Pory for Nonprofits
You manage volunteer schedules, donor information, and program participant data in Airtable. It's organized, structured, and works perfectly for your team. But when volunteers need to see their upcoming shifts, members want to browse your resource directory, or partners need access to shared project data, you face an impossible choice: buy expensive Airtable seats for everyone, grant risky database-wide edit access, or manually send screenshots and updates. Pory eliminates this dilemma by transforming your Airtable bases into beautiful, secure web portals where unlimited external users can view, search, and interact with exactly the data you choose to share—without writing a single line of code or paying for additional Airtable seats.
What Pory Does
Every Airtable seat costs money. When you need to share data with volunteers, members, donors, or community partners, the costs multiply quickly—especially when these external users only need occasional, read-only access. Worse, granting collaborator access means users can see (and potentially modify) far more data than they should.
Pory solves this by creating a secure, customizable portal layer on top of your existing Airtable bases. You connect your Airtable account, select which tables and fields to display, configure permission rules for who can view or edit what, and publish a professional web portal. External users log in through magic links or passwords, see only the data relevant to them, and interact through forms, filters, and search—all syncing in real-time with your Airtable backend.
The platform uses a drag-and-drop builder with pre-built blocks for common portal needs: member directories, volunteer dashboards, event calendars, resource libraries, and application forms. Changes you make in Airtable appear instantly in your Pory portal, and submissions or updates from portal users write directly back to your Airtable base. No data migration. No duplicate databases. Just a clean interface that makes your Airtable data accessible to everyone who needs it.
For nonprofits managing volunteer programs, member communities, donor relationships, or partner collaborations, Pory effectively extends Airtable's reach beyond your internal team—without the seat costs, security risks, or technical complexity.
Best For
Organization Size
- Small to mid-sized nonprofits (5-50 staff)
- Organizations already using Airtable for data management
- Programs with many external users (volunteers, members, partners)
- Teams wanting to avoid Airtable seat costs
Use Cases
- Volunteer portals for shift scheduling and hour tracking
- Member directories with self-service profile updates
- Donor portals showing giving history and impact
- Partner collaboration spaces for shared project data
- Event registration and RSVP management
- Resource libraries and searchable directories
Ideal Team Roles
- Volunteer coordinators managing large volunteer bases
- Operations managers building internal tools
- Program directors tracking participant data
- Membership coordinators maintaining member databases
May Not Be Right For
- Organizations not using Airtable (consider Softr or Glide instead)
- Nonprofits needing native mobile apps (Pory is web-only)
- Teams requiring highly customized design (limited design flexibility)
- Organizations with very large datasets (Airtable performance limits apply)
Key Features for Nonprofits
Deep Airtable Integration
Connect unlimited Airtable bases and tables to a single portal
Pory was built specifically for Airtable, offering seamless integration with all Airtable features including linked records, attachments, formulas, and rollups. Real-time two-way sync ensures changes in Airtable appear instantly in your portal, and portal submissions write directly back to Airtable.
- Connect multiple bases and tables to one portal
- Real-time bidirectional data sync
- Support for all Airtable field types
- Preserve Airtable relationships and formulas
Granular Permission Controls
Precisely manage who sees and edits what data
Set field-level, record-level, and user-level permissions to ensure volunteers only see their shifts, members can only edit their own profiles, and partners access only shared project data. Protect sensitive information while enabling self-service data access.
- Field-level visibility controls
- Record-level access restrictions
- User role-based permissions
- Conditional visibility rules
Unlimited External Users
No per-user fees—share with unlimited volunteers, members, or partners
Unlike Airtable's per-seat pricing, Pory allows unlimited external user accounts on all paid plans. Whether you have 10 volunteers or 10,000, your costs remain the same. This is transformative for nonprofits managing large volunteer bases or membership communities.
- No limits on external user accounts
- Magic link authentication (no passwords required)
- Password protection option available
- User self-registration capabilities
Drag-and-Drop Portal Builder
Build professional portals in minutes without coding
Use pre-built blocks for lists, tables, forms, calendars, galleries, and maps. Arrange them visually, customize styling, and publish instantly. The intuitive builder requires no technical expertise—if you can use Airtable, you can build with Pory.
- Pre-built templates for common portal types
- Reusable blocks and components
- Custom theming and branding
- Mobile-responsive design automatically
Real-Time Data Synchronization
Changes appear instantly without manual updates
When you update a volunteer's shift in Airtable, they see it immediately in the portal. When a member updates their contact information through the portal, it writes back to Airtable in real-time. No export/import cycles, no manual syncing—just seamless data flow.
