Making social services more connected, empathetic and accessible

Together, we can make the next crisis something we’re prepared for.

You’ve seen the cracks in the system. So have we. You’ve worked without enough funding, staff, or tools. We’ve sat in those same rooms, asking: How can we be better prepared next time?

At Connective, we believe the next crisis shouldn’t be an emergency—it should be something we’re ready for. That’s why we worked with over 40 local partners to create the Nonprofit Disaster Recovery Framework: a locally built, living tool to guide coordinated response and long-term resilience.

It’s informed by you—by us—and it’s meant to grow with our community.

Let’s keep building it. Side by side.

We’re all connected. Let’s build systems that reflect this truth.

When one community is hit by disaster, we all feel it—whether it’s a flood in Houston, a fire in California, a pandemic, or a breakdown in the social safety net. From Hurricane Harvey in Houston, Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, and Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, our collective experiences with disaster—natural or human-made—are strikingly similar. We’ve all seen a system that fails to center the most impacted.

Social services need a radical transformation.

That’s where you—and we—come in: to bridge gaps, share power, and connect faster and more effectively when it matters most.

Connecting People and Resources is What We Do

Transforming social services and disaster recovery starts with centering the people who navigate these systems and the partners who serve them.

You serve your community. We help you do it better.

Together, we break down barriers, reimagine programs, and design smarter systems that actually work.