Impact for Good

What We Offer

Free Data Audits for NGOs

We offer free, no-obligation data governance audits for registered non-profits. We'll help you:

• Understand where your data stands

• Identify potential risks or inefficiencies

• Get clear next steps, even if we don’t work together afterward

Discounted or Pro Bono Projects

If your mission aligns with our values, we offer:

• Deeply discounted project work

• Full pro bono support when we can

• Custom packages for NGO budgets

We go far beyond our Pledge 1% commitment — offering up to 10–15% of our annual hours to causes we believe in.

Why We Do This

We’re not just governance nerds. We’re people who care deeply about justice, climate, education, health, and human dignity.

We know how powerful data can be when it’s used ethically.
We know how many NGOs are making critical decisions with underfunded, understaffed, and unstructured systems.
And we know that ethical data support can be a force multiplier for real-world impact.

That’s what we want to be part of.

Case Study: Transylvania Wildlife Rescue

Bringing structure, clarity, and automation to a local environmental NGO on the frontlines of animal protection.

About the Client

Transylvania Wildlife Rescue (legal name: Organizația pentru Protecția Mediului și Combaterea Braconajului) is a Romanian NGO working to protect wildlife and fight environmental harm — especially in Cluj County. Their work spans:

• Wildlife rescue and field interventions

• Environmental education in schools

• Legislative advocacy (e.g., stricter rules on fireworks and animal cruelty laws)

• Anti-poaching and anti-pollution campaigns

• Plans for a regional wildlife rehabilitation center

The Challenge

As their operations expanded, so did their data needs. But like many NGOs, they lacked:

• A clear data architecture

• Tools to track and flag illegal wildlife trade

• Systems for regulatory compliance (especially GDPR)

• Fast access to location data for field rescues

• Structured workflows for reporting and future infrastructure
  

They didn’t need dashboards — they needed a foundation.

How We Helped

Clarity Layer supported Transylvania Wildlife Rescue as part of our Impact for Good program, providing free services to help them grow ethically and effectively.

1. Infrastructure Audit: We ran a full audit of their current tools, storage, and communication workflows to identify vulnerabilities and inefficiencies.
   

2. Wildlife Trafficking Monitor: We built a custom script that monitors OLX (a local marketplace) using an LLM (large language model) to flag posts potentially related to:

   • Illegal animal sales

   • Endangered species

   • Signs of poaching or animal abuse
     
     The model uses contextual signals — not just keywords — to improve accuracy, and can be retrained as patterns evolve.
     

3. CITES Mapping: We helped implement internal mapping for species under the CITES convention, enabling the team to more accurately track protected wildlife references and report infractions.
   

4. GDPR & Compliance: We assessed compliance risks and created a lightweight GDPR framework, including:

   • Consent workflows

   • Data retention policies

   • Volunteer data protection practices
     

5. Field Rescue Optimization: We’re currently connecting their website and database to Google Maps API to help the team reach rescue locations faster. A real-time mapping interface will reduce response delays and support coordination.
   

6. Future Reporting Prep: As their infrastructure matures, we’re planning to support them with custom database architecture and donor-friendly reporting frameworks, ensuring every rescue and policy win can be counted and shared.

The Outcome (So Far)

Transylvania Wildlife Rescue now has:

• A foundation for data governance and compliance

• Automated monitoring for a key illegal activity channel

• A growing tech stack they can build on

• A partner to call when tech, ethics, and nature meet

Why It Matters

Wildlife NGOs like this are under-resourced and overburdened and yet they’re critical to protecting our ecosystems, shaping environmental laws, and helping animals survive human harm.

By giving them the tools they need to move faster, track smarter, and stay compliant, we help them do more good, more safely.

Note from Alexandra: "I’ve raised dozens of rescued hedgehogs for Transylvania Wildlife Rescue. This project is personal — and I’m proud we could support them both in the garden and in the codebase."