ProjectConnect - A Project Management Platform for NGOs & partners

A sector-driven initiative to provide not-for-profit organisations and their partners with a project management platform in order to achieve social impact together.

For your Organisation

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For your Organisation

Achieve impact by efficient management of your projects, programmes, grants, available resources, budgets and results. If you prefer valuable information, rather than more data.

... and your Partners

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For your Co-operation with Partners

Achieve impact by collaborating with (local) partners who share responsibility for project objectives. If you prefer to empower your partners, rather than limiting them...

... within a Consortium

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For your Collaboration within Alliances

Achieve impact by participating in international networks. If you want to focus on shared objectives, without sacrificing strict data security...

Product Overview

ProjectConnect is designed for a project-based approach in the not-for-profit sector. It aims to support the not-for-profit organisations in achieving their mission. It provides an effective ICT solution to improve the performance of your teams, projects and programmes, supporting everything from grant management to operations with local partners in the field and reporting to donors.

The Entire Project Cycle in ProjectConnect

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Benefits

Designed for NGOs

We use the terminology that the NGOs are used to. We apply the concepts relevant to the non-profit sector.

Increased productivity

Project workers are more productive. ProjectConnect tracks statuses, informs employee to take action, delivers information at the right time to the right people.

Modular approach

You can select what functions are relevant for you. Working with Partners? Just switch the module and benefit from it. Working in an alliance? Same thing!

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ProjectConnect is a product of co-creation. Together with other NGO’s we aim for system change. We share the vision of data-driven strategy to manage our programmes, projects, partnerships and cooperation within consortia more effective, more inclusive and with more impact.

Rina Molenaar, Woord en Daad

ProjectConnect has brought the whole world together despite geographical and spatial barriers. ProjectConnect has reduced the cost of time and the risks of losing information.

Moffat, Zambia

It is important for us that we digitally include our local partners. ProjectConnect structures the administrative part of the project and takes away the inefficiencies. It saves a lot of time and allows us to learn and grow together, focusing on achieving impact.

Selma Hilgersom, Simavi

At first I was a bit afraid of this new system, but it is very well designed. I'm taking the first steps in the system and it works really well.

Stephen, Ghana

Project in ProjectConnect brings all participating parties together. It increases insights and transparency across the stakeholders. Looking at one single source of truth prevents misunderstandings and inefficiencies. Reporting to IATI is done with just a few mouse clicks

Pieter de Jong, Simavi

Thomas den Hengst

18 March 2022

Welcome to Thomas den Hengst, who has joined the ProjectConnect team as a software architect since the beginning of this year. Thomas has a Master degree from the University of Twente and previously worked as a developer and architect at Adapcare. Thomas is working in the development team on the further development of ProjectConnect as…

A joint initiative for nonprofit IT already exists (anyway)….

15 February 2022

In late January 2022, an article appeared on the “Chronicle of Philanthropy” urging grantmakers to stop resisting nonprofits’ request for technology funding. Particularly when it comes to IT fundamentals, architecture, integrations, cyber-security and core applications for project management, these topics are not high on the list of funds and donors. While they are essential for…

Videos

ProjectConnect as NGO Sector Initiative

Woord en Daad Foundation director, Rina Molenaar, explains their involvement in ProjectConnect. NGOs working and learning together, and co-creating ProjectConnect as the enabler to achieve organizations' objectives.

ProjectConnect Introduction

ProjectConnect was founded around the principle that projects should be at the heart of the system, while organizations participate in these projects.

How ProjectConnect facilitates Digital Inclusion

Simavi is using ProjectConnect to work together with local partners. It structures the administrative part of the project and takes away inefficiencies. ProjectConnect allows all stakeholders to learn and grow together, focusing on achieving impact.

ProjectConnect to drive System Change

Woord en Daad Foundation was one of the early adopters of ProjectConnect. Woord en Daad shares the vision of a data-driven strategy and works in co-creation with other NGOs to deliver substantial benefits to the sector.

Reporting to IATI

Simavi is using ProjectConnect for all people involved in their projects. This increases insight and transparency across the stakeholders. Looking at one single source of truth prevents misunderstandings and inefficiencies. Reporting to IATI is done with just a few mouse clicks.

ProjectConnect for full Project Life Cycle (1)

Whether your starting point for projects is in the Theory of Change or in available funds, ProjectConnect support setting up projects, results, baselines, targets and indicators. ProjectConnect even suggest matches between projects needing funding and available funds.

ProjectConnect for full Project Life Cycle (2)

ProjectConnect supports all stages in the project life cycle. Specifically addressing the needs for NGOs. Both results data (outcome, output, activities) as well as financial data, both budgeted and actual. Whether it be assessing partners, monitoring progress, reporting to back donors.

ProjectConnect to monitor project progress

Project stakeholders need information about project progress, both regarding results as well as financial data. ProjectConnect visually reports progress and delivers it to stakeholders in a dashboard.

Reporting possibilities from ProjectConnect

Reporting to back donors, government and IATI? ProjectConnect allows the same set of data to be reported in various formats. ProjectConnect support IATI publication since the introduction of IATA as a standard. We have been there...

About us

As a team and community we practice good stewardship and are passionate about what we do. In this context we develop and improve constantly. Our core values guide the way we co-operate and interact with each other.

Our Partners and Users

The ProjectConnect partners are active investors with a hands-on mentality. Being forward-looking they also participate in decisions that affect the further development of ProjectConnect and advocate for our mission.