- Instant updates from Airtable to portal
- Portal submissions write directly to Airtable
- No data migration or duplication
- Single source of truth in Airtable
Custom Domains & Branding
Professional portals that reflect your organization
Use your own domain (volunteers.yournonprofit.org), remove Pory branding, and apply custom themes matching your organization's colors and style. Create portals that feel like native extensions of your website, not third-party tools.
- Custom domain support
- Remove Pory branding entirely
- Custom color themes and styling
- Embeddable widgets for existing websites
Real-World Nonprofit Scenario
Consider a community food bank managing 200 active volunteers across multiple distribution sites. The volunteer coordinator maintains comprehensive records in Airtable: volunteer contact information, skills and certifications, availability preferences, assigned shifts, training completion status, and volunteer hours logged. This structured database powers everything from shift scheduling to annual recognition letters.
The challenge: volunteers constantly email asking "What are my upcoming shifts?" and "How many hours have I volunteered this year?" The coordinator spends hours each week responding to these requests. Giving all 200 volunteers Airtable collaborator access would cost thousands annually and risk data integrity. Building a custom web application would require developer resources the organization doesn't have.
Using Pory, the coordinator builds a volunteer portal in an afternoon. After connecting the Airtable base, they create a simple three-page portal: a personal dashboard showing each volunteer's upcoming shifts and total hours (filtered by logged-in user), a shift calendar displaying all available opportunities across sites, and a profile page where volunteers can update their contact information and availability preferences. Permission rules ensure volunteers see only their own data and can only edit specific fields.
Volunteers receive a magic link email to access the portal. Upon logging in, they immediately see their next three shifts, their year-to-date volunteer hours, and a calendar of open opportunities they can browse by location and date. When volunteers update their phone number or availability, those changes write directly back to the Airtable base—no coordinator intervention required. When the coordinator assigns new shifts in Airtable, volunteers see them instantly in their portal dashboard.
Result: volunteer emails drop by 80%, volunteer engagement increases (they can now self-service discover and request shifts), and the coordinator reclaims hours each week previously spent on status inquiries. The organization pays $99/month for the portal—far less than the cost of 200 Airtable seats or custom development—while dramatically improving the volunteer experience and operational efficiency.
Pricing
Professional Plan
$99/month per portal
$99/month
- 1 portal
- Unlimited external user accounts
- 5 collaborators (staff who build/manage portal)
- 1 custom domain
- Custom branding (remove Pory logo)
- Email support
- 7-day free trial
Unlimited Plan
$549/month for unlimited portals
$549/month
- Unlimited portals
- Unlimited external users
- Unlimited collaborators
- Priority email support
- Dedicated account manager
- All Professional features
- 7-day free trial
Features included in both plans: Magic Links authentication, password protected pages, unlimited workspaces, embeddable widgets, custom theming, sitemap generation for SEO, and the ability to remove Pory branding.
Free trial: Both plans include a 7-day free trial with no credit card required, allowing you to test the platform thoroughly before committing. Pory also offers a customer-friendly refund policy—they want customers to be happy with the product.
Nonprofit Discount Information
Pory does not offer a specific nonprofit discount program. The company states they've "intentionally kept prices low" and position their $99/month starting price as already affordable for organizations of all types, including nonprofits.
While there's no nonprofit discount, consider the value proposition: you're avoiding per-user Airtable seat costs. If giving 50 volunteers Airtable collaborator access would cost $500+/month, Pory's $99/month becomes cost-effective quickly. The more external users you need to share data with, the stronger the financial case for Pory.
Tip: Start with the 7-day free trial to evaluate whether Pory solves your data-sharing challenges before committing. If you need portal functionality with a nonprofit discount, consider Softr (30% nonprofit discount), though it offers different features and trade-offs.
Learning Curve
Beginner-Friendly
Intuitive for non-technical users already familiar with Airtable
Pory's learning curve is gentle, especially if you're already comfortable with Airtable. The platform follows a simple three-step process: Create your portal structure using drag-and-drop blocks, Connect your Airtable bases and map fields to portal elements, and Control permissions to define who sees and edits what. This straightforward workflow means most users can build a functional portal within a few hours.
Time to first portal: Expect 2-4 hours to build a basic volunteer or member portal if you're new to the platform. Pre-built templates accelerate this significantly—selecting a template and connecting your Airtable base can take as little as 20-30 minutes. However, customizing the design, configuring complex permission rules, and polishing the user experience may require a day or two of experimentation.
Skills required: No coding knowledge necessary. You need comfort with Airtable's structure (understanding bases, tables, fields, and views) and basic web navigation. If you can build an Airtable base and use a content management system, you can build with Pory. More advanced features like custom formulas, conditional visibility, and integration with external tools require deeper Airtable knowledge but not programming skills.
