers have no org email or company device. Deliver reminders, links, and certificates over WhatsApp and push - where they already are.

WhatsApp delivery Push reminders No org email needed
Grants

Funder & Board Reports

Show funders, boards, and regulators exactly who's trained with a clean, exportable completion record - no spreadsheet wrangling required.

Completion records Audit-ready One-click export
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Non-Profit-Friendly Pricing - One Flat Rate for Everyone You Train

No per-learner fees. Train staff, volunteers, and members at the same flat price - because your mission shouldn't get more expensive as it grows.

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Standard

$29/mo

Up to 50 staff, volunteers & members

  • Unlimited training courses
  • Quizzes and certificates
  • Completion reports and dashboards
  • Email support
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Premium

$89/mo

Up to 200 staff, volunteers & members

  • Unlimited training courses
  • Quizzes and certificates
  • Completion reports and dashboards
  • Email support
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Enterprise

Custom

Unlimited - multi-chapter & federated orgs

  • Everything in Premium, plus:
  • Unlimited staff, volunteers & members
  • White-labeling and customizations
  • Content creation services
  • Dedicated success manager
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All plans include a 7-day free trial. No credit card required. Cancel anytime. Flat pricing - never billed per volunteer.

Non-Profit & NGO Training: Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about using SkillCarrot to train volunteers, staff, board members, and the wider community you serve.

Yes - Skill Carrot is built as a lightweight LMS for nonprofits and NGOs that don't want enterprise complexity or per-seat pricing. You get the same course builder, quizzes, certificates, and completion tracking as a traditional enterprise LMS, at one flat monthly price with no per-volunteer fees. It's a strong fit for the many small and mid-sized nonprofits and associations comparing dedicated LMS for nonprofits options.
Skill Carrot isn't free, but every plan starts with a full 7-day free trial - no credit card required - so you can build a real course and test it with your team before paying anything. Flat pricing starts at $29/month per organization, not per learner, which is typically far less than what a "free" LMS ends up costing once you hit its user or feature caps.
Skill Carrot isn't a traditional enterprise LMS - no IT team, no per-seat pricing, no complex admin. It's a training toolkit built for mission-driven teams: build your course in a Google Sheet you already know, publish in minutes, and train staff, volunteers, and members at one flat price.
Yes. Volunteers open training in a browser on any phone - no app to download, no org email required. You can deliver links and reminders over WhatsApp or push notification, which is where most volunteers already are.
You can build and assign these trainings just like any other course - add your content to a Sheet, publish, and assign it to staff and volunteers with tracked completion. Skill Carrot isn't a compliance authority or accreditor, so always confirm current requirements for your state or country and program type, but the platform gives you a clean, exportable completion record for funders, boards, and regulators.
The same simple flat-rate plans as everywhere else on Skill Carrot - $29 or $89 a month, or custom pricing for larger and multi-chapter organizations - but priced per organization, not per learner. Onboarding 40 new volunteers costs the same as onboarding 4.
Yes - flat pricing means you can train internal staff and external members, volunteers, or chapters under the same plan, without extra per-learner charges.
Most teams launch their first course in under a day. Add your content to our Google Sheets template, publish it in the app, and assign it to a volunteer group or a CSV roster - no technical setup required.
Courses don't update automatically when you edit the Sheet. You manually sync changes when you're ready, so an accidental edit or a deleted Sheet never disrupts learners already enrolled.
Yes - every plan includes a full 7-day free trial with access to all features. No credit card required to start.

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