Right now, your work is scattered everywhere. Let's bring it all into one place. Less admin, more mission.
I build websites, workflows and AI helpers that give small nonprofits their time back, explained in plain English at a fixed price.
Name the chore. I'll handle the fix.
Most small nonprofits run on spreadsheets, inboxes and a few people who remember how everything works. Here's what changes when the systems do the remembering.
Your website
Where everything connects
Your website is often the first place donors, volunteers and neighbors meet you. I build clear sites your team can update without calling anyone, and connect them to everything behind the scenes.
- Donations, volunteer sign-ups and event registration built in
- News, programs and newsletters you can update in minutes
- Forms that feed straight into your other systems
Finances
Before: Receipts in four inboxes and books rebuilt by hand every month
Handled: Expenses come in through one form, and reports are ready for every board meeting
Volunteers and staff
Before: Chasing volunteers by text to fill Saturday's shifts
Handled: One sign-up link, and reminders go out automatically
Donors
Before: Thank-you notes weeks late, with gift records in three places
Handled: Thank-yous drafted the same day, and you read them before they go out
Board
Before: The board packet takes two days to assemble
Handled: The numbers pull in automatically, and you just write the story
Equipment
Before: Nobody is sure what's available or who has it
Handled: A live list with simple check-out and return reminders
Files and grants
Before: Documents scattered across personal drives, and grant numbers pulled at the last minute
Handled: Paperwork that files itself, searchable and backed up
Everyday questions
Before: Answering the same questions over and over
Handled: Common questions get answered right away, and the rest reach you sorted
Your version will look different, and that's the point. For a food pantry it might be intake and inventory. For an arts group, ticketing and grant reports. For a youth league, registrations and volunteer coaches. Tell me what's hard, and we'll start there.
How many hours could your team get back?
Check the chores that eat your team's week, and adjust roughly how many hours each one takes.
A rough estimate based on typical results. Your one-page plan gives you the real number.
Here's exactly how it works
Automating a messy process just gives you a faster mess, so we fix the process first. Every step has a clear price, and you always know what happens next.
We chat for 30 minutes
FreeTell me what's hard. I'll ask about your week, your tools and what you'd love to stop doing.
You get a one-page plan
Free for founding partnersWe map how the work happens today and simplify it. Then I write down what I'd fix first, how long it takes and exactly what it costs.
I build it, you check it
Fixed price, from $1,000I build in stages and train your team as we go. Anything that goes out in your name, you read first.
I stick around
$500 a monthSupport keeps everything running and growing after launch. Cancel anytime.
Start with one chore. You don't have to change everything at once. Most teams start with the thing that drives them craziest and grow from there.
Grants can often pay for this. Many foundations fund "capacity building" projects like these. I'll help you describe the work and its impact for a funding request.
AI helps. A person checks it.
Nonprofits are right to be careful with new technology. Here's what I promise every organization I work with.
You'll read it before it goes out
AI helpers draft, sort and remind. Anything sent in your organization's name gets checked by a person on your team. The goal is giving people time back, not replacing them.
Your data stays yours
Donor, member and financial information stays in accounts your organization controls, with access set up carefully.
You own everything I build
Websites, accounts and workflows belong to your organization, with written instructions, so you're never stuck depending on me.
Plain English, always
If it needs a glossary, I rewrite it. And if something doesn't need AI, I'll tell you.
Hi, I'm Russ
I've spent more than 20 years in technology and business operations, and I live right here in Morris County.
When I started volunteering with Mendham TV, I saw a dedicated team spending too much of its energy just keeping the lights on. So I started building: a treasury that runs itself, equipment check-out, a media archive and a back end for the board. Hours that used to go to admin went back to the mission.
That's what I do now. I sit down with nonprofit leaders, find the chores eating their week, and build websites and systems that fit their people, their budget and their mission.
Call or text me at (908) 340-7626, or email hi at russtotherescue dot com.
Questions people ask
What does it cost?
The first chat is free, and the one-page plan is free for founding partners. Builds are a fixed price, starting at $1,000 for a first system. Support is $500 a month, and you can cancel anytime. You'll know exactly what it costs before any work starts.
How long does it take?
It depends on what we're building, and you'll know before we start. Your one-page plan spells out the timeline step by step, and I build in stages so you see progress along the way.
Will this work for our kind of nonprofit?
Yes. Every nonprofit has its own version of the same chores: money to track, people to coordinate, records to keep and a board to support. Everything is built around your work, whatever it is.
Can you build or redo our website?
Yes. I can build a new site or rework the one you have, and connect it to everything else so donations, sign-ups and questions go exactly where they need to.
Do we need IT staff to run this?
No. Everything is built for the people you already have, including volunteers. I train your team and leave simple written instructions.
Can we use grant money for this?
Often, yes. Many foundations fund capacity-building projects like these. I can help you describe the work and its impact for a proposal or report.
Is our donor and financial information safe?
Your information stays in accounts your organization owns and controls. I set up access carefully and show you exactly where your data lives and who can see it.
Just ask.
Book a free 30-minute chat and tell me what's hard. You'll leave with a few ideas you can use, whether or not we work together.