Little Green Light
Grant management software
Admission-based nonprofit software
Donor management software
Fundraising software
Nonprofit CRM software
Nonprofit software
- Features
- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
- Affordability
- Market presence
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What is Little Green Light
Little Green Light is a cloud-based donor management and fundraising database for nonprofits. It centralizes constituent records, donation and pledge tracking, acknowledgements, email communications, and reporting to support development operations. The product is typically used by small to mid-sized nonprofits that want a configurable CRM-style system without a full enterprise suite. It also includes online donation forms and integrations with common payment processors and accounting tools.
Strong donor CRM fundamentals
The system maintains constituent profiles with giving history, relationships, notes, tasks, and segmentation fields. It supports common development workflows such as pledges, recurring gifts, soft credits, and tribute gifts. Built-in queries and reports help teams produce mailing lists, dashboards, and year-end summaries without exporting data for basic analysis.
Integrated fundraising workflows
Little Green Light includes tools for gift entry, acknowledgements, receipting, and email communications tied to constituent records. Online donation forms can feed gifts directly into the database, reducing manual entry for many organizations. These capabilities align well with day-to-day fundraising operations where a unified donor database is the primary need.
Practical integrations and exports
The product supports integrations and data exchange with common nonprofit tooling such as payment processing and accounting workflows, plus CSV import/export for interoperability. This helps organizations connect donation intake and bookkeeping processes without adopting a broader enterprise platform. Data import tools also support initial migration from spreadsheets or legacy donor databases.
Limited grantmaking functionality
While it can track interactions and payments related to grants received, it is not purpose-built for end-to-end grantmaking programs (applications, reviewer scoring, panel workflows, and award lifecycle management). Organizations running competitive application and review processes typically need a dedicated application/review platform. As a result, grant program administration may require separate systems and manual reconciliation.
Not an ERP-style suite
Little Green Light focuses on fundraising CRM rather than full nonprofit back-office capabilities such as general ledger, procurement, HR, or complex multi-entity financial controls. Organizations seeking a single system for finance and operations may find the scope insufficient. This can increase reliance on third-party accounting and operational tools.
Advanced automation can be constrained
Compared with more enterprise-oriented nonprofit platforms, workflow automation, complex business rules, and highly customized constituent journeys may be more limited. Teams with sophisticated multi-channel campaigns or complex data models may need additional tools for marketing automation and analytics. Customization is available, but it may not match the depth of platforms designed for large-scale program administration.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan (number of constituent records) | Price (monthly) | Price if prepaid 12 months (-10%) | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 2,500 | $45 / month | $486 / year ($40.50/mo. effective) | All features included; Unlimited users; No setup/cancellation/contract/upsells; Cloud-based; Support resources; Security & backups. Source: LGL pricing page and KB. |
| Up to 5,000 | $60 / month | $648 / year ($54.00/mo. effective) | Same feature set; tiered by constituent count. |
| Up to 10,000 | $75 / month | $810 / year ($67.50/mo. effective) | " |
| Up to 20,000 | $90 / month | $972 / year ($81.00/mo. effective) | " |
| Up to 30,000 | $105 / month | $1,134 / year ($94.50/mo. effective) | " |
| Up to 40,000 | $120 / month | $1,296 / year ($108.00/mo. effective) | " |
| Up to 50,000 | $135 / month | $1,458 / year ($121.50/mo. effective) | " |
| Over 50,000 | Add $15 / month for each additional 10,000 constituents (accounts can go up to 200,000 records) | Calculated accordingly; prepay discount applies on gross amount | Example: 100,000 = $135 + (5 x $15) = $210 / month. |
Additional notes:
- Online donation processing: pay-as-you-go transaction fees are charged by the payment processor and start at 2.2% + $0.30 per transaction; LGL does not take a forms fee under the current pricing.
- Prepayment discounts: 3 months = 2.5% off; 6 months = 5% off; 12 months = 10% off (12-month prepaid prices shown above reflect the 10% discount).
- Free trial: All accounts receive the first 30 days free (no credit card required).
- No other LGL subscription fees (no setup/cancellation fees).
Seller details
Little Green Light, LLC
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