Ask HN: GSuite / Office365 Alternatives for Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits

Re:Ask HN: GSuite / Office365 Alternatives for Non-501(c)(3)... by tracker1 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @03:31PM (#21274479)

Have you considered just not doing domain mail, and just keeping a relatively small website that lists the board's emails, and just use personal/individual/free accounts? It makes sharing a bit more of a pain, and group lists not nearly as good, but it may be easier.

There's OwnCloud and similar, not to mention mail-in-a-box solutions. Most of which could be done on a $5-10/month digital ocean, linode or similar environment. For that matter, a small ISP hosting account may get you 90% of the way for less than $20/month total.

It kind of depends on your own technical expertise and how much time you can dedicate vs. a paid solution.

Edit:

Take a look at Cloudron on DO for an example. I'd probably do the mid-range $15 droplet, or the $10 one.

https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/cloudron

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Re:Ask HN: GSuite / Office365 Alternatives for Non-501(c)(3)... by vmurthy on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @05:28PM (#21275976)

> Most of which could be done on a $5-10/month digital ocean, linode or similar environment

@OP, Second this. Write to [email protected] and see if you can get a few more dollars off [0]. Worst case, you might end up having to shell out 2-3$ per month. It's certainly worth your time isn't it :-). Plus, good karma!

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/is-there-a-...

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Re:Ask HN: GSuite / Office365 Alternatives for Non-501(c)(3)... by Aperocky on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @10:29PM (#21278408)

Alternatively, you can order a domain and register it with Amazon Route 53 and store your website in S3 buckets - that way its even cheaper than having a droplet, the downside being that you wouldn't be able to have a back-end. It doesn't sound like you need back-end logic though.

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Re:Ask HN: GSuite / Office365 Alternatives for Non-501(c)(3)... by andrew_ on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:39PM (#21275305)

> Have you considered just not doing domain mail, and just keeping a relatively small website that lists the board's emails, and just use personal/individual/free accounts? It makes sharing a bit more of a pain, and group lists not nearly as good, but it may be easier.

That's actually how it's run right now. And it's a bit of a clusterfuck.

We lack a budget for this right now, which is why I was going after the gratis solutions. But I'll definitely look into Owncloud and Cloudron for the next fiscal year. Thank you.

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Re:Ask HN: GSuite / Office365 Alternatives for Non-501(c)(3)... by tracker1 on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @08:46PM (#21277848)

Oh yeah... also worth mentioning, if you use google domains for your registrar you get free mail forwarding, to send someone@yourdomain mails to foo@gmail etc. I use this for a few domains I don't feel like setting up, it's been useful. Won't handle your collaborative needs though.

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