Ajah is a Montreal-based company that builds tools for the Canadian non-profit sector. Their online service, Fundtracker, helps organizations identify and connect with funders likely to support their cause.
The founders of Ajah have backgrounds in community development, software development and online businesses. They have an established record of developing easy-to-use, innovative software for the community sector.
Michael Lenczner
CEO
Michael Lenczner has fifteen years of experience in the non-profit sector. He has held varying positions including outreach for the prevention of sexual assault, job training for teenage mothers, coordinating community-academic research collaborations, promoting youth engagement, and building capacity of non-profits overseas. Michael co-founded Ile Sans Fil, Civic Access, and Montreal Ouvert and he currently serves on the boards of Apathy is Boring.
E-mail: ac.hajanull@leahcim
Nicolas Cadou
Technical Lead
Nicolas Cadou is a senior developer with 12 years experience. He has a wide range of technical skills including system administration, database architecture, business tool integration, and enterprise application development. He has extensive experience developing for the Web in PHP and Python. These days he enjoys focusing on developing interactive user interfaces using AJAX.
E-mail: ac.hajanull@salocin
Daniel Drouet
Operations
Daniel is an engineer whose work bridges the worlds of technology and business. In addition to working at Ajah, he is also a partner at Montreal Start Up, a venture capital firm that invests in innovative start-ups in the Web, mobile and media spaces. He regularly advises start-ups and is often invited to speak about entrepreneurship and small business financing.
E-mail: ac.hajanull@leinad
Bhavya Raju Mandya
Information Management
Bhavya is a senior software engineer with expertise in developing graphical user interfaces. After years spent honing her skills in the telecom sector, she’s now taken on a new challenge: designing and running Ajah’s information management processes. As well as working at Ajah, she also volunteers at the Atwater library.
E-mail: ac.hajanull@ayvahb
Jesse Bourns
Researcher
Part of the research team, Jesse ensures that our funder profiles are always accurate and up-to-date. His background in the non-profit sector includes experience as a fundraiser and as the founder of a non-profit organization: La Cave Collective, a community bicycle workshop.
E-mail: ac.hajanull@essej
Ligia Peña
Advisor and Workshop Facilitator
Ligia Peña, M.Sc., CFRE, President of Diversa Consultants, has more than 10 years of experience in fundraising and communications and has collaborated with a variety of charitable and non-profit organizations ranging from the community to international development groups. Ligia’s company, Diversa, specializes in helping small and mid-sized charities with their fundraising and communications.
