TL;DR: The thing that broke it for me was Gantt charts — or rather, Asana quietly locking timeline view behind a paid plan. I was helping a small animal rescue org map out their summer adoption event schedule across four volunteer teams. 📖 Reading time: ~34 min What's in this article Why I Stopped Recommending Asana to Nonprofits The Moment I Knew Asana Wasn't Built for This The Tools I Actually Tested (and in What Context) The Three Organizations, Six Criteria, Zero Perfect Tools Notion: The One I Keep Coming Back To (With Caveats) The Free Tier Is Fine Until It Isn't Trello: Still the Easiest Onboarding, Still Limited The free tier is real, but that one Power-Up slot will ruin your day Why I Stopped Recommending Asana to Nonprofits The Moment I Knew Asana Wasn't Built for This The thing that broke it for me was Gantt charts — or rather, Asana quietly locking timeline view behind a paid plan. I was helping a small animal rescue org map out their summer adoption event schedule across four volunteer teams.…