How an Edmonton social services agency spun out its own tech products

Author Sharlene Gandhi
The non-profit now owns a for-profit subsidiary, which has licensed the intellectual property associated with the software products.

Why It Matters

Technology that is built by and for the non-profit sector is hard to come by. Usually, non-profits end up using an amended version of technology that has been developed for businesses, which focus on transactions rather than relationships, said IslamicFamily’s Executive Director Omar Yaqub.

An Edmonton-based social services agency hopes to help frontline staff across the sector better handle client data and case management.

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