NPO Modernizes & Develops its First Public-facing Tech Solutions

Client - The Pew Charitable Trusts

Industry - Nonprofit & Policy Research

Built Pew's first public-facing technology solutions, helping the 75-year old nonprofit pivot from a researched-based academic model to an interactive solution provider helping to solve the world's most challenging public policy questions

$2 billion in taxpayer funds reallocated

$8 million in IT savings

43 --> 1 reduction in redundant programs

40 --> 150 increasein IT/product staff

Faced with waning influence in the public policy arena, The Pew Charitable Trusts needed to reinvent how it published its research and interacted with policymakers, the public, and the media. To achieve its policy goals, Pew needed to build its own technical aptitude and leverage technology to create more interactive experiences for its constituents

Invested in building out first product teams to support homegrown technology solutions

Established technology partnerships with government agencies and other nonprofits

Built a best-in-class grant and investment management system

Built a cost-benefit analysis application for governments to model investment options and choose programs that have higher returns and improve long-term outcomes

Established centralized oversight of all technology assets, reducing the number of solutions being leveraged by lines of business, saving money and increasing efficiency

Centralized data on grant and investment impact and built robust reporting and analytics capabilities to support Pew’s goal to address root causes not just symptoms

By leveraging new technology solutions, Pew moved away from simply publishing its research to creating valuable user experiences for customers to interact with Pew’s work

By moving most applications to the cloud, Pew not only saw savings but greatly improved the resiliency and performance of its technology assets