Why we show up.
Mission-driven work isn't a niche for us. It's foundational. This page is about why — in my own words.
Emma, mostly behind a laptop.
This is the part that doesn't fit inside a contract.
Hi.
I started Emmabyte because I'd watched too many good organizations get worn down by their own infrastructure — spreadsheets that should have been databases, donor systems that almost worked, websites held together by a staff member's evening hours.
The plan was always going to be: do excellent technical work for missions I believed in, charge a lot less than I would a tech company, and grow slowly enough to actually mean it.
But there's another half to that — the part that doesn't fit inside a statement of work. The events that need a sponsor. The friend-of-a-friend running a small nonprofit who needs an hour of advice. The weekend mornings spent setting up tables at a thing you care about.
This page is where that lives. We're new at it, and I want to be honest about that. This year, that means: at least one fully pro bono engagement, financial sponsorship for community events we believe in, and a standing offer to take advisory calls from any nonprofit that reaches out — whether or not we ever end up working together.
If you're working on something that matters to you, please reach out. The worst case is we have a good conversation.
Emma Long · Founder, Emmabyte Engineering
What "showing up" looks like.
None of these require a formal engagement to start. The right shape for a given relationship usually surfaces from the conversation itself.
Discounted & pro bono engineering
Reduced rates for organizations with limited budgets, and a small number of fully pro bono projects each year for work that meaningfully changes what an organization can do.
Financial sponsorship
Direct support for events, programs, and initiatives we believe in — particularly those centered on equity, access, and the people doing the unglamorous work.
Volunteer time
When we attend events in person, we show up to help. Registration tables, setup, breakdown, whatever's needed. Happy to be useful in unglamorous ways.
In-kind donations
Hosting, infrastructure, and technical resources, donated to organizations that need them — keeping costs down so the budget stays focused on mission delivery.
Advisory & second opinions
For organizations navigating technical decisions without in-house expertise — vendor reviews, hiring input, architecture sanity checks. No engagement required.
Amplification
Sharing the work of organizations we believe in, and connecting them with our network when an introduction might help — quietly, and only when invited to.
Let's talk.
If something here resonates with the work you're doing, I'd genuinely be glad to hear from you. No agenda, no sales motion. Just a real conversation.
nonprofits@emmabyte.io