Zolaverse by EdZola
EdZola builds technology for nonprofits: data systems, CRMs and AI tools that help them run programs and show their impact. Since 2020 we’ve worked with 100+ organisations in 5+ countries.
We’ve never done it alone. Technology companies, sector networks, consultants and independent specialists have been part of that work. Now we’re opening it up.
Zolaverse is for anyone who believes technology should strengthen the people doing the world’s hardest work, and has something to bring to it.
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Technology for developmentWhat we believe
AI and better tools are changing what small teams can do. But a tool doesn’t know who needs help, what matters to them or how their work really happens. People do. Zolaverse brings those people together.
Different strengths, shared possibilities. Neither of us needs to offer everything. It works because each brings something the other needs.
Build on what exists. The next solution doesn’t always need to start from scratch. We bring the right people and tools to the problem, whoever built them.
Shared ownership. Good intentions aren’t enough. Both sides contribute, both sides benefit, and both sides make it a priority.
Room for the whole sector. Not everything worth building has to belong to one organisation. We’re open to shared infrastructure, open knowledge and research the wider sector can use.
Ways into Zolaverse
Pick the closest match to see what we’d do together, who brings what and what each of us gains. Most fit more than one. Start with one.
You’d join as a Partner
Bring technology to a whole cohort at once: a shared system, an AI pilot, a capacity-building program or a funded build.
You’d join as a Partner
Your advice shapes what an organisation should do. We build the systems that make it happen. Offer both, together.
You’d join as a Partner
You focus on the product. We help nonprofits choose it, set it up and actually use it. We can also build integrations with the systems they already run.
You’d join as a Community member
Host a Chai with EdZola, run a workshop, co-create a Social Impact Circle or tell a story worth sharing.
You’d join as a Connector
Know a team that needs a better way to work? Make the introduction. We’ll listen, work out what would help and take care of the build.
You’d join as a Contributor
Join EdZola projects when a nonprofit needs your skill: building a system, designing a survey, cleaning data, training a team on AI.
Partnerships in practice
A few things we’ve already built with partners. They show what working together can look like, not a promise of what every partnership will become.
Technology partner · Published by Zoho
MukkaMaar teaches self-defence to girls in Mumbai schools. Zoho provided the platform, we built the training system: students, trainers, sessions and attendance in one place. It now manages data for more than 3,300 students.
Read Zoho’s case study ↗
Share a story · Podcast
Akshay V talks with Sajidali Pathan, Chief of Digital Initiatives at TRRAIN, about moving from scattered processes to connected systems, choosing tech partners and using AI.
Watch the conversation ↗
Gather together · Community
Nonprofits and Tech4Good partners in one room, sharing what worked, what didn’t and what to try next. Each discussion group was led by a technology partner.
See the highlights ↗
Gather together · Community
A Chennai gathering, co-hosted with People4Good, for people in social impact to talk about their work and make connections.
See the invitation ↗How it begins
A person to introduce, a skill to offer, a product to bring, an event to host or a problem you keep seeing.
Every partner brings something different. We agree what each of us contributes and how each of us benefits, whether that’s recognition, reach, shared work or money, before work begins.
One project, one pilot or one shared idea is enough to begin. If it works well for everyone, we build on it.
A technology consultancy for nonprofits, founded in 2020 and based in Coimbatore, India. We build program management systems, CRMs, fundraising systems and AI tools, mostly on Zoho, where we are an Advanced Partner. Around three quarters of our work is with nonprofits.
It depends on the partnership. For some it’s recognition and reach: their work credited, shared and introduced to the organisations we work with. For others it’s co-creation: a joint offering, shared code or research. Where the work is commercial, there are fees or revenue share. We agree what each side gets, in writing, before starting.
No. We’d rather recognise what each person or organisation brings, whether or not it comes with revenue. A sector specialist who shares knowledge matters as much as a partner who brings a project.
Yes. We don’t have to do everything differently to do something meaningful together. Organisations with overlapping skills can still share delivery capacity, geography, distribution or product integrations. And we’ll always recommend the technology that fits an organisation, even if we didn’t build it.
Yes. You don’t need a registered company. If you’re looking to join the EdZola team full-time, say so in your note and we can discuss what might fit.
Tell us anyway. A clear problem, an honest conversation and a willingness to work together matter more than a category.
Join Zolaverse
A few lines are enough. Tell us a little about yourself and what you’d like to explore.
We read every note and reply within a week. What you share goes to the EdZola team only and is used to follow up on this conversation. Prefer email? Write to [email protected].
