RUTHLESSLY PRAGMATIC

*Ajah is now DARO

We’re really bad

At all the stuff you think you need. 

But we’re great

At all the stuff that actually matters.

We’ve probably heard worse.

What We Do

We build systems that really work for organizations that do real-world good.

At DARO we prioritize people, program objectives, risks and impacts; because the real reason you’re not getting great results from your technology, isn’t your technology.

This looks like:

Digital Transformation

Not a project you complete but a radical change in how your organization thinks.
A perpetual impact machine.

Data & Information Architecture

Shiny perfect systems assume reality will cooperate. It won’t.
You need resilient architectures for an erratic and irrational world.

Evaluation & Measurement & Learning

Impact measurement is often used to reassure organizations and their funders that they’re on the right path.
We suck at that too.

Data Sharing & Data Collaboratives

You’ve got data to share.
Who cares?

OUR CLIENTS

Testimonials

  • “I have found them to be deeply collaborative partners in identifying and implementing our solutions. Without their advice, both strategic and technical, we wouldn’t have been able to approach our problems as effectively as we have."

    - Head of Knowledge Management, Mastercard Foundation

  • "DARO combines a strong technical interest with a focus on public benefit"

    - Vice-President, Indigenous and Government Relations

  • “Our initiative is continuously undergoing rapid growth and changes - and I am thankful we have a partner in DARO that can adapt to our changing context and continue to help us position ourselves for our (ambitious) future needs."

    - Chief Data Officer, Giving Tuesday

  • “They [DARO] care about the long-term outcomes of the issues and challenges they work with us on - meaning they help design and implement solutions beyond the technology systems - helping us with change management strategies, organizational design and governance, project management, as well as information architecture. They connect the dots."

    - Head of Knowledge Management, Mastercard Foundation

  • "What I appreciate beyond their technical expertise, is their understanding that technology is only a tool, and that effective and ethical use of technology must be rooted in good governance and strong relationships."

    - CEO, The Circle

Featured Content

Ajah goes to Coleridge Summit: we found our people!

The Coleridge Initiative focuses on building collaboratives for data sharing through initiatives like the Administrative Research Data Facility (ADRF) and Applied Data Analytics Training.

New
Senior Staff
at Ajah

We wanted to take a moment to introduce the three (!!!) new senior staff we’ve been lucky to welcome who joined us at the start of 2023.

Changing the Approach for a Changing Need

The nonprofit sector has a knowledge deficit. This problem and the lack of information we have about effectiveness in the sector impacts our ability to better serve people.