This piece is shared as part of Pledge 1%’s #GivingTuesdayNow campaign, which highlights how Pledge 1% members and the business community are coming together as a force for good to combat COVID-19.
The Community Blood Center is a nonprofit organization that is the sole provider of blood and blood products to more than 20 local hospitals in Northeast and North Central Wisconsin, as well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Every 2 seconds, someone in the United States is in need of blood, and the Community Blood Center has the daunting task of sourcing, organizing, and hosting over 100 blood drives every month, collecting more than 50,000 blood donations annually, all under the simple mission of “connecting lives and sharing life.”
As COVID-19 loomed over Wisconsin, and the governor issued a SaferAtHome order, blood drives were being cancelled and donor collection was immediately being affected. With a growing need in mind, the Community Blood center recognized that enhancing their Salesforce system would allow for expansion of their future blood drive campaigns, and positioning their organization to better serve our communities post COVID-19.
Canvas Cloud, a Salesforce Partner and Salesforce Nonprofit Partner, had previously met with team members of the Community Blood Center regarding enhancements to their existing Salesforce system, and were impressed by their vision to serve our local communities. Recognizing the severe impact that COVID-19 was having on the Community Blood Center, the owners of Canvas Cloud wanted to help – deciding without reservation that they would donate consulting and configuration services to meet their project requests, free of charge, to help ensure that the Community Blood Center would be better positioned to help our local communities.
Canvas Cloud is committed to the 1% Pledge by offering their expertise and services pro bono to the Community Blood Center. By helping them, we can help everyone in our local communities.
As difficult as it may seem when any organization or business is suffering from economic hardships, we must not think of “if” this hardship ends, but “when” it ends. Where will we be and what will we do next? With the widespread impact of this pandemic, you can have an enormous impact on your community by reaching out to your local nonprofits and community leaders to offer your assistance so that we are all better prepared to move forward as we recover from COVID-19.
For more information on the Community Blood Center, visit their website.
For more information on Canvas Cloud, visit their website.
