The Non-Profit FOSS Institute (NPFI) is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports the development of customized free and open source software (FOSS) applications to fit the needs of individual non-profits and other organizations.

These applications are developed by college-level student teams working with an instructor.  Partnering with a professional software company, NPFI enables the deployment, hosting, and ongoing technical support for each of these applications.  NPFI’s unique approach thus contributes to the inventory of free software that is available for non-profits and other organizations.  Listed below are four examples of these applications and the organizations they serve:

• Volunteer Scheduling Application: Homebase
  • Ronald McDonald Houses in Portland and Bangor, ME, and
  • Ronald McDonald Houses in Providence, RI, and Boston, MA
• Room Scheduling Application: Homeroom
  • Ronald McDonald Houses in Portland and Bangor, ME
• Food Rescue Application: Homeplate
  • Second Helpings, Inc in Beaufort County, SC
• Farm Management Application: FarmData
  • Spiral Path Farm in Loysville, PA
  • Tenmile Farm Foundation in Dover Plains, NY