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CSO and NGO Systems · Project Management

Get every project done, together.

Organise your teams, volunteers and partners into projects and tasks. Plan programmes, track grants and deadlines, and see every project at a glance, from the office to the field.

White-label · Multilingual · Works offline · DPDP compliant

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Every task connects to the change you want to make.

Five simple levels. Set a goal, group projects into portfolios, break projects into tasks and subtasks, and give each one an owner and a date.

Everyone sees why

A field worker's task links up to the project, the funder and the mission it serves.

Leaders see what matters

Goals and portfolios roll up progress from every task, with no status meetings to chase it.

Nothing falls between teams

Programme, finance, field and volunteers work in the same place, with one owner for every task.

  1. Goal
  2. Portfolio
  3. Project
  4. Task
  5. Subtask

Every task, every owner, every date.

A relief project in list view: sections, owners, due dates, districts and budget lines
The field app, with my tasks, checklists and photos

The project on the manager's screen, and the next task in a field worker's hand.

See the work the way your team thinks.

The same tasks, shown four ways. Field teams like lists, volunteers like boards, managers like timelines, and your board likes portfolios.

  1. 01ListSections, owners, due dates, priorities and your own fields, like district, donor or budget line.
  2. 02BoardDrag cards from To do to Done. Good for volunteer drives, campaigns and content.
  3. 03TimelineEvery task on a timeline, with milestones, dependencies and funder deadlines.
  4. 04Portfolios and goalsStatus, progress, budget and workload across all projects, linked to your goals.
The same project as a board, with cards moving across stages

Plan the months ahead.

Phases, milestones and dependencies on one timeline, with every funder deadline sitting where the team can see it coming.

  1. 01Milestones for distribution days and report dates
  2. 02Dependencies, so a moved date tells everyone affected
  3. 03Phases by district, season or grant year
  4. 04The whole programme, or one project at a time
The project timeline, with milestones, dependencies and funder deadlines

Every programme, at a glance.

Status, progress, budget and workload across every project, rolled up to the goals you set at the start of the year.

  1. 01On track, at risk or off track, with a short note
  2. 02Budget against plan for each grant
  3. 03Who is stretched, before they burn out
  4. 04Progress rolling up from tasks to the mission
The portfolio view: every programme's status, progress, budget and goals

Built for grants, volunteers and the last mile.

Most project tools are built for offices. Nonprofit work happens in villages, relief camps and schools, with partners, volunteers and funders all involved.

Grants and funder deadlines

Tag projects by grant. Reports, milestones and utilisation dates show up for everyone who needs them.

Volunteers and partners as guests

Invite volunteers, partner NGOs and funders to just the projects they need, at no extra cost.

Field teams on basic phones

My tasks, checklists and updates work offline in Hindi and other languages, and sync later.

Proof of work

Photos, location and signatures attached to tasks, so you can show what was done and where.

Budget lines on tasks

Link tasks to budget lines and see spend against plan for each project and grant.

Reports funders trust

Status updates, progress and outcomes in one click, ready to share with your board or donors.

Your brand. Every language. Any network. Fully DPDP compliant.

Four promises that hold on every screen, for every user, from the first sign-up to the last report.

White-label

Your platform, your name.

  • Your logo, colours and web address
  • Android app and web in your brand
  • Your data stays yours, always
  • Move off any other platform, with our help

Multilingual

In the language your team and partners speak.

  • Hindi, English and major Indian languages
  • Voice notes and read-aloud for low literacy
  • AI translation between languages
  • Messages on WhatsApp and SMS in each person's language

Works offline

Built for patchy networks.

  • My tasks, checklists and photos work offline and sync later
  • Light on data, works on basic Android phones
  • SMS and voice-call fallbacks
  • Nothing lost when the signal drops

DPDP compliant

Consent first, on every screen.

  • Clear consent, recorded and easy to withdraw
  • Only the data you need, for a stated purpose
  • Parental consent for children's data
  • Data in India, access logs and breach alerts

Plan, deliver and grow.

Built for teams that change things.

5 levelsGoals, portfolios, projects, tasks and subtasks, all connected
4 viewsList, board, timeline and portfolio, on the same work
0 cost for guestsVolunteers, partners and funders join the projects you share
1 ownerFor every task, with a clear date and a place to talk

Every step of a project, handled.

Four things every nonprofit team needs first.

  1. 01 · Plan

    Plans that everyone can see

    Projects, tasks, owners and dates in one place.

    The project in list view, with owners and dates
  2. 02 · Do

    Clear work for every person

    My tasks on the web and on the phone, even offline.

    The same work as a board, moving across stages
  3. 03 · Follow up

    Nothing falls through

    Rules, reminders and approvals that chase work for you.

