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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.

The defunding of major domestic and multilateral humanitarian agencies, means that HADR must become more localised, providing communities, states, and regional bodies with the information they need.

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.

A screenshot of the NeedsList Needs and Offers interface
A screenshot of the NeedsList Needs and Offers interface
A screenshot of the NeedsList Needs and Offers interface

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.

A screenshot of the NeedsList administrator dashboard
A screenshot of the NeedsList administrator dashboard
A screenshot of the NeedsList administrator dashboard

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.

A map view of the NeedsList Needs and Offers
A map view of the NeedsList Needs and Offers

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.

A NeedsList screenshot in Spanish

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.

Discover more about how NeedsList will help you help more people. Schedule time and speak with one of our co-founders today!

Discover more about how NeedsList will help you help more people. Schedule time and speak with one of our
co-founders today!

The NeedsList logo

NeedsList was acquired by Armillaria in 2023, and is being merged into the Innovation Exchange,
an interoperable impact tech ecosystem that connects individuals, organisations, and communities
with opportunities to build resilience and scale their impact.

The NeedsList logo

NeedsList was acquired by Armillaria in 2023, and is being merged into
the Innovation Exchange, an impact tech ecosystem that connects individuals,
organisations, and communities with opportunities to build resilience and scale their impact.

The NeedsList logo

NeedsList was acquired by Armillaria in 2023, and is being merged into the Innovation Exchange, an interoperable impact tech ecosystem that connects individuals, organisations, and communities with opportunities to build resilience and scale their impact.