What is our mission?
To help social organisations in Indonesia use useful technology that they can manage themselves, without paying a development fee to us.
We work with foundations, associations, NGOs, informal communities, animal shelters and student social projects. Organisations keep control of their accounts, data and decisions.
What does “benefit” mean to us?
We measure ourselves against four conditions, each with standards that are within our control.
| Condition | Our standards |
|---|---|
| Organisations can run their own tools | Domains and accounts in the organisation’s name; handover documentation; data exportable in open formats; no development fee; third-party costs agreed in advance. |
| Free knowledge that can be trusted | Guides and templates free under CC BY 4.0; every price and legal claim linked to a source with a check date; scheduled reviews; public corrections. |
| Honesty | No invented impact numbers, testimonials, logos or case studies; illustrative examples labelled; capacity status kept current; AI assistance disclosed. |
| Minimal data and safety | Short forms; enquiry text is not stored in our database; no advertising trackers; child-safeguarding guidance; accessibility work. |
How do we decide, and what comes first when goals conflict?
We accept work based on published criteria and real capacity. A clear “no” is better than an unfinished project. When goals conflict we prioritise: 1) safety and privacy of the people served, 2) honesty, 3) the organisation’s ability to run the result itself, 4) speed, 5) feature scope.
Our assessment criteria are explained on the method page.
Whose interests do we consider?
Applicant organisations; the people they serve, including children, beneficiaries and donors; volunteers; readers of our guides; and providers we mention, who are described fairly and never pay us.
What do we ask of organisations?
A named person who can explain needs and review work, materials that may be published, decisions about any third-party costs, and ownership of the accounts that are created. These commitments make handover possible.
How are we held accountable?
Elite Digital AI Solutions Ltd is legally responsible for the site, and Kaiser Khan is the responsible editor. Anyone can report an error or a broken commitment by email or on the corrections page. Every guide shows its sources and review date, and the capacity status next to request buttons is kept current.
Write to hello@kodenirlaba.org or see corrections.
Progress record
Counted from this website on 2026-10-22: 21 guides, 9 spreadsheet templates and 7 document templates, 5 interactive tools, 45 glossary terms and 105 sources cited in guides. 3 Kode Nirlaba initiatives are live. No partner-organisation project has been published yet.
| Done | Not yet done, or shortcomings |
|---|---|
| Free guides, templates and tools published with sources and check dates | No completed partner-organisation case study published yet |
| Live initiatives: PanduanHewan, KarirAman, CariTalent | Search and AI visibility have not yet been measured over time |
| Capacity status, corrections page and review ledger in place | Most new pages exist in Indonesian only |
| Contact form stores no enquiry text; daily totals only | Legal and safeguarding guides have not yet been reviewed by an independent practitioner |
How do we use AI?
Research and drafts may be prepared with the help of AI tools. Facts are checked against primary sources, and pages are approved for publication by the editor. We do not use AI to make decisions about people or projects.
Version and history
Version 1.1, effective 2026-10-22. Material changes will be recorded here with a date.
The structure of this charter was inspired by organisations that publish public benefit commitments and progress reports, such as Anthropic’s public benefit charter. Kode Nirlaba is not affiliated with Anthropic.
Version 1.1 (22 October 2026) names the legal operator, Elite Digital AI Solutions Ltd. Version 1.0 (22 October 2026) was the first edition.