Idealware

Idealware provides research, webinars, and other resources to help nonprofits make smart decisions about software and technology. Their reports are often used by nonprofits large and small to navigate the constantly changing world of technology and make decisions that impact the efficiency and effectiveness of their work. With a large number of new board members, Idealware will review its strategic plans and a conduct an in-person board retreat.

There are dozens of software platforms aimed at helping nonprofits monitor and evaluate their work. Few have caught on, and none can yet serve the needs of all nonprofits. This grant would support research on the strengths and weaknesses of these different tools. This work will help individual nonprofits choose the right software for their needs and add to our ongoing efforts to develop standards that can link otherwise fragmented tools.

A nonprofit that helps other nonprofits make smart decisions about software, Idealware has contributed impartial, thoroughly researched, and accessible publications, trainings, and other resources to this sector since 2005. Its resources improve the transparency of software information, which increases the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations and helps vendors improve the software available to them. This grant would help Idealware expand the scope of its offerings.