The first accounting and management app built specifically for NGOs and non-profit associations. Designed by and for the NGO community.
For my final project I took on a special challenge: a specialised accounting app for NGOs and non-profit associations. Why do NGOs need a dedicated solution? Conventional accounting apps are built for profit-oriented companies and don't account for the specific demands of the non-profit sector.
NGOs have to keep their finances separated across the four spheres (non-profit sphere, asset management, special-purpose operation, and commercial operation) and often work with international partners in multiple currencies.
As a volunteer at a humanitarian association I know the pain points of conventional solutions firsthand. One of the biggest problems: no way to automatically convert receipts into the relevant daily exchange rate. I solved that problem.
The NGO-specific member structure and automatic currency conversion allow NGOs to save hundreds of hours of work — time that can go into the association's actual mission instead.
Automatic separation of non-profit sphere, asset management, special-purpose operation, and commercial operation in line with German non-profit law.
Automatic conversion of receipts into current exchange rates. Ideal for international NGOs and partnerships.
Flexible approval system for receipts, including members from partner organisations abroad.
Full project management with budget tracking, deadline management, and progress monitoring.
Camera integration for capturing receipts on the spot, with automatic text recognition and categorisation.
Comprehensive donation management with automatic donation receipts and donor-relationship management.
EU hosting via Supabase with full GDPR compliance and privacy-by-design.
An open-source backend with PostgreSQL gives NGOs better cost control than proprietary alternatives.
Identifying pain points from my own experience in NGO work and researching existing solutions.
A deliberate choice of Supabase as an NGO-friendly, cost-effective, GDPR-compliant backend.
Intensive development phase using Kotlin and Jetpack Compose for a native Android experience.
Real-world testing with actual NGO use cases and feedback from the non-profit community.
Find out more about how Zentrik was built, or let's talk about your NGO project. I plan to develop this solution further as a cross-platform app.