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NGO & IMPACT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

Non-Profit & NGO Software Development, for transparent donor ledgers, offline field apps and grant reporting.

We build software for NGOs, humanitarian charities and social enterprises: donor ledgers that trace a gift to what it bought, offline-first apps for field teams working without signal, beneficiary registration with strong data protection, and multi-currency grant tracking that stands up to a funder's audit. The aim is to keep as much of every donated dollar as possible going to the mission and not the paperwork.

Non-Profit & NGO Software Development$€KMulti-currencyBeneficiary registryDonor ledgerGrant reportsSECURE NGO CLOUD PLATFORMone source of truth for donors, field teams and funderscleanwaterfund.org/donateClean Water FundClean water forevery village$48,250 raised of $60,000$25$50$100Donate $50LIVE DONOR LEDGERYour gift will be traced to what it buysMaria · $50 → Clean Water grant · #a91fMaria · $50 → 2 water filters delivered ✓DONATION WEBSITEevery gift traced to what it bought09:41Field AppSite 14 · North DistrictOffline · no signalBack online · syncingNew beneficiaryNameA•••• K••••National ID•••• •••• 4821Household5 peopleConsentSigned ✓Encrypted on deviceWaiting to sync: 2 recordsSaved offline · 3 queuedAll records synced ✓OFFLINE FIELD APPworks without signal · syncs later$recordrecordrecord$ → €€ → K✓ update100% of gifts traceableDonor ledger100% of gifts traceableDonor ledgerWorks with no internetOffline-first syncWorks with no internetOffline-first syncPersonal data protectedEncrypted · consentPersonal data protectedEncrypted · consentFunder audit-readyMulti-currency reportsFunder audit-readyMulti-currency reportsQ3 grant report€120k · USD · KES ✓
$580B
Approximate annual global philanthropic and humanitarian giving
Line-item
Traceability from donation to the purchase it funded
Offline-first
Field apps built for camps, villages and disaster zones with no signal
Up to 3.8x
Recurring donor retention reported with real-time progress updates
THE MARKET SIGNAL

From the annual PDF report, to proof donors and funders can check themselves.

Donors and institutional funders want more than a polished yearly report. They want to see where the money went, receipts for what was delivered, and evidence that the programme changed something. Organisations that can show it keep supporters. Those that can't find it harder every year.

01 · DONOR RETENTION THROUGH PROOFGlobal Capital
$580B

Estimated annual giving from foundations and individuals worldwide

Donors drift away when they suspect overhead is eating their gift. Showing line-item spending is one of the most reliable ways to keep monthly givers.

OPERATIONAL REALITY

A donation backed by a photo of what it paid for builds the trust that leads to larger gifts and multi-year grants.

02 · OFFLINE HUMANITARIAN OPSField Realities
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Cell signal in many refugee camps, flood zones and remote villages

Where the work happens, there's often no network. Field staff need apps that collect data locally and sync later.

OPERATIONAL REALITY

Cloud-only software fails exactly when it's needed. A local database means aid keeps flowing even when the network doesn't.

03 · COMPLIANCE AUTOMATIONOverhead Waste
Up to 40%

Estimated share of staff time spent on manual grant reporting and audit prep

Grants from USAID, the UN and large foundations each come with their own reporting formats and currency rules, and spreadsheets stop coping quickly.

OPERATIONAL REALITY

Automating IATI exports and grant reporting returns hours to the people who would rather be running programmes.

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WHAT'S DRIVING DEMAND

The operational realities of running a humanitarian organisation today.

Strict donor reporting, field sites with almost no connectivity, currency swings and the duty to protect vulnerable people's data. Each one on its own is a software project.
01 · LINE-ITEM IMPACT TRANSPARENCY

Tracing a Donation to What It Bought

A donor who gives $50 wants to know it bought a water filter. Linking online gifts to purchase ledger items in the field gives them that answer and encourages them to give again.

02 · ZERO-CONNECTIVITY FIELD WORK

Field Apps That Don't Need a Signal

Teams work in conflict zones, remote deserts and disaster areas. They need to register displaced people and record aid distribution on a phone that may not see a network for days.

03 · MULTI-CURRENCY GRANT AUDITS

Grants in Dollars, Spending in Local Currency

A grant received in USD or EUR and spent in local currencies across Africa, Asia or Latin America needs exchange-rate tracking that an auditor can follow.

04 · BENEFICIARY DATA PROTECTION

Protecting People Who Are Easy to Harm

Refugee, medical and child-protection records can put people at risk if they leak. Client-side encryption keeps identities unreadable to anyone without the right keys.

05 · VOLUNTEER & RESOURCE DISPATCH

Mobilising Quickly When Disaster Hits

After an earthquake or hurricane, you need to bring together skilled medical volunteers, water treatment equipment and food, and you need to do it in hours.

06 · RECURRING PHILANTHROPY CRM

Automatic Tax Receipts and Thoughtful Updates

Keeping monthly donors means issuing Section 501(c)(3) or 80G receipts automatically, accepting local payment methods (ACH, UPI, SEPA) and sending updates that feel personal.

