Rough ideas in. Refined software out.
Ashlar builds web applications that do real work: managing grant workflows, running campaigns, and whatever your organization actually needs. We take the rough shape of an idea and dress it into something square and solid.
One studio. Real software.
We don't put your logo on a generic tool and call it custom. Every Ashlar application is designed around how your team already works, then built, launched, and kept running with care.
Made to fit
Off-the-shelf tools make you bend to their process. We build around the way your work actually flows, so the software gets out of the way and the work gets easier.
Built to last
Fast where it counts, careful where it matters. Square on day one and still standing on day one thousand, not a prototype you outgrow in a quarter.
Backed past launch
We design it, build it, launch it, and keep it running. You get software that's supported and maintained, not abandoned the day the invoice clears.
Platforms we've shaped, and the one we'll shape for you.
Purpose-built applications for work that can't afford to slip, plus the part we do most: building exactly what isn't on this list yet.
Grant Effort
Onboarding partnersSee exactly where the effort goes. Grant Effort tracks Principal Investigator (PI) effort per grant compliance and the workload carried by each grant specialist. Compare who is doing what, spot when someone is stretched too thin, and tell whether your team has reached maximum efficiency or still has room to take on more.
Grant Helm
Onboarding partnersTake the helm of the whole grant journey. Grant Helm helps you find the grants worth chasing, build and submit strong applications, and manage everything that comes after the award, so discovery, paperwork, and follow-through all live in one place.
Campaign Hub
Onboarding partnersRun a campaign from one hub. Contacts, outreach, events, and volunteers, plus finance tracking tailored to the rules of your specific race and the reports you need to generate and file. Organized, shared across the team, and built for the pace of a campaign instead of a stack of spreadsheets.
Don't see your workflow?
Custom buildsThat's most of what we do. Whether it's a workflow your industry has never had software for, or a tool you've outgrown three times over, tell us the rough shape and we'll dress it into an application made for the way you actually work.
Tell us the rough shapeWhy "Ashlar."
An ashlar is a rough stone, cut and dressed until every face is square and true. It's the block a builder trusts to bear weight and lay the next course on.
That's how we think about software. Take the rough shape of what you need, refine it with patience and a sharp eye, and hand back something solid enough to build the rest of your work on top of.
No shortcuts dressed up as features. No tool that fits everyone and no one. Just well-made software, squared to the job.
Crafting Vision Into Value, one squared stone at a time.
Three steps. No agency theater.
Working with a software studio shouldn't feel like onboarding a vendor. Here's what it actually looks like.
Scope
A real conversation about what you do and where software gets in the way. We listen first, then tell you straight what we'd build, and what we wouldn't.
Build
We design and build in the open, showing you working pieces as they come together. You're never guessing what you're paying for or waiting on a big reveal.
Launch & support
We launch it, walk your team through it, and stay on the other end of the line. Software needs upkeep, so we don't disappear the day after go-live.
Tell us the rough shape.
Tell us what you're trying to build, and we'll get back to you within one business day.
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