What is the Collaborative Development Initiative and why is it here?
At Qomon, we only work with political and nonprofit organizations. And because our sector is so unique: the agency of volunteers, the complexity of local chapters, the challenge of reaching thousands of people with limited resources, we know that standard software development models don’t really work. Political and nonprofit organizations have something in common: huge needs, incredible complexity, and limited budgets. Most can’t independently fund the tools they actually need. That’s why we created the Collaborative Development Initiative. Our Collaborative Development Initiative allows organizations across the sector to finance new features together. By mutualizing innovation, advanced tools become accessible without requiring any single organization to carry the full cost and more importantly the hidden trap of runway costs and stalled evolution. An organization, or a group of organizations, can request and co-build a new feature that isn’t yet on the product roadmap - costs shared.How does it work?
Idea
Idea
- You come with your idea, challenge or user storiy and share them with the rest of the team.
Scoping
Scoping
- Qomon Product & Engineering teams evaluate the request and schedule a chat
- If it aligns with Qomon’s mission, product guidelines, and long-term vision, we estimate the time, resources, and scope required.
Pricing & Contribution
Pricing & Contribution
- The development cost is shared between the organization and Qomon.
- The client covers part of the cost through their subscription and a reduced development fee.
- Qomon covers the rest (usually between 30% and 80%), reflecting our commitment to bringing the feature into the core Qomon capabilities.
Timeline & Delivery
Timeline & Delivery
- The feature is delivered to the requesting organization within a defined timeline.
- After a private period of 3 to 12 months, exclusivity ends and the feature becomes available to all Qomon organizations.
What’s in it for organizations?
- Early access to a strategic feature.
- Lower costs compared to fully custom development and more importantly, runaway costs.
- Direct influence on the product roadmap and on how the feature is designed for real use cases.
- No future burden: Qomon handles maintenance and ongoing improvements as part of the product.
Alternative traditional development exist, just speak to our team. Your supporters, volunteers, and donors deserve an organization that’s fully focused on them, not just on keeping infrastructure running. Qomon’s Collaborative Development Initiative is here to work with your teams to build the tools they deserve! Alternative traditional development exist, just speak to our team.