Recruiting software for nonprofits
Recruiting software built for nonprofits hiring without a recruiter
Truffle is recruiting software that combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow, built for the executive director or ops manager hiring a program or fundraising role without a recruiter. AI scores every candidate against the criteria you set with the reasoning attached. You still make every call.
7 days · 30 credits · no card required
You post a program staff role and the pile shows up with no one to read it
Your org runs on a handful of people already wearing five hats. There's no recruiter to hand the pile to, and a resume can't tell you who actually has the judgment this work needs.
Every posting brings a wide range, and you're the one sorting it
A program staff or case manager posting pulls applicants from genuinely mission-aligned to totally unqualified. You're reading the pile yourself, after the program day is done, because there's no one else to hand it to.
You're the ED or ops manager, not a recruiter
There's no line item for a recruiter or an agency fee, and there's no spare hour in the week either. Hiring is one more thing on top of programs, funders, and everything else you already run.
A resume can't show judgment or resilience under real conditions
Direct-service and case management work asks for composure and good judgment with people in hard situations. None of that shows up in a bullet list of past jobs.
Three screening methods. One workflow. You design the process.
Screen for the experience and credentials a role needs, see how a candidate actually shows up, and add an assessment when you want more to go on. You choose what applies per role.
Cut the obvious mismatches before you open a resume
Upload resumes from Idealist, Indeed, or your careers page, one at a time or in bulk. Qualification Questions flag who has the certification or population-specific experience your role needs, and Truffle ranks the rest against your requirements.
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REC 0:42 See how a candidate handles a real scenario before you meet them
Ask how they'd de-escalate a tense moment with a client or handle a missed deadline on a grant deliverable, and candidates record their answer from any device, no app, no scheduling. You review a shortlist in the time one phone screen used to take.
Add evidence a resume and interview can't give you
Personality, Situational Judgment, and Environment Fit surface work style and judgment under real scenarios. No universal right answer, alignment is measured against your criteria, and gaps become questions for the interview.
Loop in your program director or board member without paying per seat
Bring in whoever helps you decide, a program director, a board member, a co-founder. Structured scorecards and notes come standard, and unlimited team members are included on every plan.
What no job board or spreadsheet does for you
Most small nonprofits are stuck between reading every resume themselves and a recruiter fee no budget line covers. Here's what changes with a screening layer built for this.
Reading every resume yourself, after the program day ends
Truffle reads and ranks every resume against the experience, credentials, and requirements you set for the role. You open a shortlist, not a folder of forty unsorted applications.
No budget line for a recruiter or an agency fee
A recruiter or agency fee is out of reach for most nonprofit hiring budgets, and few agencies want a single case manager req anyway. Truffle is self-serve from $49/month, no contract, no sales call.
A job board or ATS that stores applications but doesn't screen them
A job board collects applications. An ATS files them. Neither tells you who's worth a call. Truffle scores every candidate against your criteria, with the reasoning behind every score.
One interview tells you less than you think about judgment under pressure
A resume and a single conversation are easy to get wrong on a lean team. Stack a one-way interview and an assessment on top of the resume read, and the evidence compounds before you ever schedule an in-person meeting.
Everything included for screening nonprofit hires
One flat price, every feature, every screening method. No per-seat fees, no quote process, nothing sized for a hiring team you don't have.
Screen for what the role needs
- Qualification Questions flag certifications and population-specific experience upfront
- Resume review reads work history and claimed experience against your role
- Candidate Profiles put resume, qualifications, and video in one view
- Candidate Filtering by match score, status, or date applied
See how they show up
- One-way video interviews with AI-suggested, role-specific questions
- Response Configuration controls thinking time, retakes, and length
- Candidate Shorts: 30-second highlights so you're not watching full recordings
- Position Link works on Idealist, job boards, your careers page, or a direct email
Go beyond the resume
- Talent Assessments: Personality, Situational Judgment, Environment Fit
- Match Percentage Scoring against the criteria you define, with reasoning shown
- AI Summaries orient you before you open a candidate's profile
- Question-Level Evaluation shows what each response revealed
Built for a lean team
- Unlimited positions and team members on every plan
- Magic Review: keyboard shortcuts to move through your pile in one sitting
- Candidate Sharing: read-only links for a board member or co-founder, no account needed
- Plans from $49/month, credit-based, credits roll over
Recruiting software for nonprofits, answered
What is recruiting software for nonprofits?
