NeedsList is relaunching in Q3 2025 with open-access for non-profits & local community organisations active in Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response.
NeedsList is relaunching in Q3 2025 with open-access for non-profits & local community organisations active in Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response.
NeedsList is relaunching in Q3 2025 with open-access for non-profits & local community organisations active in Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Response.
Powering community-driven
crisis response, recovery & resilience
at local to global scale.
Powering community-driven
crisis response, recovery & resilience
at local to global scale.
NeedsList matches urgent and emerging community needs with goods, services, and information,
making humanitarian assistance and disaster response cheaper, faster, and more targeted.
NeedsList matches urgent and emerging community needs with goods, services, and information, making humanitarian assistance and disaster response cheaper, faster,
and more targeted.
NeedsList matches urgent and emerging community needs with goods, services, and information, making humanitarian assistance and disaster response cheaper, faster, and more targeted.
Trusted & Supported By
OUR IMPACT
Trusted by crisis-affected communities since 2016
Trusted by crisis-affected communities since 2016
750
750
750
Local partners
800,000
800,000
800,000
Lives impacted
$35M
$35M
$35M
Resources distributed
Resources distributed
FEATURES
A more efficient, effective & equitable way to meet your community's needs.
A more efficient, effective & equitable way to meet your community's needs.
NeedsList is being rebuilt from the ground up in order to serve the needs of at-risk
and crisis-affected communities — and the organisations that support them — worldwide.
NeedsList is being rebuilt from the ground up in order to serve the needs of at-risk and crisis-affected communities — and the organisations that support them — worldwide.
Standards Driven
Standards Driven
Built using web and data standards to ensure long-term stability, maintainability, and compliance. |
Built using web and data standards to ensure long-term stability, maintainability, and compliance. |
Interoperable
Interoperable
Designed for seamless integration with external platforms, protocols, and data formats. |
Designed for seamless integration with external platforms, protocols, and data formats. |
Multi-tenant
Multi-tenant
Supports multiple organisations/accounts on a single instance with isolated access and data. |
Supports multiple organisations/accounts on a single instance with isolated access and data. |
Multiscalar
Multiscalar
Inter-operates across multiple scales—from hyper-local to global—ensuring more rapid data collection & response. |
Inter-operates across multiple scales—from hyper-local to global—ensuring more rapid data collection & response. |
Multilingual
Multilingual
Collect information in the users' language of choice, with automated or manual translation. |
Collect information in the users' language of choice, with automated or manual translation. |
Community driven
Community driven
Support community participation in collecting, hosting, and sharing information. |
Support community participation in collecting, hosting, and sharing information. |
Context centric
Context centric
Designed to centre the needs of the context, while also serving the needs of an individual customer |
Designed to centre the needs of the context, while also serving the needs of an individual customer |
Distributed *
Distributed *
Runs without relying on centralised infrastructure, enabling local operation even during network outages. |
Runs without relying on centralised infrastructure, enabling local operation even during network outages. |
Intelligent*
Intelligent*
Uses automated optimisation and decision support to enhance speed, relevance, and efficiency. |
Uses automated optimisation and decision support to enhance speed, relevance, and efficiency. |
*scheduled for release Q1 2026
BENEFITS
Open access for local community organisations
Open access for local community organisations
The original version of NeedsList put access control in the hands of the funding organisation. By focusing on context, we've been able to develop a new model that ensures functional access for local community organisations, giving them more power and agency when they most urgently need it.
The original version of NeedsList put access control in the hands of the funding organisation. By focusing on context, we've been able to develop a new model that ensures functional access for local community organisations, giving them more power and agency when they most urgently need it.
Community-centred needs collection
By putting the power of identifying needs and sourcing support in the hands of your community, the gap between identifying a need and fulfilling it is shorter than ever.
Community-centred needs collection
By putting the power of identifying needs and sourcing support in the hands of your community, the gap between identifying a need and fulfilling it is shorter than ever.
Community-centred needs collection
By putting the power of identifying needs and sourcing support in the hands of your community, the gap between identifying a need and fulfilling it is shorter than ever.
Real time tracking of needs fulfilled
Our dynamic platform updates in real time, meaning that immediately a need is addressed, your community can redirect its attention to the next most urgent need to be addressed.
Real-time tracking of needs addressed
Our dynamic platform updates in real time, meaning that immediately a need is addressed, your community can redirect its attention to the next most urgent need to be addressed.
Real time tracking of needs fulfilled
Our dynamic platform updates in real time, meaning that immediately a need is addressed, your community can redirect its attention to the next most urgent need to be addressed.
Collaborate for faster, more effective results
Local and global partners can work together to address community needs, breaking down barriers between donors and recipients, in a more responsive and unified humanitarian aid network.
Collaborate for faster, more effective results
Local and global partners can work together to address community needs, breaking down barriers between donors and recipients, in a more responsive and unified humanitarian aid network.
Collaborate for faster, more effective results
Local and global partners can work together to address community needs, breaking down barriers between donors and recipients, in a more responsive and unified humanitarian aid network.
