# Sponsored Families for Non-Members

As a benefit to employees, Enterprise organizations can offer sponsorships for free Families organizations. Sponsored families organizations allow users to securely share personal credentials with up to five family members or friends, encouraging good security habits at home as well as at work.

This article pertains to Families sponsorships for employees who are **not currently a member of the Bitwarden organization**, however organizations can also [sponsor members](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/families-for-enterprise/).

Unlike [sponsorships for members](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/families-for-enterprise/), sponsored Families organizations **for non-members**:

- Require that an organization owner [contact Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/contact/) to turn on the functionality.
- Require that an [owner, admin, or permitted custom role member](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/user-types-access-control/) issue a sponsorship for each employee they wish to extend the benefit to.
- Will occupy one seat in the Enterprise organization per employee who is issued a sponsorship.

> [!TIP] Enabling F4E for self-hosted organizations.
> If your Enterprise organization is self-hosted, an administrator will need to [complete these steps](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/families-for-enterprise-self-hosted/) before employees can redeem their Families sponsorships.

The remainder of the instructions on this page will help administrators issue sponsorships and non-members redeem issued sponsorships.

## Issue a sponsorship

> [!TIP] If you're a member, you don't need to be issued F4E.
> If the employees you want to sponsor Families organizations for are **already members** of the Enterprise organization, they can [redeem the sponsorship without an administrator needing to manually issue it](https://bitwarden.com/es-la/help/families-for-enterprise/#redeem-a-sponsorship/).

To issue a Families sponsorship to an employee who is not a member of thee Enterprise organization:

1. In the Admin Console, navigate to **Members** → **Free Bitwarden Families** and select + **Add sponsorship.**

![Free Bitwarden Families](https://bitwarden.com/assets/3ZLi9Ap4Hk44fCNWHvvrFY/b3e4a05fd72aa106e938295d27e0d37a/2025-05-21_11-35-45.png)
2. In the **Add sponsorship** box, enter the employee's email address and any notes you'd like to make about the sponsorship and select **Save** to issue a sponsorship invitation to that employee's inbox:

![Add sponsorship](https://bitwarden.com/assets/2bYAYxzbgIJqshhOIgNQtX/c35a70ea7ee48f4b4114ce86401caefe/2025-05-21_16-43-35.png)

> [!NOTE] Re-issuing F4E sponsorships.
> You can resend an invitation, or remove an employee's sponsorship, at any time using the ⋮ options menu on this page.

One seat in the Enterprise organization will be occupied per employee who is issued a sponsorship using this method.

## Redeem a sponsorship

To accept an Families sponsorship that has been issued to you by an employer:

1. Check your email inbox. When you receive the invitation, select **Accept Offer**:

![Invitation Email](https://bitwarden.com/assets/3oF2ARkXDOM7xMr8X1YdMS/d873a82a1ed8b129549731bb0c419673/2025-05-21_16-55-45.png)
2. Follow the prompts on-screen to log in with your personal Bitwarden account or create a new one.

> [!TIP] You can apply F4E to an existing Families org.
> If you have an existing Bitwarden Families organization, you can apply the sponsorship to that organization. Make sure you log in with the account that's an owner of your Families organization.
3. Once logged in, you'll be directed to a screen where you can redeem your sponsorship for a **New Families organization** or apply the sponsorship to an **Existing Families organization**:

### Nueva organización de familias

Seleccione **Nueva organización de Familias**del menú desplegable:

![Nuevas Familias Bitwarden Gratis](https://bitwarden.com/assets/3NnhjGPkYir4aMCLzvmJf1/db51c17a40db8d7a399ed49ec65d98f5/2024-12-04_10-24-32.png)

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- Un **nombre de organización**
- Un **correo electrónico de facturación**
- Si desea agregar **Almacenamiento adicional (GB)**. Tu patrocinio cubre 1 GB gratis.
- **Información de pago**

No tendrás que hacer ningún pago por la organización de Familias siempre que seas un miembro activo de la organización patrocinado, a menos que agregues **Almacenamiento adicional**. Cuando hayas terminado de llenar tu información, selecciona **Enviar.**

### Organización de Familias existentes

Seleccione la organización del menú desplegable y seleccione **Aceptar oferta:**

![Familias Bitwarden Gratis Existentes](https://bitwarden.com/assets/5HIpHzcAzTsBjE4UZhjCV0/1f3ce019f188b2a1be20cc1587534864/2024-12-04_10-24-53.png)

Cuando aceptes la oferta, tu antigua suscripción será reemplazada por el patrocinio de la Empresa. No tendrás que hacer ningún pago por la organización de Familias, a menos que agregues **Almacenamiento adicional**, mientras seas un miembro activo de la organización patrocinado.

> [!NOTE] You'll still get renewal emails when you're F4E.
> After redeeming your sponsorship, you may still get renewal reminder emails for your Families organization in your personal inbox. As long as you're still an active member of that sponsoring Enterprise organization, you can ignore these emails. If you're no longer a member, navigate to **Billing** → **Payment method**, and check that the payment method is valid.