Share credentials with your team using LastPass
Organizational setupTools · about 20 min · Charity owners and admins managing shared accounts (organizational phase)
Personal password managers (the personal guide) secure your own logins. When the charity has shared accounts several people must use, LastPass adds credential sharing done safely.
Most people won’t need this at first — it’s the organizational-phase tool for teams.
Share access, not passwords
LastPass lets you share a login so a teammate can use it without seeing or copying the password — and you can revoke access the moment someone leaves. That’s far safer than emailing passwords or using one weak shared secret.
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Set up the LastPass account & MFA
Each team member installs the LastPass browser extension and phone app and secures it with a strong master password plus an authenticator app (see the MFA guide).
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Create shared folders
Make shared folders for the charity’s shared logins (e.g. social accounts, vendor portals) and add the credentials there.
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Share by role and revoke on exit
Share each folder only with the people who need it, using hide password where possible so they can log in without seeing the secret. Remove access immediately when someone leaves.
Pair this with the holistic personal setup: everyone still keeps their own phone-tied manager and MFA recovery codes.
Common questions
Do all volunteers need LastPass?
No. Most people are fine with the holistic personal setup (phone-tied manager plus their browser profile). LastPass is for the organizational phase when several people must share specific logins.
Can I share a login without revealing the password?
Yes — LastPass can share an item so the recipient can use it to sign in without seeing or copying the password, and you can revoke that access at any time.
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Stuck on any step? Text Clarke Moyer at (520) 222-8104 — every step is meant to be simple, so if something doesn't match what you see, ask.