Support resources: Pory provides documentation, video tutorials, and email support. The Professional plan includes standard email support, while the Unlimited plan adds priority support and a dedicated account manager. Community forums and user-generated tutorials also help with common use cases.
Integration & Compatibility
Data Sources
Primary Integration: Airtable
Pory is built exclusively for Airtable. Unlike Softr (which supports Google Sheets, Notion, and SQL databases) or Glide (Google Sheets-focused), Pory requires Airtable as your data backend. This focused approach enables deeper Airtable integration but limits flexibility if you use other platforms.
Airtable subscription required: You need an Airtable account (free or paid) to use Pory. Consider Airtable's 50% nonprofit discount when calculating total costs—Pory + discounted Airtable may still be more affordable than alternatives with per-user pricing.
Indirect Integrations via Airtable
While Pory doesn't have native integrations beyond Airtable, you can leverage Airtable's extensive integration ecosystem to connect Pory indirectly to hundreds of tools:
- Zapier & Make: Automate workflows between Airtable (and thus Pory) and 5,000+ apps
- Airtable Automations: Trigger actions when portal users submit data
- Airtable API: Custom integrations for technical teams
- Email notifications: Alert users when data changes in portal
Platform Compatibility
- Web-based: Access from any modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)
- Mobile-responsive: Automatically adapts to phones and tablets
- No native mobile apps: Unlike some competitors, no iOS/Android apps (web-only)
- Embeddable: Widgets can be embedded into existing websites
Data Portability
Excellent data portability: Since all your data lives in Airtable (not Pory), you retain complete ownership and control. If you stop using Pory, your data remains safely in Airtable—you simply lose the portal interface layer.
- No vendor lock-in: your data stays in Airtable
- Export Airtable data anytime (CSV, JSON, Excel)
- Switch to alternative portal builders (Softr, Stacker) without data migration
Honest Assessment: Pros & Cons
Strengths
- Eliminates Airtable seat costs: Share data with unlimited external users without per-seat fees
- Deep Airtable integration: Real-time sync, support for all field types, linked records preserved
- Beginner-friendly: No coding required, intuitive drag-and-drop builder
- Fast deployment: Build functional portals in hours with templates
- Granular permissions: Control who sees and edits what at field and record level
- No data lock-in: All data stays in Airtable, excellent portability
- 7-day free trial: Test thoroughly before paying
Limitations
- No nonprofit discount: $99/month with no reduced pricing for nonprofits (vs Softr's 30% discount)
- Airtable-only: Requires Airtable backend, no Google Sheets or other data sources
- Limited design flexibility: Basic customization compared to Webflow or Bubble
- No native mobile apps: Web-only (mobile-responsive but not native iOS/Android)
- Airtable limitations apply: Performance issues with very large datasets inherited from Airtable
- No built-in analytics: Requires external tools or Airtable tracking for portal usage data
- Additional cost: Requires paid Airtable subscription on top of Pory fees
Alternatives to Consider
Softr
More data sources, 30% nonprofit discount, better payment integration
Best for: Nonprofits needing portal functionality with a nonprofit discount, teams using Google Sheets or Notion (not just Airtable), organizations requiring payment processing through portals.
Key differences: Softr supports 14+ data sources (Airtable, Google Sheets, Notion, SQL databases, HubSpot), offers 30% nonprofit discount (bringing Basic plan to $34.30/month vs Pory's $99/month), includes better Stripe payment integration, and provides more pre-built templates. However, Softr's Airtable integration may be less deep than Pory's Airtable-first approach.
Price: $34.30/month nonprofit (30% off $49/month) | Learn more about Softr
Glide
Mobile-first apps from Google Sheets, simpler interface
Best for: Nonprofits using Google Sheets as their primary database, organizations prioritizing mobile-first experiences, teams wanting the simplest possible no-code builder.
Key differences: Glide focuses on Google Sheets (though it now supports Airtable too), creates mobile-optimized progressive web apps that feel more like native mobile apps, and offers a simpler, more constrained builder (easier to learn but less flexible). Pricing starts at $25/month, making it more affordable than Pory.
Price: Free tier available; starts at $25/month | Learn more about Glide
Stacker
Similar Airtable portal builder with advanced permissions and workflow automation
Best for: Organizations needing complex permission rules and approval workflows, teams requiring advanced automation within portals, nonprofits with budget for premium features.
Key differences: Stacker offers more sophisticated permission systems and workflow automation than Pory, supports multiple data sources (Airtable, Google Sheets, SQL), and includes approval processes and multi-step workflows. However, pricing is higher (starts around $149/month) and the learning curve is steeper.
