Case Studies

Real networks. Real impact.

Six engagements from the field — each one a listen-then-build story.

Design Science Studio

Turning 100 simultaneous pitches into a seamless, real-time event experience.

DSS Salons bring 100+ cohort members together to pitch their work. Catalist connected their Airtable backend to a live event space — dynamic agenda, personal promo pages, filterable tracks.

Seaworthy Collective

Scaling a regenerative ocean incubator without losing the personal touch.

Seaworthy had the mission and the community. Catalist gave them the infrastructure — mentor matching, cohort tracking, layered privacy. Portfolio has raised $20M+.

Social Employment Fund

Making fragmented data speak — so funders could see the whole system.

SEF's partners each saw only their slice. Catalist pulled Miro, Airtable, and Kumu into one shared map — revealing intervention points, securing additional funding.

The Continuum

Connecting 7 ocean accelerators into one coordinated national network.

Seven Tampa Bay accelerators, each in their own silo. Catalist built shared directories, layered privacy, and cross-network mentor matching. Outcome: a $14M NOAA grant.

Risk & Resilience Tech Hub

Mapping an invisible ecosystem to unlock federal climate funding.

RRTH had the relationships but not the infrastructure. Catalist built the directory, onboarding flow, and layered access — making the ecosystem visible enough to fund.

Cooperation Long Island

Turning 50 siloed nonprofits into disaster-ready mutual aid infrastructure.

50 nonprofits, 50 databases. Catalist built a federated system — each org kept its data, but resources, needs, and volunteers became visible across the whole network.

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