Nonprofit software is designed to help nonprofit and charity organizations meet the specific business needs of not for profit operations. Nonprofit organizations have specific and unique needs when compared to for-profit businesses. This is due to requirements they have for governmental reporting, managing their tax exempt status, and motivating the involvement of specific communities through donations and volunteering. Nonprofit software gives the organization flexibility and scalability in many areas including donor and volunteer management, fundraising, accounting, grant management, and donor prospective management. Nonprofit software is broken down into the following categories to help identify the best nonprofit software for an organization’s specific needs: