India's first and only Technology Volunteering Network
Now you can effect change with your skillsets.
Bringing for-profit talent to non-profits
We are a group of engineers and designers and project managers. Just like you. We spend 4-8 hours a week working on byte sized problems.
As of now, we have 200+ volunteers from companies like google, facebook, flipkart, amazon etc and countless startups. We conduct hackathons where the volunteers build ground breaking solutions in a very short period of time.
If you are a techie and would like to work on problems that affect millions of lives, please reach out to us.
We are a Non-profit for non-profits
If you are a non-profit and working on large scale problems, we might be a match.
Our theory of change
India has over 5 million engineers and designers. Yet non-profits find it difficult to onboard / manage pro-bono tech talent. Our mission is to solve this problem.
Ourjourney so far
Inception
Registered as a Section-8 Company
2020 November
Initial 12 volunteers
Founders / CTOs from the startup world joined as initial volunteers.
Nudge Incubator
Selected by The Nudge Foundation for incubation.
2021 February
Hackathon
Conducted first hackathon within the startup world.
Volunteer Strength
30+ Technology Volunteers in the network.
2021 September
Unique Talents
Onboarded data scientists and A.I engineers with a median USD 100,000 salary.
partnerships
Partnered up with Atlassian Foundation, EkStep Foundation etc.
2022 January
Bootcamp
Launched 2 weeks bootcamp for non-profits where mentors from the startup and corporate world help build infrastructure for the NGOs
What to expect from BIVES
Byte Sized Problems
We understand volunteers cannot work on large and time-consuming projects. Hence we break it down to manageable pieces.
dedicated mentoring
Each volunteer is part of a network with dedicated mentors and program managers. We work as a team.
Networking
The peers and mentors you work with are from startups and large organisations with decades of experience. Working on a society problem is the best way to network.
Application process
open for all
Year Round Intake
Please reach out to us at [email protected] with details of your skillsets and experience.
shortlisted applicants
Monthly Interviews
One of our team members will contact you to arrange interviews with our mentors and partners. Mentors are senior folks with decades of experience.
final shortlist
End of the Month
Our mentors and partners submit an assessment report based on which you will be selected. This process takes anywhere between 2-3 weeks.
FAQs
For queries, please email us at : [email protected]
Literally anyone with a skillset. We have CEOs and dropouts in our network. We have engineers and scientists from Google, Amazon etc as well as professors from IITs.
On an average our volunteers spend 4 hours a week. This is approximately the time needed to finish a compartmentalised solution.
Yes, you will receive quarterly updates about the impact.
we believe technology has the power to accelerate social development, as tech-enabled products and services can help scale ideas much faster and at an affordable rate. we welcome nonprofits that leverage technology in their product, service or outreach, to bring about social change.
supporters
We are supported by the best out there.
