Volunteer your skills to open-source tools nonprofits actually use
Engineers, designers, writers, and mentors — help us ship maintained, open-source software that mission-driven organizations rely on every day.
Why volunteer with Spark901
Real code, real impact, no busywork.
Ship real OSS
Contributions land in public repos with permissive licenses—your work is portfolio-grade and lives forever.
Direct nonprofit impact
Every tool we ship serves nonprofits at scale, not one-off pilots. Compounding outcomes per hour you give.
Engineers helping nonprofits
Join a focused crew of builders. Mentorship, code review, async-first collaboration, no recruiting pipelines.
Rooted in Memphis
Part of the Digital Delta supporting one of the densest nonprofit ecosystems in the country—remote contributors welcome.
Memphis is a nonprofit hub
The Mid-South packs extraordinary mission-driven density. Spark901 is part of the Digital Delta—local builders who believe great software should strengthen nonprofits, not leave them behind.
69.9 per 10,000
#1 among major U.S. metros
Memphis leads major U.S. metros in nonprofits relative to population—an ecosystem that needs tools built for real missions.
6,500+
Tax-exempt nonprofits
More than 6,500 in the Memphis area anchor food security, health, youth programs, arts, and more.
96,000+
Jobs supported
Together they steward over 46 billion in assets—work that deserves reliable, modern infrastructure.
Tell us how you want to help
We'll route you to the right project and reach out within a week.
We use your email only to coordinate volunteer work. Spark901 is an LLC, not a 501(c)(3); contributions of time are appreciated but are not tax-deductible.