ShiftCitizen helps social organizations adopt digital tools and gives citizens the resources to participate with discernment.
Four concrete services for nonprofits, social entrepreneurs and public bodies. Pricing depends on the size of your organization.
Together we work out where AI really saves you time and where it doesn't pay off. No hype, and no paying for tools you don't need.
Tailored
Hands-on sessions for your team: using AI and Microsoft Copilot in everyday work, with your own documents and cases.
In person or online
Clear rules for using AI safely: which data you can use, what the risks are, and who decides what.
Remote · Spain and Latin America
Self-paced courses on running an association and going digital, for boards, staff and volunteers.
Online, self-paced
Carlos replies to you personally.
We are a social technology organization — not a marketing agency or a conventional development studio.
Behind ShiftCitizen is me, Carlos Marchena: I come from law, I build AI software for the social sector, and since 2021 I've taught programming and digital skills. I spent about three years in food logistics in the social sector, so I know first-hand the real limits organizations and the people they serve work with. For each project I put together a team with the right people.
Legal analysis
A 96-page Spanish royal decree-law explained paragraph by paragraph, with every citation checked against the official gazette (BOE).
Online courses
Two full courses for associations: “Strengthening associations” and “Digitization and secure document storage”.
In final review. Opening soon.
Social sector
Collecting and distributing food with 1 Kilo de Ayuda (Fundación Altius) in Madrid, then teaching digital skills to the people it supports.
Two paths depending on who you are, with three clear steps in each.
For associations, NGOs and social organizations that want to use technology with purpose.
We review how you work today with you: tools, data, accessibility and real needs.
Hands-on training and support for your team to adopt open tools, at your own pace.
We design and build what is missing: accessible websites, platforms and tailored tools.
For anyone who wants to understand technology and take part with discernment.
Clear guides, courses and articles, jargon-free, to understand the technology that affects you.
Join the newsletter and a community that shares questions, resources and experiences.
Take what you learn to your neighbourhood, your association or your city, on your own terms.
Organizations that adopt real, open tools without depending on closed vendors. Citizens who participate with discernment, unmoved by digital noise.
Technology to show off without solving the real problem. Tools that make things more complicated. Participation without critical thinking.
ShiftCitizen helps social organizations adopt digital tools and gives citizens the resources to participate with discernment.
We put the digital tools organizations need within reach, with professional services sized to your organization.
Law and compliance • AI software development • Technology training and teaching • Public legal analysis