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Sign grant applications, volunteer agreements, donor pledges, and board resolutions online — for free. Stop spending your budget on software when you could be spending it on your mission.
Legally binding under the ESIGN Act. No credit card required. 7-day free trial on paid plans.
Paper-based document workflows cost nonprofits more than money. They cost volunteer momentum, board bandwidth, and hours of staff time that should be spent on programs.
DocuSign charges $25/month per user. For a nonprofit with 3 staff, that's $900/year on software — money that could fund programs, staff hours, or direct services. Every dollar spent on overhead is a dollar not reaching your mission.
Calling a full board meeting just to get signatures on a resolution costs everyone time they don't have. The paper-and-mail process adds days of delay to decisions that could be resolved asynchronously in minutes.
When someone raises their hand to volunteer, you have a narrow window of enthusiasm. Every day of paperwork delays is a day someone reconsiders. Digital agreements remove the friction entirely.
A hand-signed waiver stuffed in a filing cabinet is harder to locate and verify than a digital document with an audit trail. When you need to prove a volunteer acknowledged your liability waiver, a dated electronic record is far stronger evidence.
DocuSign is built for enterprise sales teams. Nonprofits have different needs — and a very different budget reality.
| Feature | DocuSign Business Pro | SignBolt Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Price (per user) | $25/user/mo | $8/mo total |
| Annual Cost (3 users) | $900/yr | $96/yr |
| Free Plan | No | Yes (3 docs/mo) |
| Recipients Need Account | Sometimes | Never |
| Multi-Page PDF Support | Yes | Yes |
| Audit Trail (IP + SHA-256) | Yes | Yes |
| Send-for-Signature | Yes | Yes |
| Bulk Signing | Paid add-on | Included in Pro |
| 7-Day Free Trial | No | Yes |
That's $804/year back in your budget — money for programs, not software.
From grant applications to volunteer waivers, most nonprofit documents can be signed electronically. Use your own PDFs or start from one of our 6 built-in templates.
Sign and submit grant applications electronically. Meet funder deadlines without the delay of printing, signing, and mailing paper forms.
Onboard volunteers faster with digital agreements. New volunteers sign waivers and commitments from their phone before they even arrive on-site.
Formalize donor commitments with signed pledge forms. A signed pledge carries more weight and helps your organization plan with confidence.
Collect board member signatures on resolutions without scheduling another meeting. Circulate documents and gather signatures asynchronously.
Hire staff quickly with e-signed offer letters and employment agreements. New hires sign from home before their first day.
Sign contracts with vendors, caterers, venue providers, and service partners. No more chasing paper signatures across multiple organizations.
Protect your organization with signed liability waivers for events, programs, and activities. Participants sign on their phone at check-in.
Formalize partnerships with other organizations, government agencies, or community groups through signed Memoranda of Understanding.
Every dollar matters when you're running a nonprofit. SignBolt gives you professional e-signatures without the enterprise price tag.
Most small nonprofits sign fewer than 3 documents per month. SignBolt's free plan covers that entirely — no credit card required, no trial expiration, no hidden fees. Your donation dollars stay focused on your mission.
DocuSign charges $25+ per month per user. For a nonprofit with 3 staff members, that's $900/year on e-signatures alone. SignBolt's Pro plan costs $8/month total — saving you over $800 annually to redirect toward programs and impact.
Board members are busy professionals who volunteer their time. Don't make them drive to a meeting just to sign a resolution. Circulate documents electronically and collect signatures from board members across the country.
Every signature includes a timestamp, IP address, and SHA-256 document hash. This creates an audit trail that satisfies grant reporting requirements and demonstrates accountability to donors, regulators, and your board.
When someone is excited to volunteer, every hour of delay risks losing them. Send volunteer agreements and liability waivers for instant e-signature — and get them engaged the same day.
Grant applications, partnership MOUs, and employment agreements span multiple pages. SignBolt handles them all — navigate pages, place signature fields anywhere, resize signatures to fit any line.
Four simple steps. No software to install. Signers don't need a SignBolt account.
Upload any nonprofit document as a PDF — grant applications, volunteer agreements, board resolutions, or donor pledges. No reformatting required.
Click anywhere on the document to add signature, date, or text fields. Place them exactly where signatures are needed. Drag to reposition.
Draw your signature, type it, or upload a signature image. Your signed PDF is ready instantly — no waiting, no processing delays.
Use send-for-signature to email board members, volunteers, or donors a direct signing link. They sign from any device without creating a SignBolt account.
Designed for the real constraints nonprofits operate under — limited budgets, volunteer-heavy teams, and board members scattered across time zones.
Free plan covers 3 documents per month — enough for most small nonprofits
Board members sign remotely from any device — no app download required
Full audit trail satisfies grant reporting and donor accountability requirements
Legally binding under the ESIGN Act of 2000 and UETA
Volunteers sign waivers and agreements on their phone at check-in
No long-term contracts — upgrade or cancel anytime
Send-for-signature: email a signing link to anyone — no account needed to sign
Bulk signing for onboarding large volunteer groups with a single template
6 built-in document templates including NDA and Employment Offer
Lightning-fast PDF processing — signed documents ready in under 3 seconds
Multi-page PDF support for complex grant applications and MOUs
Resizable signatures — fits any signature line regardless of document format
7-day free trial on all paid plans
64% cheaper than DocuSign for growing organizations
Running a nonprofit means wearing many hats. You're managing programs, writing grants, coordinating volunteers, and reporting to your board — all while trying to maximize every dollar. The last thing you need is an expensive, complicated e-signature platform.
SignBolt was built to be “stupid simple.” Upload a PDF, place your signature, and download the signed document. That's it. No training sessions, no onboarding calls, no feature bloat. Your team can start signing documents in under a minute.
For organizations that need more volume, the Pro plan at $8/month covers 50 documents — less than the cost of a single certified mailing. Check our pricing page to find the right plan for your organization.
Every plan includes a 7-day free trial. No credit card required to start.
$0
3 docs/month
Perfect for small nonprofits with occasional signing needs.
$4/mo
10 docs/month
For growing organizations signing more frequently.
$8/mo
50 docs/month
Great for mid-size nonprofits. Save $800+/year vs DocuSign.
$24/mo
Unlimited
For large organizations with high-volume signing across programs.
Yes. SignBolt's free plan covers 3 documents per month with no credit card required and no trial expiration. For most small nonprofits, this is more than sufficient. When you need more volume, the Pro plan is $8/month — a fraction of what DocuSign charges.
Yes. When you send a document for signature, recipients receive a link by email and sign directly in their browser. No account, no app download, no friction. This is critical for board members who volunteer their time and won't create yet another software account.
Yes. Board resolutions and other nonprofit governance documents signed electronically are legally binding under the ESIGN Act of 2000 and UETA. SignBolt's audit trail — timestamps, IP addresses, SHA-256 document hashes — creates a defensible record that satisfies regulatory and governance requirements.
Yes. Most grant applications require an authorized signatory. SignBolt supports multi-page PDFs, so you can upload the full application, place the signature field on the required page, and have your executive director sign electronically. The signed PDF downloads immediately and can be submitted to funders.
Upload your liability waiver as a PDF, place a signature field, and send volunteers a signing link before they arrive on-site. They sign from their phone. You get a timestamped, IP-verified signed copy with a cryptographic document hash — a much stronger record than a paper waiver in a filing cabinet.
Sign grant applications, volunteer agreements, and board resolutions online — completely free. Start in under a minute. No credit card required.
7-day free trial on all paid plans. Cancel anytime.