A free Season of Give River for mission-driven teams.
Through our partnership with the Add a Drop Foundation, we give select nonprofits the full Give River platform, onboarding, and guidance — completely free — to build happier, healthier, higher-performing teams.
A Season of 1–3 months, sized to your team's needs — platform, onboarding, and expert guidance — free for selected nonprofits.
Trusted by mission-driven teams
Nonprofit teams are in crisis.
Mission-driven organizations face unique engagement challenges. In environments where every dollar counts, turnover doesn't just hurt operations — it directly weakens your ability to serve your community.
Nonprofit professionals
Mission-driven workers
Fully-loaded turnover cost
Something feel off with your team?
Two minutes on why mission-driven teams burn out — and the simple shift that turns it around.
Why good people leave — or quietly check out.
Four forces make people leave their job, or worse, stay and become a drain on the mission.
Lack of growth & development
Ongoing learning is critical to keep people — but it's often inadequate or the first thing cut.
Inadequate recognition
Recognition is left to chance, so the people carrying the mission rarely hear that it landed.
Leaders lack time & tools
Managers want to drive engagement but need support and technique to make it stick long-term.
Disconnected coworkers
Healthy team bonds drive wellbeing and performance — and they fray fast in stretched, remote teams.
Engagement has a cliff. A Season builds momentum.
Left alone, energy and connection slide after the first few months. A focused Give River Season reverses the curve — and the gains compound.
The slow fade
Recognition happens by chance, learning gets deprioritized, and connection quietly erodes until people burn out or leave.
Seasonal momentum
A 30–90 day Season concentrates recognition, learning, and team-building — and real nonprofit teams see culture metrics climb.
Nonprofit work is hard. Keeping your team shouldn't be.
One platform that addresses the core challenges facing mission-driven teams.
Experience the 5G Method™
Five moves, proven with mission-driven teams, for building lasting engagement and cultural excellence.
Everything your team needs, in one place.
A quick look at what your nonprofit gets from day one — recognition, learning, insights, and impact.
Recognition spreads. So does your mission.
One act of recognition rarely stops at one person. On mission-driven teams, it ripples — into retention, connection, and the energy people bring to the work.
Recognition
Peer-to-peer Drops make appreciation visible and constant, not occasional.
Growth
River Runs micro-learning builds skills and resilience in minutes a day.
Generosity
The Game of Good Deeds channels energy into community impact.
Wellbeing
Tools to regulate stress and bounce back keep your best people in the boat.
Real results for nonprofit organizations.
Mission-driven teams using Give River have measurably improved retention, satisfaction, and performance.
EXP — The Opportunity Engine
16 employees · youth education
From post-layoff, rock-bottom morale to a full-team culture shift in a single 30-day Season.
Read the story→CADC
326 employees · 25 sites
Multi-site recognition transformation that finally gave HR visibility across 12 counties.
Read the story→It Gets Better Project
9 employees · remote
Daily wellbeing micro-learning + recognition bridged the remote gap for a distributed advocacy team.
Read the story→“Give River was the catalyst for a real culture shift. We had 100% participation in our first Season, and the impact was undeniable — it sparked lasting culture change and inspired us to launch a second.”
EXP · 30-day Season
CADC · 326 employees
Connection, support, mission
Typical first Season
The Mission Multiplier Program.
Through our partnership with the Add a Drop Foundation, we offer the complete Give River platform and service — free — to select nonprofits committed to building happier, healthier, high-performing teams.
- ✓A 1–3 month Give River Season, free
- ✓Up to 500 employees included
- ✓Onboarding & integration ($1,000 value)
- ✓Expert guidance, setup & ongoing support ($1,500 value)
- ✓Grant-friendly impact reporting after your Season
- ✓$0 for your Season — a card is required at sign-up but isn't charged for it
How the program works
- 01Apply
Two-minute application. Limited spots open to eligible mission-driven nonprofits.
- 02Interview
A short call to understand your team's unique challenges and goals.
- 03Selection & setup
We configure Give River to fit your team structure, software, and systems.
- 04Onboarding
Hands-on training so you get the most from the platform and your River Guide.
- 05Measure impact
After your Season, you get reporting on engagement, retention, and satisfaction gains.
Explore what your team would get.
Questions from nonprofit leaders.
Initial setup is about 3–4 hours from your team. Ongoing management is 15–30 minutes a week, with much of it automated to keep admin burden low.
Give River works alongside your current HR systems, email, and communication tools. We integrate directly with common nonprofit stacks including Slack and MS Teams, with custom options if needed.
Absolutely. Give River is designed to include everyone who contributes to your mission, creating one unified culture across the organization.
There's no obligation to continue, no auto-renewal, and no minimum commitment. A credit card is required at sign-up. It keeps out spam accounts and sets up gift card rewards, and it isn't charged for your Season. When your Season ends, your account moves to our Free plan and you keep your team's history. You can apply for another grant-funded Season or upgrade anytime.
Most nonprofits see measurable improvements in team sentiment within the first 30 days, and meaningful retention impact within 3–6 months.
The program is funded by grants to the Add a Drop Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliated with Give River. Add a Drop raises grant funds to strengthen the culture and connectedness of mission-driven teams, and it uses those funds to cover the cost of free Give River Seasons for selected nonprofits. The length of your Season is set by your needs: you choose, together with our team, a Season of 1 to 3 months. It includes the platform, onboarding, and expert guidance. Additional Seasons may be granted when funds are available.
Yes. Selected organizations sign a short Season Agreement. It confirms the $0 cost, your Season dates, that nothing renews automatically, how your data is handled, and your publicity preferences. You can preview it here. Platform use is also governed by our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
We collect as little as possible: names, work emails, roles, and in-app activity such as recognitions and course completions. We don't collect sensitive personal information such as Social Security numbers, compensation, health, or performance-review records. Data is encrypted in transit and at rest, and we never sell it. No individual employee data is shared with the Add a Drop Foundation or any other funder. Funders receive only aggregated, anonymized program results, such as participation rates and engagement trends. Your organization is named in those reports only if you opt in. The only other parties that handle data are the service providers that run the platform (for example, hosting) and any tools you choose to connect, such as Slack or Microsoft Teams. See our Security page for details.
The program covers up to 500 people. Participating leaders are also invited to an optional leader cohort: a 60-minute virtual roundtable held monthly during your Season, where nonprofit leaders share what's working, troubleshoot engagement, and learn one 5G Method practice per session.
Only with your written permission. Participation never requires publicity. In the Season Agreement you can opt in or out of each use separately: listing your name or logo on our website, a case study, a testimonial, or naming your organization in reports to our funders. You approve any content before it's published.
A limited number of nonprofits.
One free Season to change your culture.
Transform your team culture with the proven 5G Method — and see how mission-driven organizations reduce burnout, increase retention, and amplify impact.