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Practical reading for education and sports-for-development teams, plus the 15-question check we run before anyone builds anything.

The NGO Tech Readiness Checklist

Before your NGO spends a rupee on software, spend 5 minutes on this.

15 questions across your data, field programs, donors, team, and money & risk. Score each No = 0, Partly = 1, Yes = 2, maximum 30.

  1. 0-10 · The Paper Cliff

    Don't buy software yet, standardize your data basics first. We'll often tell organizations here not to build anything yet.

  2. 11-21 · The Patchwork Zone

    You're losing staff-hours every week. Highest-ROI move: a fixed-fee tech roadmap, it pays for itself within one reporting cycle.

  3. 22-30 · Build-Ready

    Rare air. The risk now is over-buying, a roadmap keeps spending disciplined, then we build fast.

Get the full checklistWhat a roadmap buys you

Bonus inside: three questions to ask any tech vendor, including us. Who owns the code and the data? What does maintenance cost after launch? Could your team run this without us?

From the blog

Written for your next board conversation.

Free and low-cost CRMs for NGOs in IndiaDiscover cost-effective customer relationship management tools designed for nonprofit organizations and NGOs operating in India.
When to move off spreadsheetsSigns your NGO or educational institute is ready to transition from Google Forms and Excel to dedicated management systems.
How to write a tech budget into grant proposalsGuidelines for including technology costs in CSR and philanthropy grant applications that reviewers actually approve.
Building intuitive tech solutions for non-tech teamsDesign principles for creating technology that your team will actually adopt and use.