Mission Tech Compass
Take our quick self-assessment to see where technology is helping your mission, where it's creating lost opportunities for impact, and how UpStart Productions can help.
Technology that serves your
mission
We partner with nonprofits & community-focused teams to modernize systems and build digital tools that support people, not just processes.
Real Solutions, Real Impact
Discover how we've helped organizations transform challenges into success through technology.
Practical technology, built for people.
UpStart Productions creates simple, sustainable systems for nonprofits and community-focused teams doing big work. We help remove tech confusion and frustration so your team can focus on serving your community.
Custom Applications
Custom, purpose-built tools that fit your workflows, whether that's a volunteer portal, reporting dashboard, or client app.
Mobile Apps
iOS and Android apps that stay field-ready, handle offline work gracefully, and connect seamlessly to your core systems.
Accessibility & Inclusion
Digital accessibility auditing and remediation to ensure your website or app works for everyone and meets federal standards.
Smarter Workflows
We analyze your processes, recommend tools, and use automation or AI to reduce busywork and improve efficiency.
Data Clarity & Insight
Turn scattered spreadsheets into clear, actionable dashboards that help you see and share your impact.
Websites That Work
Accessible, modern sites that tell your story clearly and connect you with the people you serve.
Free insight for your mission
Pick the lens that fits: how your nonprofit uses technology, or how donors and volunteers experience your public website. Both are free and immediate, with no obligation.
Donor Engagement Snapshot
Get a free snapshot of how your website performs for donors and volunteers—delivered to your inbox within minutes as a branded, multi-page PDF.
What Our Partners Say
Small teams with ambitious projects. Hear how our technology solutions helped nonprofit and public sector organizations work more efficiently and extend their impact.
Our small team struggled for months evaluating physical portfolios of work for a national accreditation program. Jeff's team built an online portfolio platform, Venture, that allowed us to evaluate and score the portfolios in a fraction of the time. It was a game-changer for us.
Amy
Executive Director at National Center on Deafblindness
My new role as a driver ed Compliance Specialist had me juggling multiple PDF's, spreadsheets, and Word docs. Jeff took all that clutter and built RAPID, an iPad app that cut my compliance inspection time by 70%! I now spend more time ensuring kids get a great driver education and less time on paperwork.
Mary
Compliance Specialist at ODOT-DMV Transportation Safety Office
Working with transition age youth experiencing a disability requires a lot of data and note collection out in the field. My team of facilitators absolutely needed a mobile, digital solution. UpStart Productions worked with us to build Field Notes, an iPad app that collects everything and generates reports for supervisors.
Lon
Transition Network Facilitator at Oregon Transition Education
Subscription costs for our driving instructor training course and conference software were getting out of control. Jeff's team built a custom web and mobile solution called Event Share that was not only intuitive, it seamlessly integrated into our training certification system as well. Several other projects in our department ended up using Event Share as well.
Tonya
Project Director at Traffic Safety Education Program
Nepho helped me understand the scope of the AA 12 steps and held me accountable to daily practice. I loved that it's completely private with no logins, no tracking, just me and my recovery journey. The guided journals made stepwork feel less overwhelming, and the gentle reminders kept me on track without being pushy.
Charlie J.
Alcoholics Anonymous Member
I built Kairo because I needed a workout app that didn't assume I was an athlete. When I was 30 days sober, I asked myself: 'How can I make starting to move again feel as gentle and accessible as taking a newcomer chip?' Kairo's core philosophy is: Name an exercise. Do it. Mark it done. See your progress over time. If you can't log a workout in 20 seconds or less, it's too complicated. If it wouldn't have worked for me at 30 days sober, it doesn't belong in Kairo.
Jeff
Founder at UpStart Productions
Ready to strengthen your mission with technology?
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