    Milestones, dependencies and funder deadlines
  4. 04 · Report

    Updates funders trust

    Portfolios, goals and status updates built from the work.

    Every programme's status, budget and goals

Work it is made for.

From a one-day event to a five-year programme, the same simple way of working.

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Relief and response

Kits, trucks, volunteers and proof of delivery, hour by hour.

Women seated together outside02

Community programmes

Meetings, visits and follow-up in every village.

Villagers collecting waste into sacks03

Volunteer drives

Clear tasks and reminders for hundreds of volunteers.

A woman standing in a meeting room04

Grants and reporting

Every deadline, budget line and report on time.

Colleagues listening in a meeting room05

Partner networks

Many NGOs, one shared plan and one portfolio.

The Global Goals it moves.

1No Poverty
4Quality Education
5Gender Equality
8Decent Work and Economic Growth
10Reduced Inequalities

Every feature

Everything a team needs to get work done.

The project tools that big companies use, shaped for nonprofit teams, partners and volunteers.

Plan

  • Projects and sections

    Break any programme into projects and group tasks into sections, like phases or districts.

  • Tasks and subtasks

    One owner and one due date for every piece of work, with subtasks for the details.

  • Milestones

    Mark the moments that matter: baseline done, distribution day, report submitted.

  • Dependencies

    Show what must finish first. When dates move, everyone affected knows.

  • Nonprofit templates

    Start from templates for relief drives, events, grant reports, campaigns and programmes.

  • Goals

    Set organisation and team goals, and link them to the projects that move them.

Work together

  • Comments and @mentions

    Talk on the task itself, in any language, so decisions are never lost in chat groups.

  • Inbox

    One place for assignments, mentions, approvals and updates on what you follow.

  • Approvals

    Ask for a yes or no on budgets, designs or reports, with a clear record of who approved.

  • Files on tasks

    Attach quotes, bills, photos and reports to the task they belong to.

  • Guests at no cost

    Volunteers, partners and funders see only what you share with them.

  • Forms

    Turn requests, sign-ups and field reports into tasks automatically.

Automate

  • Rules

    When a task moves, is overdue or is completed, assign, remind or notify, with no manual follow-up.

  • AI assistant

    Turn meeting notes into tasks, summarise a project and draft status updates for funders.

  • Recurring tasks

    Monthly parent meetings, weekly stock checks and quarterly reports repeat on their own.

  • Reminders

    Gentle nudges on WhatsApp, email or in the app before things are due.

  • Custom fields

    Add district, donor, budget line, beneficiary count or anything you track.

  • Roles and permissions

    Control who can see, edit or approve, by team, project or partner.

Track and report

  • Portfolios

    Status, progress and budget of every programme on one screen.

  • Workload

    See who is overloaded this week and move work before people burn out.

  • Dashboards

    Charts on tasks done, overdue work and progress by team, district or grant.

  • Status updates

    On track, at risk or off track, with a short note your board can read in a minute.

  • Proof of work

    Photos, GPS and signatures from the field, attached to each task.

  • Budget tracking

    Spend against plan for every project and grant, linked to tasks.

What a programme team sees at a glance.

Pieces of the product teams open every day.

The field app showing a worker's own tasks

In the field worker's hand

  • CMCharu MenonHigher truck quote · today×
  • ABAnita BaruaUtilisation report · yesterday×
  • NBNandini BoraVolunteer list · 2 days×

Approval requests

4

486

Done today

  1. Planned
  2. Started
  3. In review
  4. Done

Project health

CSO and NGO SystemsProject Management
  • Field appOffline
  • Auto syncOn

Works without a network

Active in 18 states

Chapters

486

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4

Tasks done this month

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In 11 languages

% on time81

Tasks by status

Everything a nonprofit team runs on.

Open any one to see it in the product.

  • Every programme's status, progress and budget on one screen.

    Monsoon relief · Assam 2026
    NameDoneDoingTo do
    • Finalise relief kit list
    • Get 3 vendor quotes
    • Book trucks · Dhemaji
    • Volunteer briefing
    • Distribution day
    Book trucks for Dhemaji
    • AssigneeManoj Saikia
    • Due date12 June
    • Depends onGet 3 vendor quotes ✓
    • Budget lineLogistics · ₹2.1 L
  • Status, progress, budget and goals across every project.

    Needs you today
    • !Book trucks · Manoj · due 12 June
    • Vendor quotes approved · Anita
    • !Utilisation report · due 10 July
    On this project
    • ABAnita Barua
    • MSManoj Saikia
    • NBNandini Bora
    • PDPriyam Das
  • Sections, owners, due dates and your own fields, with task details on the side.

