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October 17, 2025
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Issues with product donations through Goodstack

  • October 17, 2025
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Goodstack is a nightmare!

I work in the non-profit world with multiple organizations and I've been using AdobeExpress since it's launch and LOVE this platform!!  Abobe has been so gracious to provide product subscription grants to non-profits through Techsoup, which has been a game changer for the small non-profits I work with.  The recent change from grant administration from Techsoup to Goodstack, to say frustrating is an understatement.  The organization approval process is rediculous and then they require some employees to provide proof of employment and others not.  They're arbitraily saying that the organization is not eligible, eventhough it's already been approved.  I work for a small non-profit that needs 2 subscriptions.  We provide grants to colleges  to start prorams for students with intellectual disabilties and provide scholarships to students with intellectual disabilites to attend those programs.  This is the response I received: 

"In this case, based on the information available, your organization has been classified under Special Education (Organisations that provide educational services, including special placement and individualised programming based on individual's needs e.g. for pupils with disabilities). For this program, organizations in this category are not eligible for the discount."

 

First of all,  SHAME on Adobe for discriminating against Special Education organizations!

Secondly, I explained that the organization provides GRANTS for start-ups and scholarships, it does not "provide educational services."  But Goodstack can just arbitarily put the organization in a category and leave them there with no recourse.    The annual subscription fee may not be much to larger organizations, but for us that $ could be used for a scholarship to a student with intellectual disabilites to attend college and gain employment and life skills.

 

This feels like a real bait & switch from Adobe.  We built our workflows using the product via a grant subscription and now they're making us pay. 

 

2 replies

Ash @ Goodstack
Participant
October 24, 2025

Hi Nancy, I'm just followed up on my last direct message as I still haven't heard back from you.

Thanks,
-Ash

Participant
November 20, 2025
Hi Ash, I appreciate you reaching out. I'm so sorry for the delay in
getting back to you. I use AdobeExpress for 3 different non-profits and one
of them I used my google account email for access, and I just never check
that email.

The account I've been denied a grant for is nshirley@dreampartnership.org.
DREAM Partnership funds program start-ups and scholarships for students,
however we do not administer or provide special education programming.

I appreciate any assistance you are able to provide in getting our
organization grant approval.

Nancy Shirley, Executive Administrator
DREAM Partnership
Ash @ Goodstack
Participant
October 20, 2025

Hi there, thanks for your post. It's Ash here from the Customer Service team at Goodstack. I appreciate the time and effort that has gone into your application so far.

I have messaged you directly to request your email address so I can review your application and follow up with you - I look forward to assisting!

-Ash