Engineering Roadmap

Key Initiatives

• Complete the DAY website and hand over to marketing for independent updates
• Publish paper on nonbinary representation in LLMs
• Build Programming’s resource library
• Launch department-wide Notion templates for project management
• Migrate internal systems to cost-effective, self-hosted solutions
  • Ghost (for Literature/Marketing)
  • Mattermost (alternative to Slack)
  • Frappe HR
• Launch DAY’s handbook and design system
• Begin ethical AI usage policy across departments
• Formalize internal cybersecurity practices

3-Year Vision

• Launch the Programming Department’s resource library website
• Scale opensource automation and internal tooling across all departments
• Submit at least 2 research papers rooted in DAY Engineering’s projects
• Begin earning through consulting and setup of the nonprofit software starter pack
• Establish DAY Engineering as a recognised name in ethical tech circles
  • Contribute to Foundation for Humane Technology, Humane Intelligence, ML Ethics bounties, etc.
• Expand grant-based funding and reduce dependency on sponsorships

Nonprofit Software Starter Pack

We’re developing a comprehensive Nonprofit Software Starter Pack that creates a self-sustaining loop:

DAY becomes a tech leader in the nonprofit space → builds public goods → earns through setup & support

The starter pack includes:

• Website templates with Payload CMS
• Frappe HR for human resources management
• Analytics with Plausible
• Secure chat with Mattermost
• Project management with Notion templates or open-source alternatives

This builds reputation, recruits contributors, and opens new funding pipelines including GitHub Sponsors and NLNet grants.

Success Metrics

Our progress is measured by:

• Reduction in volunteer burnout and churn
• Decreased technical debt from patchwork solutions
• Improved data-driven decision making across departments
• Growth in revenue-generating initiatives
• Increased grants and funding from open-source contributions