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Turn your nonprofit's software into a public, open source tool — at no cost to you. As the founding cohort in this partnership, participating nonprofits will help shape the program going forward.

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The Opportunity

Building a tool is one thing. Making it open source (licensed, documented, and ready for other organizations to use) takes time and expertise most nonprofits don't have to spare. This program closes that gap.

Bloomberg, Develop for Good, CodeDay, and Fast Forward are teaming up to give a small group of tech nonprofits a dedicated team of college students and industry mentors to do exactly that: convert an existing tool to open source, build out documentation, or contribute to an open source project you already rely on.

What You Get

• A team of 8 vetted and trained college student volunteer developers dedicated to your project for 16 weeks, amounting to roughly 800 hours of technical work per team. Develop for Good runs weekly check-ins with students throughout the program, plus structured wrap-around support (technical, project management, and team coaching) to keep work on track and quality high.
• Open source best-practices guidance from CodeDay.
• Weekly guidance from experienced Bloomberg employee volunteers invested in the success of your project.
• Finished output that's publicly accessible, licensed, and documented, ready for your organization, and potentially others, to use going forward.
• All at no cost to your organization!

What It Takes

• About 2-3 hours/week for 16 weeks from a point-of-contact at your nonprofit for check-ins, feedback, and collaboration with your student developers and industry mentors.
• A tool or project you're ready to open source, or an existing open source project you'd like support contributing to.

Timeline

How to Apply

➡️ Apply here

Deadline: September 9, 2026

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Questions?

Reach out to Michael Gabrielle, Nonprofit Partnerships Manager at Develop for Good ([email protected]).

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