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Employee Recognition Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofits write the most thoughtful recognition on Matter: more than 1 in 5 thank-yous runs past 30 words, the most of any industry. Mission-driven appreciation, on a nonprofit budget.
Nonprofit
The longest, most heartfelt thank-yous of any industry.

Mission-driven work still burns people out

Nonprofit teams give everything to the mission and often have nothing budgeted for each other. The appreciation is real, nonprofits write the longest thank-yous we measured, it just needs a place to live.

Matter's Free Forever plan and coin-to-donation rewards fit how nonprofits actually operate.

How Matter works on a nonprofit budget

Mission-aligned appreciation without a new line item.

1

Kudos

Heartfelt peer appreciation tied to your mission and values. Kudos post in the channel as designed cards with coins attached.

2

Donation rewards

Employees can turn earned coins into charitable donations, keeping rewards on mission. Charitable donations let employees redeem coins for causes they choose.

3

Feedback Friday

A weekly ritual that protects appreciation from the urgency of the work. Feedback Friday posts a kickoff, a reminder, and a recap every week, automatically.

Nothing to buy before you start

Matter installs into Slack or Microsoft Teams in about two minutes, and the Free Forever plan means a small team can run recognition at no cost.

No separate logins

Recognition happens inside Slack or Microsoft Teams. No new accounts to create, no passwords to reset, ever.

User management syncs itself

Membership follows your Slack or Teams directory automatically. No HRIS required to start, and 250+ supported when you want them.

About 2 minutes to set up

Install Matter, add it to a channel, and your team can start recognizing each other the same day.
At a recent team event, we had a culture workshop and asked people: 'What's something we're doing right now, that we need to continue doing for our company culture?' We had 15 people answering the survey, and 70% mentioned Matter as the one thing we need to keep using.
Victor Neumann, CEO and Co-Founder at Invest It! Academy

What the data says about nonprofit teams

Nonprofits write the most thoughtful recognition we measured.

Aggregate, anonymized data across thousands of teams on Matter, trailing 12 months. Full methodology in The Recognition Habit: 2026 Benchmark Report. See the research →

1 in 5

nonprofit thank-yous runs past 30 words, the most of any industry

78%

of nonprofit recognition flows peer to peer

2.5x

more recognition per member on teams that build a recognition ritual

Frequently asked questions

Is there real nonprofit-friendly pricing?

The Free Forever plan is $0 with unlimited users, and paid plans start at $1 per user per month. Every workspace begins with a free 14-day trial of everything.

Can rewards support our mission?

Yes. Alongside gift cards, employees can redeem coins as charitable donations. See how donation rewards work.

How long does setup take?

About 2 minutes to install and 5 to 10 to customize. Users sync from Slack or Microsoft Teams automatically, so there is no HRIS project between you and launch. 250+ HRIS integrations are supported when you want them.

Can we switch from another recognition tool?

Yes. Matter converts existing point balances, migration is free on paid plans, and teams under 100 people typically switch in 1 to 2 days, under 1,000 in under a week. See alternatives and comparisons.

Already using another recognition tool?

Switching is a smaller project than it sounds. Your balances come with you, the migration is free on paid plans, and most teams are live within days. Historical kudos do not carry over, so you start with a clean feed and full balances.

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Existing balances convert

Point balances from your current platform convert to Matter coins, so nobody loses what they have already earned.

Migration is free on paid plans

Matter handles the migration at no cost on any paid plan. You share the data, we do the work.

Live in days, not quarters

Teams under 100 people typically switch in 1 to 2 days. Teams under 1,000 are usually done in under a week.

An award-winning platform

G2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Leader - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Best Results - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Best Relationship - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Best Usability - MatterG2 Fall 2026 - Employee Recognition Software Highest User Adoption - Matter

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