Custom Software Development and Support for Teams That Can’t Afford Downtime

Build Faster and Integrate Cleanly, without Adding Headcount

We plan, build, and support custom websites, portals, and mobile apps. Clean integrations, reliable releases, and ongoing support that fits your roadmap.

Trusted by Leading Organizations

Who We Work With

From national guilds and city programs to financial institutions and mission-driven associations, we help teams with complex requirements deliver reliable digital experiences.

Plug into a team that clears your backlog and keeps your projects moving

Our developers integrate seamlessly with your team, tackling the projects and fixes that never seem to leave the backlog.

About MakeItHappen.NYC

Proven Developers Who Ship and Support

We design, build, and support custom web and mobile apps. Our team plugs in with IT, product, and executive leaders, clears backlogs, and keeps integrations clean. After launch, we stay close with monitoring and improvements so your stack stays reliable.

12+
Years in the business
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Typical first reponse
80+
Releases shipped
99.9%
Uptime target
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Jenny Dunham
CEO MakeItHappen.NYC


Our Services

Helping Teams Ship and Scale Complex Apps

We help organizations design, build, and maintain the digital platforms that customers depend on. From discovery to launch and ongoing support, we remove friction, clear backlogs, and keep systems stable so your team can focus on growth.

Discovery & Audits

We dive into your systems and workflows to uncover gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.

Content & Creative​

User-focused design and content that makes your digital experience simple, clear, and engaging.

Amplification

Extend the reach of your digital platforms with the right integrations, automation, and performance tuning.

Strategy & Roadmaps

Clear, actionable plans to align your technology with your growth goals and member needs.

Coding & Development

Custom websites, portals, and mobile apps built to perform reliably at scale, with clean integrations and long-term support.

What Our Clients Say

Real results from organizations who rely on us to keep their systems fast and members happy.

MakeItHappen has been a valuable partner in building and supporting our digital member systems. Their team keeps our platforms stable while helping us innovate.

Marsha Seeman

Assitant Executive Director Writers Guild of America


Client Success Stories

How We Help Teams Ship and Scale

A look at recent work where we designed, built, and supported digital platforms that improved member experience, cleared backlogs, and kept systems running smoothly.

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Office of Criminal Justice

We support a two-year contract providing online services that help the Mayor’s Office monitor sensitive activity quickly and securely. Our team replaced manual email sharing with a cloud-based data system, giving staff instant, device-agnostic access to archived information and improving both efficiency and reliability.

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Credit Suisse

We delivered web and database development with on-call support and maintenance. Our team set up a secure testing environment, implemented change management with Jira, and ensured regular backups. We built a central data repository, reporting tools, and a dashboard that gave the team fast, reliable insights.

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Angelo Gordon & Co.

We rebuilt legacy systems with modern web development, adding on-call support, maintenance, and security updates. The new platform featured an intuitive interface with charts, grids, and search tools, online forms for data entry, document uploads, automated reports, and a SQL Server database with scripts from multiple sources.

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