HR Software for Nonprofits That Keeps Your Team Mission- Focused
Most nonprofit HR teams run reviews on spreadsheets or skip them entirely. PerformYard provides provides a streamlined within budget, helps track goals aligned to your mission, and creates easy-to-understand reports for your board.
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Kathy W. | Director of HR | Non-Profit
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Performance Management Built for Lean Non-Profit HR Teams
Most nonprofits run HR with a small team — often one person managing reviews across the entire organization. PerformYard cuts the admin work out of that process.
You can build review cycles once and run them on repeat, automate reminders, and track completion from a single dashboard. Your staff gets a clear, simple experience. You get time back for the work that actually moves your mission forward.
Goal Setting Tied to Your Mission
Nonprofit goals don't always look like corporate ones. Program outcomes, community impact metrics, and grant deliverables matter as much as individual performance targets.
PerformYard's flexible goal management lets you build goals around what your organization actually measures. Connect them directly to reviews so nothing gets lost between cycles.
According to PerformYard's State of Performance Management Report, employees who set 20–30 goals per year complete 38% more of them than those who set fewer than five. The structure matters.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is PerformYard affordable for nonprofits?
PerformYard is priced at $5–$10 per user per month, billed annually. Every contract includes onboarding and employee training at no extra cost — there are no implementation fees. For nonprofits operating on tight budgets, that means you get a dedicated customer success manager and a fully supported launch without paying anything beyond your per-seat subscription. View all pricing options and tiers.
Can PerformYard support mission-aligned goal setting?
Yes. PerformYard's goal management is fully flexible, you can build goals around program outcomes, grant deliverables, competency development, or any other framework your organization uses. Goals connect directly to review forms and 1:1 meetings, so progress stays visible throughout the year rather than surfacing only at review time.
Does PerformYard work for small HR teams?
PerformYard is built for HR teams of any size, including departments of one. Review cycles run automatically once configured, reminders go out without manual follow-up, and completion tracking happens in real time. HR managers at nonprofits typically spend significantly less time on review administration after switching to PerformYard.
Can PerformYard handle both staff and volunteer performance?
PerformYard is designed for employee performance management. If your organization manages a mix of paid staff and volunteers with employment relationships, PerformYard works well for the staff side of that equation. Your customer success manager can help you think through how to structure review populations during setup.
How long does PerformYard onboarding take?
Most teams are up and running within a few weeks. Your dedicated customer success manager handles the process design, employee training, and your first launch, or you can follow PerformYard's self-serve documentation and move at your own pace.
Your Complete Performance and Development Toolkit
Performance Reviews
Run Performance Reviews That Actually Drive Growth
- Employee appraisals
- 360 degree feedback
- Quarterly check-ins
- Annual reviews
- Project-based reviews
- Review cycles built around your timeline
- One-on-ones
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PerformYard AI
Tell the Platform What You Want
- Build review forms through conversation
- Create goals by chatting, not clicking
- Generate any report from a plain-language request
- AI summaries of reviews, meetings, and cycles
Goal Management
Set Goals People Actually Follow Through On
- Individual, team, and company goals
- Cascading and aligned objectives
- Progress check-ins and updates
- Goals tied directly into reviews
Continuous Feedback
Make Feedback a Habit, Not an Event
- Real-time recognition and feedback
- Public or private visibility options
- Feedback that feeds review cycles
- Simple enough that people actually use it
Reporting & Analytics
Turn Performance Data Into Decisions
- Cycle completion and participation tracking
- Rating distributions and trend lines
- Nine-box and calibration views
- Exportable, shareable reports
Employee Engagement
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Know How Your People Are Really Doing
- Anonymous engagement surveys
- Benchmark and trend tracking
- Drill-downs by team and department
- Action planning from results
Meetings
Run One-on-Ones Worth Showing Up For
- Shared agendas and talking points
- Notes and action items in one place
- Ties into goals and feedback
- Meeting history at your fingertips
Surveys
Get Answers From Your Whole Org
- Custom surveys in minutes
- Anonymous or attributed responses
- Automated reminders
- Results reporting built in
Ask PerformYard AI
Put Your Performance Data to Work
- One intelligence layer, connected to your reviews, goals, meetings, and feedback
- Recommendations built from your data, in your company's context
- Meeting notes inform goals; review outcomes feed comp and growth plans
- Every cycle makes the next one smarter
Coaching
Insights that Find You
- Employee Insights: a complete view of each person's performance and development.
- Meetings Coach: Pre-meeting prep and post-meeting analysis
- Goal Quality Coach: Ensures every goal is aligned with your organization's philosophy.
- Review Quality Coach: Detects bias in reviews and flags before submission.
Compensation
Pay Decisions Backed by Performance Data
- Comp reviews connected to performance
- Transparent, defensible pay decisions
- Budget and approval workflows
- Merit cycles without the spreadsheets
Skills & Competencies
Give Every Employee a Blueprint for Growth
- Define competencies by role and level
- Assess skills in reviews and check-ins
- Show employees the path forward
- Career pathing built on real data
