Hi, I’m Andrew. Pull up a chair.
I’ve spent more than twenty years in technology leadership, mostly alongside charities, associations, regulators and the people who keep them running. The thing I’ve noticed most: good organizations get stuck with software that was built for someone much bigger.
So I started 2Labs. We build affordable software for small teams, and I still give plain-spoken technology advice — because listening to people is how I find out what’s worth building next.
Two Labs. Not two laboratories.
People sometimes picture a research facility. The truth is warmer and a bit hairier: 2Labs is named after my two Labrador Retrievers, Booker and Friday. They’re also the logo.
They turned out to be a pretty good guide for how I want to work. Loyal, steady and curious — and occasionally willing to go into the weeds to retrieve something important.
Two things, and they help each other.
The advice keeps the lights on and tells me what people need. The software is what I build once I’ve seen the same problem three times in three different places — at that point it isn’t a coincidence, it’s a product.
Software you can afford
Six products on one platform for small charities, member organizations and owner-run businesses. $50 a month for a small organization, $150 for a large one — unlimited users and every feature either way. We build websites too, and hand them over so your own team can keep them up to date.
See the productsAdvice from someone who’s been there
Technology health checks, fractional CIO support and cybersecurity reviews. Mostly it’s sitting down with you, figuring out what matters, what can wait, and what to do next — in plain language, with no product to push.
See advisory servicesA few things I won’t compromise on.
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One person should be able to run it
The people I build for are often the development director and the volunteer coordinator. If software needs an administrator before it works, it’s the wrong software for them.
- 02
Beat the spreadsheet, honestly
The real competition is usually a spreadsheet, an inbox and somebody’s memory. Good tools remember what you’d forget and tell you what’s gone quiet.
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Canadian, where it counts
CRA receipting, GST/HST, data residency and French-language support aren’t checkboxes. They’re why a Canadian organization should be able to pick a Canadian product.
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AI that does the work, not the marketing
We use AI to keep the cost of building and running software low, with a human approving the changes. It’s how a very small team can look after six products — and keep prices fair.
This isn’t my first time in your shoes.
Before 2Labs, I spent two decades leading technology for regulators, associations, public-sector organizations, charities and professional bodies — cloud migrations, cybersecurity, vendor wrangling and a lot of board reports. Usually in places where the technology had grown complicated and nobody was quite sure what to fix first.
A few of those projects even picked up Microsoft Impact Awards. Mostly, though, I’m proud of the teams that went home a little less stressed.
Let’s talk about what would actually help.
No pitch and no pressure. Tell me what’s keeping you up at night, and I’ll tell you honestly whether 2Labs can help — or who can.