Grant Lifecycle Optimization Leverage the foundation’s focus on funding innovative technology projects to offer end-to-end grant lifecycle management and impact reporting services. Propose integrated solutions that track grant creation, disbursements, milestones, and post-grant outcomes with dashboards that quantify social impact for grantees and funders, aligning with the 2018 Impact Project Grant program and broader partner needs.

Partner Platform Expansion Capitalize on a track record of building tech-enabled food assistance platforms (Vivery, Online Market) with Chicago-area partner organizations. Propose scalable platform-as-a-service and white-label development for additional food banks and pantries, including marketplace features, inventory and order management, partner portals, and secure data sharing with analytics.

Security and Optimization Small nonprofits rely on a secure, reliable online presence for donations and program delivery. Offer WordPress optimization, uptime monitoring, security hardening, and Cloudflare Bot Management enhancements to protect donation pages and campaign content, while improving performance and donor trust.

Donor Engagement Enablement Present affordable donor relationship management and fundraising automation tailored for foundations with small teams. Deliver a lightweight CRM, email/nurture workflows, impact reporting dashboards, and WordPress integrations to streamline grant proposals, donor stewardship, and reporting to stakeholders.

Ecosystem Collaboration Network Help Thierer and its grantees scale collaboration by launching an ecosystem knowledge hub and shared services network. Provide a hosted platform for partner discovery, best-practice case studies, calendars, and resource libraries, paired with strategic consulting to grow Chicago’s nonprofit tech ecosystem.