Hello world, have you eaten?
We’re delighted (and slightly nervous) to share something we’ve been cooking up over the past few months. IdliStack: our effort at building thoughtful, reliable tech infrastructure for nonprofit operations.
Why Idli? Because we believe nonprofit tech should feel like breakfast- light, nourishing, sustaining. Quietly doing the heavy lifting in the background. No fuss, no frills. Just something you can count on everyday.
This is part of our border commitment in our journey to make core operational tech accessible, supported, and cost effective to ensure that the tools we use in the sector are built for the work we do.
What we are fixing:
Too often, technology for nonprofits is coupled with more complexity than clarity. It’s expensive, hard to maintain, difficult to tweak and transfer, and rarely aligns with how organisations actually work on the ground. IdliStack aims to change that.
First off the Stack: The Fundraising Management System (FMS):
Developed in collaboration with 30+ nonprofits, the FMS is shaped by the realities of Indian fundraising, not by a generic template.
This system helps organisations:
- Centralize lead and donor data (no more “version_final_FINAL_v2.xlsx” :))
- Track grants, donor pipelines, budgets and expenses with precision.
- Keep compliance and reporting documents audit-ready.
- Analyse historical data to anticipate roadblocks early.
- Plan fundraising strategies and budgets based on evidence, not guesswork.
The system automates repetitive tasks, reduces duplication which frees up capacity for smaller teams. It minimises data errors and enables continuity as teams evolve. Reduces dependency on costly, custom-built systems and supports financial sustainability before crunch time hits.
BTS
We’ve consciously spent the past several months building this with care. We listened. We tested. We broke workflows. We fixed them. We ran a solid beta, onboarded real users including ourselves.
It’s open source, giving organisations the foundation to further enhance their own systems and comes with security and hosting support - going beyond mere product handover. It is a growing platform that nonprofits can build on.
Website: https://www.tech4goodcommunity.com/
We’d love to connect with organisations looking to bring more structure, foresight and ease into their operations.
You may reach out to us at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to building this (and the rest of IdliStack) together with our community.
With love,
Team Tech4Good Community
(Fellow Rainmatter grantees, idli-lovers, and spreadsheet survivors)