Work
Everyone's busy.
No one's sure who's doing what.
Nonprofit task management made simple. Put every task in one shared place, with a name on it and a due date, so nothing slips and no one carries the whole list alone.
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The problem
The whole to-do list lives in one person's head.
When a team is small and stretched, the to-do list ends up in one person's memory. They hold what's due, who said they'd do what, and what's still hanging. So when they're out, or just swamped, things quietly slip. That's not on you. No one ever gave your team one place to see it all.
Nothing hides in one head anymore. The work sits where the whole team can see it.
What it feels like with Ember in your corner
Imagine a team that all sees the same list.
You open Ember and there's the work. Every task, who's on it, and what's due, laid out plainly. Nothing waits on you to remember it. When someone's out for the week, the work keeps moving, because it was never trapped in their inbox.
The load stops living on one set of shoulders. Everyone can see where things stand, pick up what's theirs, and trust that nothing's quietly falling through.
That's the shift from holding it all alone to sharing the load.
Sound like what you need?
Get the whole to-do list out of your head and into one shared place.
Who it's for
Built for the person who ends up holding everyone's to-do list.
The director, the program coordinator, the volunteer who quietly keeps track of it all. At a small nonprofit that's usually one person, carrying what the whole team needs to get done. You got into this to change something, not to be everyone's reminder. Ember holds the list, so your team can share the load.
Whatever your cause
Built for the work you do.
From food and housing to animals, kids, health, and the environment, Ember fits every kind of nonprofit.
On your side
Finally, tools that treat you fairly.
Small nonprofits get handed clunky tools built for big companies, at prices that punish you for growing. Ember is built the other way around:
Made to fit how you work
Everything is shaped around nonprofits like yours, never a big-company tool bent to fit.
Your whole team, included
Add every staffer and volunteer to your team. You're never charged per person, so a growing team never costs you more.
Your data stays yours
Export it anytime. It’s never sold, and you’re never locked in.
Frequently asked questions
Good questions, honest answers.
How does a small nonprofit team keep track of who's doing what?
Put every task in one shared list, give each one an owner and a due date, and mark it To do, In progress, or Done as it moves. Everyone sees the same list, so nothing lives in one person's head and no task gets done twice. Owners come from your real people in Volunteers and Staff.
What's a simple task tool for a nonprofit team?
Ember Work is a free, shared to-do tool built for small nonprofit teams. You group tasks into projects, put a name and a date on each one, and click a task from To do to In progress to Done. No setup weekend, and no per-person fee.
How do tasks connect to our programs?
Every project belongs to a program, so the work always ties back to what it's for. If a project stands in for a program goal, finishing all its tasks marks that goal done in Programs. You never update two places.
How do we keep things from slipping through the cracks?
Tasks with a due date rise to the top, soonest first, and anything overdue shows in red. Undated tasks sit below in an order you set. So the next thing to do is always right in front of the whole team.
Can we see how far along a project is?
Yes. Each project shows how many steps are done out of the total, with a progress bar, so everyone sees the goal getting closer instead of guessing. Projects in progress sort to the top, so the active work leads.
What happens when we finish a project?
Ember asks for a quick reflection: a win worth sharing, and one thing you'd do differently next time. The win can flow to Stories for your board and supporter updates; the note about next time stays with your team.
Do we have to assign every task to someone?
No. A task can sit as Unassigned until someone picks it up. When you're ready, assign it to anyone on your team, and reassign it any time as things shift.
Do we need the other Ember apps?
No, Work stands on its own. Add Programs and your projects tie to real program goals, so finishing the work moves the goal. Owners come from the same people you already keep in Staff and Volunteers.
What do we commit to?
Nothing. There's no long-term contract, and your data stays yours to export, encrypted in transit and at rest, never sold. Start free, add your whole team, and if it isn't for you, take your data and go. Here's how pricing works, and here's our privacy commitment.
Ready to get everyone on the same page?
Add your first project, drop in the tasks, and put a name on each one. You can set it up this afternoon, and your team sees the same list from day one.
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