    Approval requests
    • CMCharu MenonHigher truck quote · today×
    • ABAnita BaruaUtilisation report · yesterday×
    • NBNandini BoraVolunteer list · 2 days×
    Project
    1. Planned
    2. Started
    3. In review
    4. Done
  • Milestones, dependencies and funder deadlines across the months.

    Tasks by status
    % on time81
    On timeLate
    Tasks done this month

    486

    Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4
  • Drag cards across stages, with rules that follow up for you.

    Devices
    • Field tablets · 42Offline
    • Auto syncOn
    • Conflict checkOn
    Records queued

    318

    will sync on Wi-Fi

  • My tasks, checklists, photos and inbox on any phone, offline.

    Roles
    • AdminFull access
    • Project leadOwn data
    • Field staffCapture only
    Projects
    Active128
    Pending6
Monsoon relief · Assam 2026
NameDoneDoingTo do
  • Finalise relief kit list
  • Get 3 vendor quotes
  • Book trucks · Dhemaji
  • Volunteer briefing
  • Distribution day
Book trucks for Dhemaji
  • AssigneeManoj Saikia
  • Due date12 June
  • Depends onGet 3 vendor quotes ✓
  • Budget lineLogistics · ₹2.1 L
Needs you today
  • !Book trucks · Manoj · due 12 June
  • Vendor quotes approved · Anita
  • !Utilisation report · due 10 July
On this project
  • ABAnita Barua
  • MSManoj Saikia
  • NBNandini Bora
  • PDPriyam Das
Approval requests
  • CMCharu MenonHigher truck quote · today×
  • ABAnita BaruaUtilisation report · yesterday×
  • NBNandini BoraVolunteer list · 2 days×
Project
  1. Planned
  2. Started
  3. In review
  4. Done
Tasks by status
% on time81
On timeLate
Tasks done this month

486

Week 1Week 2Week 3Week 4
Devices
  • Field tablets · 42Offline
  • Auto syncOn
  • Conflict checkOn
Records queued

318

will sync on Wi-Fi

Roles
  • AdminFull access
  • Project leadOwn data
  • Field staffCapture only
Projects
Active128
Pending6

From the people using it.

Our monsoon response used to live in four WhatsApp groups. It now lives in one project, and the funder report writes itself out of it.
Anita BaruaProgramme Manager, Udaan Sahayog Trust
I book the trucks against the budget line, not against a memory of what we agreed.
Manoj SaikiaLogistics Lead, Dhemaji
The app keeps my checklist and my photographs even when there is no signal in the camp.
Nandini BoraField Coordinator, Lakhimpur

Works with the tools your team uses.

Reminders on WhatsApp and email, files from Drive, meetings on Zoom or Meet, data out to Sheets, and connections to the rest of the Commons platform.

Pricing that fits your team.

Guests are always free. Every plan is white-label: your name on the web app and the field app your team uses.

Community

For small teams and grassroots groups

₹3,000/ month

  • Projects, tasks and subtasks
  • List, board and calendar views
  • Field app that works offline
  • Free guests for volunteers
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Nonprofits

Most popular

For nonprofits running many programmes

₹10,000/ month

  • Everything in Community
  • Timeline, milestones and dependencies
  • Rules, forms, approvals and templates
  • Portfolios, goals and workload
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Large nonprofits and enterprises

For foundations, networks and CSR teams

Custom

  • Everything in Nonprofits
  • Partner NGOs in one portfolio
  • AI assistant and advanced reports
  • Data in India and security reviews
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Running many projects this year?

“Tell us how your programme runs today. We will show you the product on your own workflow, and be honest about whether it fits.”
SG
Satyam GambhirCo-founder, commons.inc
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Quick answers.

  • A simple way for nonprofit teams to plan and run their work: goals, portfolios, projects, tasks and subtasks, with owners, dates and updates in one place.

  • No. Invite volunteers, partner NGOs and funders as guests at no cost. They see only the projects you share.

  • Yes. The field app works on basic Android phones, in Hindi and other Indian languages, and keeps working with no network.

  • Yes. Import projects and tasks from spreadsheets or other tools, and we help you set up your first templates.

  • Yes; we stay through launch until your team runs it.

Built for every team doing good work.

Grassroots groups

Simple plans and clear tasks, free for every volunteer.

Nonprofits

Programmes, grants and teams in one place, from office to field.

Foundations and CSR teams

Every grantee and partner project in one portfolio.

Networks and coalitions

Shared plans across many organisations and districts.

“Good intentions need good plans. When everyone knows who does what, by when, more good gets done.*”

PM
Prashant Mehra
CEO, commons.inc

“commons stayed through the messy months after launch, training our team and fixing what the field broke, until the system genuinely ran without them.*”

MK
Meera Krishnan
Executive Director, Saahas Community Foundation

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