Do I need to have AI built already?

No. You need a proven social intervention with real users and results. The program helps you scope, build, and deploy the AI component with a matched pro bono tech partner. Some organizations in the pilot cohort arrived with AI integrated. Others came with a strong intervention and a vision for where AI fits. Both profiles are welcome.

How much time does the program require?

A dedicated project manager investing at least five hours per week for 12 months. The first three months have mandatory bi-weekly sessions every other Wednesday at 2PM CET, covering onboarding, data readiness, partnership management, and fundraising. After matching, the cadence depends on your development schedule.

Why does onboarding take three months before matching?

Organizations that complete the preparation phase enter matching with clear project briefs, partner value propositions, and realistic expectations. In the pilot cohort, this led to faster, better matches. Your tech partner can start building immediately because the groundwork is done.

What kind of tech partner will I be matched with?

TTTR's ecosystem includes 2,000+ software agencies, universities, and AI professionals. Matching considers your project's technical requirements, sector, and timeline. Partners contribute on a pro bono or low bono basis. You meet them at Matching Day after the onboarding phase.

Is there a cost to participate?

The program is free for accepted organizations. Pro bono tech development, specialized hub sessions, community access, cloud credits, and partner offers are all included. Equivalent services on the open market cost $150,000 to $330,000 per organization.

What happens after the 12 months?

You keep alumni access to the TTTR ecosystem for life: community, specialized hub sessions, partner offers, and visibility opportunities. Your organization becomes part of TTTR's portfolio of scalable solutions, which creates ongoing visibility with funders and partners.

When is the next cohort if I miss this deadline?

The program runs quarterly. The next call for applications opens later in 2026. Subscribe to the newsletter below to be notified.

AI Impact Lab

Applications are open from 15 June to 24 July 2026.

The AI Impact Lab is a 10-week incubator for social impact organizations. You bring a clearly defined social problem and the domain knowledge to solve it. The Lab helps your team turn it into a working AI prototype, a development plan, and a clear path to scaling and funding.

You do not need to be a tech organization. You hold the domain knowledge. The Lab brings the AI.

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journey from a defined problem to a working AI prototype.

organizations per cohort.

graduates from TTTR AI bootcamps for social organizations.

pro bono technology partners in the TTTR ecosystem.

Your team completes self-paced learning to reach a shared baseline before the bootcamp. It covers AI fundamentals, data basics, and how to define your problem clearly, so the team starts the bootcamp ready to build.

The bootcamp combines workshops, expert sessions, and structured prototype development. You move from problem definition to solution design to a working prototype, with mentorship at each step. The bootcamp opens with a Great Opening Session and ends with Graduation Day.

Organizations that finish with a validated prototype and a development plan can be invited into the AI Impact Scaling Program to develop, implement, and scale the solution further.

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Angelika Nocoń

SIO Engagement Manager@ Tech To The Rescue
angelika.nocon@techtotherescue.org

Your defined problem becomes a testable solution, a mock-up, workflow, or proof of concept that your team has built and can show to funders and partners.

You leave with a Solution Blueprint covering the technical plan, ethics, roadmap, and maintenance, so the prototype has a credible path to real deployment.

Your two to three participants build practical AI literacy they keep, with mentorship from AI and impact experts throughout the bootcamp.

Organizations that finish with a validated prototype and a development plan can be invited to continue in the AI Impact Scaling Program, and arrive at funding conversations with something concrete to show.

A clearly defined social problem. You can name a specific challenge that limits your reach or quality, and show why AI is the right way to address it.

An active intervention. Your core work has operated in the real world, with evidence of outcomes and operational stability.

Data readiness. You have data relevant to the problem, or a clear plan to obtain it, in a form that can support building a prototype within the bootcamp.

Leadership and execution capacity. You can commit a team of two to three people, including at least two decision-makers and one technically skilled member, for the full ten weeks.

BACKED BY THE TTTR ECOSYSTEM

Tech To The Rescue runs the Labs with the largest pro bono technology community in the world: more than 2,000 technology partners and over 350 graduates from its AI bootcamps for social organizations. Each Lab is delivered with funding and delivery partners who make the cohort possible.