Price: Starts at ~$149/month
Getting Started with Pory
Step 1: Prepare Your Airtable Base
Before signing up for Pory, ensure your Airtable base is well-organized and contains the data you want to share through a portal. Clean up field names to be user-friendly (volunteers will see these), set up views that filter data appropriately (e.g., "Active Volunteers" or "Upcoming Events"), and identify which fields should be read-only vs editable through the portal.
Tip: Create a separate "view" in Airtable specifically for your portal—this makes it easy to control exactly which records appear without complex filtering in Pory.
Step 2: Start Your 7-Day Free Trial
Sign up at pory.io and start your free 7-day trial. No credit card required to begin. Connect your Airtable account (you'll authorize Pory to access your bases), select which base and tables you want to use for your portal, and choose a pre-built template (volunteer portal, member directory, event calendar, etc.) or start from scratch.
Recommended: Start with a template that matches your use case—it's much faster than building from a blank canvas, and you can customize heavily later.
Step 3: Build and Configure Your Portal
Use the drag-and-drop builder to arrange blocks (lists, forms, calendars, tables) on your portal pages. Map Airtable fields to portal elements—for example, show the "Volunteer Name" and "Shift Date" fields in a list view. Configure permission rules: define which user roles can view or edit which fields and records (e.g., volunteers can only see their own shifts).
Set up user authentication—will users log in with magic links (email-based, no password), traditional passwords, or both? Configure custom branding by uploading your logo, setting your color theme, and adding a custom domain if desired.
Testing: Use Pory's preview mode to test the portal experience from an end-user perspective before publishing.
Step 4: Launch and Iterate
Publish your portal and invite a small group of test users (5-10 volunteers or members) to try it out. Gather feedback on usability, clarity, and whether they can find what they need. Common adjustments include simplifying navigation, making field labels more intuitive, and adjusting permission settings based on real-world use.
Once refined, roll out to your full user base. Send an email with the portal link and simple instructions (e.g., "Click here to access your volunteer dashboard"). Monitor for questions and make iterative improvements.
Support: If you encounter issues during setup, Pory's email support (Professional plan) or priority support with account manager (Unlimited plan) can help troubleshoot.
Need Help Implementing Pory?
Our team helps nonprofits design, build, and deploy custom Airtable portals with Pory
We can help you structure your Airtable base for optimal portal performance, design user-friendly portal experiences tailored to volunteer, member, or donor needs, configure advanced permission rules and workflows, integrate Pory with your existing tools via Zapier or Make, and train your team to manage and update portals independently. Whether you need a one-time setup or ongoing portal management, we're here to help.
Schedule a ConsultationFrequently Asked Questions
Does Pory offer a nonprofit discount?
No, Pory does not offer a specific nonprofit discount program. However, the company states they've "intentionally kept prices low" and position their base pricing at $99/month as already affordable for nonprofits. They offer a 7-day free trial on all plans so you can test the platform before committing.
What's the difference between Pory and Airtable?
Airtable is a database platform that stores and organizes your data, while Pory is a front-end portal builder that creates user-facing websites and apps from that Airtable data. The key benefit: Pory lets you share Airtable data with unlimited external users without paying for additional Airtable seats. You use Airtable as your backend database and Pory creates the secure portals where people interact with that data.
How many Airtable bases can I connect to Pory?
Pory allows you to connect multiple Airtable bases and tables to a single portal. The Professional plan ($99/month) includes one portal with access to as many Airtable bases and tables as you need. The Unlimited plan ($549/month) lets you create unlimited portals, each capable of connecting to multiple bases.
Can I customize the design of my Pory portal?
Yes, Pory offers custom theming capabilities including custom branding, the ability to remove Pory branding, custom domains, and a drag-and-drop builder with reusable blocks. However, design customization is more limited compared to platforms like Webflow or Bubble. Pory is optimized for functional, professional portals rather than highly customized design work.
What happens if I cancel my Pory subscription?
If you cancel your Pory subscription, your portals will no longer be accessible to users. However, all your data remains safely in Airtable—Pory never holds or owns your data. You can export any additional content from Pory before canceling. Pory offers a customer-friendly refund policy and states "We want our customers to be happy," so contact their support if you have concerns.
How does Pory compare to Softr for nonprofit use?
Both Pory and Softr build portals from Airtable data. Softr offers more data source flexibility (Google Sheets, Notion, SQL databases), more pre-built templates, better payment integration, and a 30% nonprofit discount (bringing it to $34.30/month vs Pory's $99/month). Pory is Airtable-only but offers unlimited external users and strong permission controls. For nonprofits already committed to Airtable seeking affordable portal solutions, Softr is generally more cost-effective due to the nonprofit discount.
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