# freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good

An open source email campaign management tool for nonprofits

Repository: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mail-for-good
Language: JavaScript
License: BSD-3-Clause
License Family: permissive
Topics: email-campaigns, email, opensourceforgood
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-11-19T17:03:41+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3653, "days_push": 2113, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3815, forks 465 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:20.888403+00:00)

## What it is
Mail for Good is an open-source, self-hosted email campaign management application built for nonprofits. It sends bulk email campaigns via AWS SES at minimal cost, with list imports, templates, and campaign metrics tracking.

## Use cases
- send bulk email campaigns to hundreds of thousands of subscribers
- self-host an alternative to Mailchimp for a nonprofit
- import email lists from CSV and manage custom fields
- track bounce rates and open rates for newsletters
- create reusable email templates
- embed newsletter signup forms on a website

## When to choose
- you need to send very large email volumes cheaply via AWS SES
- you want full control over your email data and self-hosting
- you're a nonprofit looking for a free campaign tool

## When to avoid
- you need a managed SaaS solution with support
- you don't want to manage AWS SES setup and credentials
- you need advanced marketing automation features
- you require actively maintained software with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: email, self-hosted, web-framework
- domain: email, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: email-campaigns, bulk-email, aws-ses, nonprofits, newsletter, nodejs, web-server

## Member repositories
- freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.888403+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:33.385081+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/freeCodeCamp/mail-for-good (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:20.888403+00:00, sha 513a9e71f789)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.