[kevinconroy]

There are lots of tech-savvy non-profits that need programmers. Here are a few:

GlobalGiving - http://www.globalgiving.org/aboutus/jobs/software-engineer-f...

DonorsChoose.org - http://www.donorschoose.org/blog/category/job-opportunities/

Kiva - http://www.kiva.org/jobs

charity:water - http://www.charitywater.org/about/jobs.php

Volunteer Match - http://www.volunteermatch.org/careers/

And thousands more at http://www.idealist.org/

[jpatokal]

The original poster is a mathematician, not a programmer.

[kevinconroy]

Most of these non-profits either have or are hiring data scientists.