Templates for Nonprofits.

Owned-workbook tools for small and mid-sized nonprofits — built to run the operation from a file you keep, not a per-seat subscription. Start with grant tracking: the pipeline, application deadlines, awarded amounts, reporting due dates, and restricted-fund balances, all in one connected file.

Run your grants from one file you own

Small fundraising (development) teams run their grants out of memory, a shared inbox, and a calendar reminder someone set six months ago — until a report deadline slips or a restricted grant gets spent on the wrong line. The tools here keep the whole grant lifecycle in one place, so nothing falls through the cracks and the knowledge stays with the organization when staff move on.

New to keeping grants in a file? Start free with the free grant deadline tracker — no signup — then read what restricted fund accounting is and how restricted money differs from unrestricted.

Weighing your options? Compare a spreadsheet vs grant management software for the stage your team is at.

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1 template

A connected grant-tracking workbook for the whole grant lifecycle — pipeline, deadlines, reports, and restricted funds — in Excel and Google Sheets. More nonprofit tools are on the way.

Where we fit

Most tools force a choice between a blank spreadsheet you build from scratch and a monthly app that's overkill. Ardent Workshop is the rung in between — structure you own.

  1. Blank spreadsheet

    Free, but you build and maintain every formula, tab and layout yourself.

    • Free
    • Infinite setup
    • No structure
  2. You are here

    Ardent Workshop

    Owned, structured, connected workbooks — a one-time price, yours to keep.

    • One-time price
    • Structured & connected
    • Yours to own

  3. Generic SaaS app

    Powerful, but overkill, rented and locked-in — built for someone bigger than you.

    • Monthly rent
    • Overkill
    • Lock-in