AI Impact Scaling program

Q: Do I need to have AI built already?

No. You need a proven social intervention with real users and results. The program helps you scope, build, and deploy the AI component with a matched pro bono tech partner. Some organizations in the pilot cohort arrived with AI integrated. Others came with a strong intervention and a vision for where AI fits. Both profiles are welcome.

Q: How much time does the program require?

A dedicated project manager investing at least five hours per week for 12 months. The first three months have mandatory bi-weekly sessions every other Wednesday at 2PM CET, covering onboarding, data readiness, partnership management, and fundraising. After matching, the cadence depends on your development schedule.

Q: Why does onboarding take three months before matching?

Organizations that complete the preparation phase enter matching with clear project briefs, partner value propositions, and realistic expectations. In the pilot cohort, this led to faster, better matches. Your tech partner can start building immediately because the groundwork is done.

Q: What kind of tech partner will I be matched with?

TTTR's ecosystem includes 2,000+ software agencies, universities, and AI professionals. Matching considers your project's technical requirements, sector, and timeline. Partners contribute on a pro bono or low bono basis. You meet them at Matching Day after the onboarding phase.

Q: Is there a cost to participate?

The program is free for accepted organizations. Pro bono tech development, specialized hub sessions, community access, cloud credits, and partner offers are all included. Equivalent services on the open market cost $150,000 to $330,000 per organization.

Q: What happens after the 12 months?

You keep alumni access to the TTTR ecosystem for life: community, specialized hub sessions, partner offers, and visibility opportunities. Your organization becomes part of TTTR's portfolio of scalable solutions, which creates ongoing visibility with funders and partners.

Q: When is the next cohort if I miss this deadline?

The program runs quarterly. The next call for applications opens later in 2026. Subscribe to the newsletter below to be notified.

The AI Impact Scaling Program gives organizations with proven social solutions the ecosystem to scale with AI: pro-bono match opportunities, scaling strategy guidance, cybersecurity, data & responsible AI support, a community of 30+ organizations on the same journey, and a path to better position your solution across funders. You don’t need AI built yet. That’s what the program is for.

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Strategy
Build your strategic foundation through mandatory bi-weekly sessions. You will define your Scale Panorama, audit your data for AI-readiness, and pitch your project to tech partners at the Matching Day (Month 2). Post-match, you will conduct a Stress Test and have your Scale Blueprint to ensure a secure, ethical, and sustainable build.

Development
Once you are matched, move from strategy to implementation by leading agile sprints with your tech partner. While developing your project, you will access specialized Cybersecurity and Responsible AI Hubs, access to infrastructure offers, integrate the tool into your existing systems, and get ready for deployment.

Impact
Ensure your solution thrives long-term. The journey culminates at Demo Day, where you showcase your results to global funders and investors. Upon completion, you transition into our Alumni Network for lifelong peer support and continued ecosystem access.

Scaling program participants get access to have their project matched with our vetted ecosystem that includes +1000 software agencies, universities and AI professionals. Get professional AI talent that fits your project technical needs and develop it along with them on a pro-bono or low-bono basis.

Scaling program participants get the chance to build and learn from subject matter partners. Hubs are structured via practical sessions, toolkits and actionable items rather than lectures. Current partners include Splunk, NordVPN, and She Shapes AI.

At the end of your development cycle, you are invited to present your scaled solution at a Demo Day event. This is where the program’s value extends beyond technology. You leave with visibility, new connections and a track record that strengthens future grant applications.

Scaling Program participants join a WhatsApp group that invests in peer-to-peer collaborations, learning opportunities among the group, and networking. We encourage organizations to contribute, engage and attend community sessions.

Ecosystem partners provide exclusive offers to program participants at no cost: infrastructure access, AI tools’ licenses, and tech credits. Previous offers included ElevenLabs, Lovable, Bright Data & more.
New offers are added every quarter.

Your journey through the program becomes a documented portfolio: impact data, case studies, and a story that shows funders and partners what your organization builds when given the right support. This follows you after the program ends.

Who is eligible?

The program is selective.
That’s by design.

We accept organizations that have already proven their social intervention works. You do not need to have AI built yet. The program helps you scope, build, and deploy it. What matters is that your intervention has real users, real outcomes, and the readiness to scale.

Our team evaluates every application across impact proof, demand signals, data readiness, organizational capacity, and scaling potential. We accept the organizations where the program can make the biggest difference.

Read the full eligibility guide

You have a validated, working solution deployed with real users and measurable results. You know it works. You have the data. Your solution may already include an AI component, or you may have a clear idea of where AI fits. Now you need the ecosystem to reach many more people.

What we look for:
• consistent outcomes from a repeatable model
• demonstrated demand through uptake or retention
•early growth metrics showing scaling potential
• a team that can dedicate a project manager for at least five hours per week
• an understanding of where AI can accelerate your impact.
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You have a working prototype piloted with a small group of beneficiaries, showing first outcomes and demand, but not yet at scale. AI may or may not be part of the current prototype.

What we look for:
• a well defined problem validated through user research
• a repeatable workflow (even if manual), usable data with basic privacy practices
• real users with measurable outcomes
• demonstrated demand
• openness to exploring how AI can strengthen your model.

The program includes a 12-month structured journey with defined milestones. The first months will require bi-weekly sessions attendance on Wednesdays 2PM CET, covering onboarding, data readiness, partnership management, scaling and funding strategies.

Throughout the program, organizations will need a project manager who can invest at least five hours per week to successfully enter the matching process.

On March 19, the program team and pilot cohort members are hosting a live session. Ask questions, learn what the first three months look like, and hear what participants would tell their past selves about joining. If you’re considering the program but want to learn more before applying, this is the place.

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Info Session about AI Impact Scaling Program

Backed by partners who train practitioners, not audiences

Specialized hub sessions cover cybersecurity, responsible AI, and data readiness. These are working sessions built for organizations that are building real products, run by teams that secure and scale technology professionally.