Technology / Data platforms
Techmated Solutions
Digital transformation, CRM, and business applications for nonprofits and growing organizations. Builder and operator of the CBVI platform.
Visit Techmated SolutionsA collaborative of independent businesses
One canopy. Five businesses. Shared impact.
Umbrella combines a community violence intervention case-management platform with workforce development, career coaching, wellness, and engineering into one path for communities facing systemic barriers.
5Member businesses
2Connected solutions
1Platform in adoption
PHCFounding community partner
[ 00 / The Canopy ]
Independent expertise. One shared path.
Each member grows its own business. Umbrella connects those strengths so partners can move from program operations to documented outcomes to durable opportunity without stitching together separate providers.
Run the work
Give frontline teams one practical operating layer for participants, programs, milestones, and daily follow-through.
[ 01 / Members ]
Five businesses. One table.
The collective is built around independent organizations with distinct capabilities and a shared commitment to expanding access and opportunity.
Workforce / IT training
Infoteklogistics
Technology services, on-demand talent, and IT and low-voltage training designed to connect instruction with employment.
Careers / Coaching
NoDegree.com
Resume, LinkedIn, interview, and job-search coaching for candidates building careers through non-traditional pathways.
Visit NoDegree.comWellness / Community care
Health & Wellness
Plant-based and holistic wellness products with community roots in New York and New Jersey.
Engineering / Sustainable systems
Advanced Autoponics
Controlled-environment agriculture systems, remote-access controls, and related STEM learning pathways.
Visit Advanced Autoponics[ 02 / Solutions ]
Two solutions. One operating model.
The platform creates the operating and evidence layer. Rebuilding Futures extends that foundation into a complete participant journey.
CBVI Platform
Run the program. Own the evidence.
A unified case-management platform for community violence intervention—bringing field operations, leadership programming, and grant reporting into one real-time system.
- One participant record from first contact to outcome
- Web and mobile workflows for frontline teams
- Consistent reporting across program and grant needs
- A long-term path toward an anonymized evidence base
Rebuilding Futures
Support first. Skills next. Careers that last.
A holistic workforce pathway built around Empower U, combining essential support with technical training, career development, and paid placement.
- Mental-health and substance-use support before enrollment
- IT and low-voltage training with industry credentials
- Career coaching, professional development, and placement
- Future engineering and agriculture training pathways
Platform adoptionEmpower URebuilding Futures
The leadership program runs inside the platform. That makes platform adoption the practical on-ramp to a broader services model instead of a separate cold start.
[ 03 / Momentum ]
From proof point to shared network.
The sequence is intentional: prove the operating layer in daily use, document outcomes, add the holistic service pathway, then scale with additional partners.
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Prove it at PHC
Operate the self-funded platform MVP and run Empower U inside it.
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Evidence and funding
Capture outcomes and cost-saving evidence to strengthen the funding case.
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Holistic services
Launch training, career development, and placement around the leadership program.
04
Grow the network
Extend the platform and model to more community partners and pathways.
[ 04 / Evidence ]
Impact you can document.
Umbrella is building the infrastructure to follow the full participant journey and turn frontline work into usable evidence for programs, partners, and funders.
Connected participant record from first contact through program outcomes.
Participants targeted for the first planned Rebuilding Futures cohort.
Program activity and reporting designed to stay visible as the work happens.
A measurement model that helps partners learn, improve, and make the case to scale.
[ 05 / Culture & Community ]
A collective with a point of view.
Umbrella's cultural work explores how shared histories can create solidarity, awareness, and stronger local connections.
Connect the histories. Strengthen the present.
The initiative brings together research, visual storytelling, artists, and organizers to make overlooked histories easier to see—and to create thoughtful ways for communities to recognize common ground.
01 / Listen
Community-led scope
Partners and members align on the stories, causes, and communities represented.
02 / Create
Artist collaboration
Visual work translates research and lived experience without flattening either.
03 / Connect
Local relationships
The work is designed to connect organizers and communities, not simply publish a campaign.
[ 06 / Questions ]
Questions about the Umbrella model.
A quick guide to the collaborative, the CBVI technology platform, Rebuilding Futures, and partnership opportunities.
What is Umbrella?
Umbrella is a collaborative of five independent businesses that combine technology, workforce development, career coaching, wellness, and engineering to support community organizations and the people they serve.
What is the CBVI Platform?
The CBVI Platform is a unified case-management system for community violence intervention programs. It brings participant records, frontline workflows, leadership programming, outcomes, and grant reporting into one operating layer.
Who does Umbrella work with?
Umbrella works with community violence intervention organizations, nonprofits, workforce programs, funders, and community partners that need connected program operations, evidence, training, and career pathways.
How do the CBVI Platform and Rebuilding Futures connect?
The leadership program runs inside the CBVI Platform. Platform adoption creates the operational foundation for Rebuilding Futures services, including support, training, career development, and placement.
What services do Umbrella members provide?
Member capabilities include nonprofit CRM and data platforms, IT and low-voltage training, job placement, resume and interview coaching, holistic wellness, engineering, controlled-environment agriculture, and STEM learning.
How can an organization partner with Umbrella?
Organizations can email the Umbrella team to discuss a program, participant journey, data challenge, partnership, or CBVI Platform walkthrough.
Build shelter where the system leaves gaps.
Bring us a program, a participant journey, or a data problem. We'll map where the collective can add practical value.