Collect and match needs and offers
in real-time
Collect and match needs and offers in real-time
Aggregate and match needs and offers in real-time to foster collaboration between stakeholders, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
Aggregate and match needs and offers in real-time to foster collaboration between stakeholders, reduce waste, and increase efficiency.
Track the total value of support provided to your community
Track the total value of support provided
Track the total value of support provided to your community
Track the value of all in-kind supply and service needs coming through your community, as well as the value of the offers being made.
Track the value of all in-kind supply and service needs coming through your community, as well as the value of the offers being made.
Coordinate resource flow across
a global network
Coordinate resource flow across a global network
Engage businesses, nonprofits, and others who want to help address your community needs.
Engage businesses, nonprofits, and others who want to help address your community needs.
Choose your language
Track the total value of support provided
Choose your language
Setup your NeedsList portal with your language of choice, maximising community accessibility.
Setup your NeedsList portal with your language of choice, maximising community accessibility.
Real stories. Real impact.
Real stories.
Real impact.
Real stories. Real impact.
"Our partnership with sites like NeedsList made our efforts in Hurricane Dorian much more successful, faster and more efficient."
Ambassador Mark Green
USAID Administrator
"NeedsList changes the rules of the game in the field of humanitarian aid"
Scott Wu
USAID Administrator
"The donations of tents, sleeping bags, handwarmers, and coats were much appreciated"
Diana Holman
Compassion Without Borders
"NeedsList changes the rules of the game in the field of humanitarian aid"
Scott Wu
USAID Administrator
"Our partnership with sites like NeedsList made our efforts in Hurricane Dorian much more successful, faster and more efficient."
Ambassador Mark Green
USAID Administrator
"The donations of tents, sleeping bags, handwarmers, and coats were much appreciated here in Paris, as the temperatures continue to stay below freezing"
Diana Holman
Compassion Without Borders
"Our partnership with sites like NeedsList made our efforts in Hurricane Dorian much more successful, faster and more efficient."
Ambassador Mark Green
USAID Administrator
"NeedsList changes the rules of the game in the field of humanitarian aid"
Scott Wu
The Omidyar Network’s Director of Investments
"The donations of tents, sleeping bags, handwarmers, and coats were much appreciated here in Paris, as the temperatures continue to stay below freezing"
Diana Holman
Compassion Without Borders
How you can help!
How you can help!
In order to be of service to crisis-affected communities the world over, NeedsList must undergo a fundamental transformation so that we can provide open access accounts suitable for small non-profits and local community organisations.
This requires us to enhance and expand the platform’s capabilities in the following key ways:
Implementation of multi-tenant architecture, increasing the value and flow of information and resources
Integration of international Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) standards and protocols, making data more interoperable
Documentation of robust bi-directional API to connect with multiple external platforms, such as supply, procurement and logistics
Incorporation of crisis preparation functionality, including tools for non-affiliated individuals
Curation of projects and innovations from across the globe that can be applied in HADR
Prototyping distributed data architecture to increase utility in front-line humanitarian contexts.
You can support this important initiative by making a one-off or monthly donation. To discuss alternative funding support options, including development partnerships, and bundling of commercial licenses for grantees, please get in touch.
In order to be of service to crisis-affected communities the world over, NeedsList must undergo a fundamental transformation so that we can provide open access accounts suitable for small non-profits and local community organisations.
This requires us to enhance and expand the platform’s capabilities in the following key ways:
Implementation of multi-tenant architecture, increasing the value and flow of information and resources
Integration of international Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) standards and protocols, making data more interoperable
Documentation of robust bi-directional API to connect with multiple external platforms, such as supply, procurement and logistics
Incorporation of crisis preparation functionality, including tools for non-affiliated individuals
Curation of projects and innovations from across the globe that can be applied in HADR
You can support this important initiative by making a one-off or monthly donation. To discuss alternative funding support options, including development partnerships, and bundling of commercial licenses for grantees, please get in touch.
In order to be of service to crisis-affected communities the world over, NeedsList must undergo a fundamental transformation so that we can provide open access accounts suitable for small non-profits and local community organisations.
This requires us to enhance and expand the platform’s capabilities in the following key ways:
Implementation of multi-tenant architecture, increasing the value and flow of information and resources
Integration of international Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) standards and protocols, making data more interoperable
Documentation of robust bi-directional API to connect with multiple external platforms, such as supply, procurement and logistics
Incorporation of crisis preparation functionality, including tools for non-affiliated individuals
Curation of projects and innovations from across the globe that can be applied in HADR
Prototyping distributed data architecture to increase utility in front-line humanitarian contexts.
You can support this important initiative by making a one-off or monthly donation. To discuss alternative funding support options, including development partnerships, and bundling of commercial licenses for grantees, please get in touch.
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Armillaria Foundation is a project of the Charitable Partnership Fund
Armillaria Foundation is a project of the Charitable Partnership Fund
Armillaria Foundation is a project of the Charitable Partnership Fund