As leaders in developing innovative technology to meet the needs of underserved communities and the organizations that work with them, the Fund for the City of New York is creating METRIX: The Database for Nonprofit Excellence. METRIX is designed to be a key component in a strategy to address the chronic under-funding of administrative and technology support for community agencies, saving them thousands of dollars and ensuring that they are using today’s dynamic technologies to be better managed, more responsive and more competitive. When organizations can count and measure what they do, they are more effective in providing services, generating resources and seizing opportunities.

METRIX is in Phase III of its development and is thus a work in progress, designed to be owned by its community of users. This means that the Fund is working with developers and early users in New York City and beyond to eliminate bugs and develop other features that will allow for easy adoption. METRIX is most suitable in its current state for organizations that have a staff well-trained in Microsoft Office Suite, including Microsoft Access.