Meet Patrick, Moonwake’s Founder.
Taking on an ambitious technology project is all too often a letdown for mission-driven organizations. That’s why Patrick started Moonwake Technologies.
After nearly two decades building technology platforms inside nonprofit organizations, Patrick created Moonwake Technologies because of his passion for organizations and projects that improve the lives of people and communities across the country. Over the years, Patrick worked alongside nonprofits, community and economic development organizations, philanthropies, and government, and witnessed a pattern. Again and again, he saw well-intentioned organizations invest in a bold technology solution, but end up with something misaligned, overbuilt, or simply unused. The tech worked on paper. But in the real-world context of constrained budgets, complex stakeholder landscapes, and staff stretched thin, it failed to deliver.
The core problem? Most technology consultants don’t truly understand dynamics of mission-driven organizations. They don’t understand what it means to build consensus across departments, to train up a non-technical team, to earn trust from stakeholders, or to work within the challenging realities of grant funding, compliance, and impact measurement. They focus on the software, not the culture, people, and context that surround it.
Before launching Moonwake, Patrick led technology initiatives that defied the norm. As an innovator, business leader, and product strategist, he raised over $50 million and built a team of mission-oriented technologists that developed a suite of software applications resulting in more than $2 billion invested in small businesses and critical community infrastructure around the country. These tools are used by hundreds of organizations today and have demonstrated the transformative impact that technology enablement can deliver. These projects weren’t successful because the technology was flashy. They worked because they were built with a deep understanding of needs, alignment with mission, and shared ownership.
With Moonwake Technologies, Patrick brings that philosophy to every engagement. That means:
Starting with deep listening and discovery
Prioritizing simplicity, sustainability, and capacity-building
Co-creating solutions with the people who will actually use them
Focusing on outcomes like trust, adoption, and empowerment, not just deliverables
Today, Moonwake Technologies partners with clients across the country who want more than a vendor, they want a thought partner who understands both the technology and the mission. Patrick is a trusted advisor to executive teams, a thoughtful collaborator with frontline staff, and a tireless advocate for using technology as a force for good. Under his leadership, Moonwake Technologies has become a partner of choice for organizations seeking to navigate change with clarity, purpose, and technical confidence.
A Team Built for This Work
Moonwake is not a technology company that dabbles in the social sector, and it’s not a nonprofit consultancy that outsources its technical work. Every member of our team brings direct experience in both technology and the sectors we serve.
Our consultants have worked inside community development institutions, government agencies, social service organizations, and nonprofits. They’ve managed loan portfolios, designed grantmaking systems, built compliance frameworks, and led programs that deploy real capital into real communities. They also happen to be skilled technologists: solution architects, engineers, data strategists, and product designers who have built and shipped production systems at scale.
This combination is what allows Moonwake to move faster, produce higher-quality work, and serve as a true strategic partner rather than a vendor that needs months of orientation. When we sit down with your team, we already understand your business model, your funding structures, your stakeholder dynamics, and the regulatory environment you operate in. That means less time explaining and more time solving.
What Makes Our Team Different
Dual expertise by design. Every team member brings both technology skills and hands-on sector experience. This is not a nice-to-have, it’s a Moonwake hiring requirement.
Fluency across domains. Our team has worked across community development, economic development, affordable housing, social services, government, and philanthropy. We understand the connections between these sectors and the technology that ties them together.
Builder mentality. We are practitioners, not just advisors. Our team has designed, built, and maintained production systems used by hundreds of organizations. We know what it takes to ship and sustain real products.
Capacity builders at heart. We don’t just deliver solutions. We build the knowledge, documentation, and training that ensure your team can own and evolve the technology after we leave.