Google Workspace for nonprofits and churches
Google Workspace setup for nonprofits, done for you.
Google gives nonprofits the licence free. Lifehouse Development does the setup and the move for a fixed $6,500.
- Google's licence, for eligible nonprofits
- $0
- Fixed, to have it set up and moved
- $6,500
- Start to finish, old email working throughout
- 4–6 weeks
Sound familiar?
This is who it's for.
“Half our staff still use their personal Gmail.”
“We pay for every mailbox, every month.”
“The files are in a former volunteer's Drive.”
“Nobody knows who the admin is.”
What you get
Everything, for one fixed price.
- The Google for Nonprofits application, handled
- Your domain and email, configured to reach inboxes
- An account for every staff member and key volunteer
- Shared drives the organization owns
- Old mail, calendars, and files moved over
- Team training and a written handover
$6,500, agreed in writing before work starts. Unusually large or tangled? You hear a different number before we begin, never after. We don't resell Google licences. Full pricing
How it works
Four steps. Your old email works the whole time.
Free call
Thirty minutes. You leave with a scope and a date.
Apply
We file with Google and chase the approval.
Move
Everything is copied across while your old email keeps working.
Hand over
Your team is trained, and you own every account.
Five people and nothing to move?
Do it yourself. Our guides are free.
Questions
How much does Google Workspace setup cost for a nonprofit?
A fixed $6,500 with Lifehouse Development, agreed in writing before work starts. It covers the application, domain and email, shared drives, moving your mail and files, and training. Google's licence is free for eligible nonprofits.
Is Google Workspace really free for nonprofits?
Yes. The nonprofit edition is free for up to 2,000 users with 100 TB of pooled storage, and it does not expire. Paid editions start at $3 per user per month, paid to Google directly.
Can we set it up ourselves?
Often, yes. A handful of people with nothing to move can follow Google's wizard and our free guides. Paying makes sense when there are years of mail and files to move, or nobody with the time to own it.
Can you move us from Microsoft 365 or our web host's email?
Yes. Everything is copied across while your current email keeps running, then the domain switches on a date you choose. If Microsoft's own nonprofit plan is working for you, we will usually tell you to stay.
How long does it take?
Four to six weeks from the first call to handover. Your current email keeps working the whole time, and you get the schedule in writing before we start.
Do churches qualify?
Yes, with 501(c)(3) status, either your own IRS determination letter or a denominational group exemption.
Who owns the account afterwards?
You do. The admin account, the domain, and every file belong to the organization. We do not resell licences, and our access is removed at handover unless you ask us to keep it.
Can a grant pay for this?
Often. Capacity-building grants routinely fund a defined technology project, and a fixed price with a written scope can go straight into an application.
Find out what your move would take.
Thirty minutes with Nate VandenHoek, free. You get a written scope, or an honest “do this one yourself.”
Rather write? Email support@lifehouse.dev