Hi,
Thanks for the interest in Pro and thanks for using the Free Version of the Events Calendar.
We do offer Pro For Free for some Non Profits. Please review the FAQ Question titled: “Do you offer discounts for non profit organizations?” on this page:
https://theeventscalendar.com/support/faqs/
For the details of what non profits qualify for it.
We would also like to confirm that the Pro version allows people to search for events based on location since that’s the reason for the purchase.
Yes Pro has a Map view where you can search by a location and it will show event’s venues in relation to that. You can see a demo of it here:
http://wpshindig.com/events/map/
If possible we would also like to know if anonymous people can create events or if they have to create an account.
This is not possible in Pro, it is possible with Community Events. You can set it up that either anonymous people can create events or you require people to have accounts to create them.
Let me know if you have any follow up questions.
Thanks