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SOFTWARE WE SHIP

Mission-critical impact software for international NGOs, foundations and humanitarian teams.

We build software for disaster response, funder audits and donor relationships, the three places where a failure costs you the most.

01NGO & IMPACT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
SYSTEM TOPOLOGY

Dollar-to-Impact Real-Time Transparency Ledger

A public or donor-login portal that maps each online gift to project purchase line items, photos and GPS milestones.

PRODUCTION PIPELINE FLOWLIVE TELEMETRY
SECURE INGRESS
API Gateway
mTLS 1.3 Strict Auth
EVENT BROKER
Kafka Stream
Double-Entry Immutability
AUDIT VAULT
Ledger DB
ACID Distributed Store
PROVEN OUTCOME
Next.js, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Tailwind CSS, S3 Bucket Storage.
Enterprise Scale Deployment

Engineered for sub-second response times and complete multi-tenant isolation under peak operational loads.

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APPLIED HUMANITARIAN AI

Practical automation that helps each donor dollar reach further.

We apply machine learning to forecasting relief needs, understanding messages in local languages and cutting the hours spent on grant reports, always with a person making the final call.

01 · DISASTER NEED & EMERGENCY SUPPLY FORECASTING

Disaster Severity and Relief Projection

Models that combine storm tracks, census density and road topology to estimate how much water and medical supply an event will require.

Production ReadySub-second SLA
02 · MULTILINGUAL LOCALIZED CRISIS COMMUNICATION AI

Low-Resource Dialect Translation and WhatsApp Triage

NLP models for regional dialects and informal distress messages on WhatsApp and SMS, so urgent medical cases are identified quickly.

Production ReadySub-second SLA
03 · AUTOMATED MULTILATERAL GRANT COMPLIANCE EXTRACTION

LLM Document Review and Audit Drafting

Private language models that read 200-page UN and USAID agreements, extract deadlines and allowable budget variances, and draft quarterly reports for staff to review.

Production ReadySub-second SLA
04 · DONOR CHURN PREDICTION & LIFETIME GIFT OPTIMIZATION

Predicting Which Donors Are About to Lapse

Classifiers that read interaction cadence, email engagement and giving history to find monthly donors at risk of cancelling.

Production ReadySub-second SLA
FEATURED WORK & CASE STUDIES

Proven track record with industry leaders.

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NGO ODOO PURCHASE & AI BILL EXTRACTIONStandards we build to: IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative)L1 Marking Item-Wise Lowest Price

Catch Foundation: Smart Purchase Management on Odoo with AI Bill Scan

Catch Foundation creates and restores green spaces: Miyawaki forests, green belts, urban and riverfront plantations. Steigern Tech engineered a smart purchase management system on Odoo to compare vendor prices item by item, send RFQs and purchase orders on WhatsApp, split orders across vendors, and read any bill format with AI.

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THE NGO & IMPACT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ADVANTAGE

Built by engineers who understand the operational reality of this industry.

We don't ship generic boilerplate software. Our architectures are modeled on the real physical constraints, low-latency protocols, and stringent compliance requirements of your vertical.

01ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

Mission-Critical Reliability Under Load

Systems designed with distributed resilience, graceful offline degradation, and high-concurrency event brokers to eliminate outages during peak demand cycles.

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02REGULATORY COMPLIANCE

Compliance Built into the Core Schema

Architectures natively mapped to Standards we build to: IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) and global data privacy standards, ensuring audit-readiness from day one.

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03INTEGRATION FLUENCY

Direct API & Hardware Peripheral Sync

Seamless integration with third-party aggregators, legacy ERPs, payment gateways, and hardware telemetry without fragile middleware layers.

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04OPERATIONAL UX

Frictionless Ergonomics for Field & Staff

High-contrast, responsive interfaces optimized for rapid keystrokes, touch terminals, and cross-platform mobile access in high-pressure operational environments.

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05PRIVATE AI GOVERNANCE

Deterministic AI with Complete Audit Trails

Predictive and generative AI workflows governed by human-in-the-loop review, strict confidence thresholds, and dedicated zero-retention private endpoints.

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06TOTAL IP OWNERSHIP

100% Contractual IP Ownership & Source Code

Every line of code, Docker file, CI/CD pipeline, and database schema belongs unconditionally to your organization from the first commit.

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— NGO & IMPACT TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING ARCHITECTURAL FAQS

Answers for CTOs, Operations Heads, and Enterprise Founders.

The data model follows the International Aid Transparency Initiative standard. Your team can export validated IATI XML with one click, ready to publish to the IATI registry.
PROCESS

Idea to Market–Ready Product

We turn your idea into a secure, compliant, and test-ready product in weeks, not months.

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Day 1 – 2

Inquiry & Scoping

We rapidly decompose requirements, pressure-test commercial viability, and align technical scope before capital is committed.

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