It's software that reads and ranks your applicants for you, so you're not the one doing it between grant reports and program hours. Truffle combines resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments in one workflow, built for an executive director or operations manager hiring without a recruiter.
How does Truffle help a nonprofit with no recruiter and no budget for one?
You set the criteria for the role once, the credentials, the experience with your population, the must-haves, and Truffle scores every applicant against it. You get a ranked shortlist with the reasoning attached instead of a folder of resumes to read one by one at night.
Can I screen for mission-specific or population-specific experience?
Yes. Qualification Questions flag upfront whether an applicant has the certification, language, or direct-service experience your role needs, and Resume review reads work history against your requirements. Nothing is auto-rejected, so a close-fit applicant still shows up for you to review.
Will candidates for a program or fundraising role actually complete a one-way interview?
Most do when it's short. A well-configured Truffle interview runs about 10 minutes, and Candidate Reminders at 24 and 72 hours lift completion. For a role where your pool is already thin, you can skip video and screen on resumes and an assessment instead.
How does AI score candidates for a nonprofit role?
You define what matters for the role at intake: experience with the population you serve, communication style, whatever you'd ask a recruiter to look for. AI analyzes each resume and response against that and produces a match score with the reasoning shown. AI surfaces the evidence. You decide who moves forward.
What roles can I screen with Truffle at a nonprofit?
Program staff and case managers, development and fundraising coordinators, administrative and operations roles, and program managers. Any role you hire for more than once is a good fit, since that's where a ranked, repeatable process saves the most time.
Can assessments help me see judgment and resilience for a direct-service role?
An assessment can't guarantee that with certainty, and Truffle won't claim it does. A Situational Judgment assessment shows how a candidate says they'd handle a real scenario with a client, which gives you something concrete to probe in the interview instead of guessing from a resume.
Does this replace an in-person interview?
No. Most nonprofits still want to meet a finalist in person before an offer, especially for direct-service roles, and that's a good instinct on a small team. Truffle gets you to the few candidates worth that conversation faster, with a resume read, a recorded response, and an assessment already in hand.
How is this different from posting on a nonprofit job board or Indeed?
A job board collects applications. It doesn't screen them. Truffle reads every resume against your role, flags who meets your must-haves, and ranks the pool, so you open a shortlist instead of a folder of forty unsorted resumes.
Do I need a full ATS to use Truffle at a small nonprofit?
No. Most nonprofits this size don't have one and don't need one for this. Share your Position Link on Idealist, your job boards, or your careers page, and Truffle handles the screening layer on its own. If you add an ATS later, Truffle connects through Zapier or the API.
How fast can I get a role live?
Usually under 15 minutes from a job description. Paste it in, accept or edit the AI-suggested questions, add your organization's branding, and share the link.
Can I use resume screening alone, without video interviews or assessments?
Yes. Each method stands alone and you choose what applies per role. Many nonprofits start with resume screening for every role and add a one-way interview or assessment for program and client-facing positions.
What does Truffle cost for a small nonprofit?
Plans start at $49/month (Starter), credit-based: a resume screened is 1 credit, an assessed candidate is 2, a completed one-way interview is 5, all from one shared monthly pool. Every feature is on every plan, there's no per-seat fee, and credits roll over. See <a href="/pricing">pricing</a> for exact plans and roughly how many roles each covers. 7-day free trial, 30 credits, no card.
Screen your next program hire without reading every resume yourself
Resume screening, one-way video interviews, and talent assessments on one platform. Use any one on its own. Stack all three when the role warrants it.
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