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In response to the challenges COVID-19 has brought to non-profit organizations, Level Up CRM is proud to announce the launch of its inaugural Level Up Technical Grant program. While working on several technical projects with nonprofit organizations in recent months, common themes around constituent relationships and digital engagement became increasingly urgent. “We’ve been considering the idea of a grant for a while. Hearing from our customers helped us define how we could be most impactful,” said Brian Wickham, founder and Managing Partner of Level Up CRM.
As their world is transforming, most nonprofits have access to the technical resources to help them change a field, a report, or a website page. However, these can be isolated, point solutions with high costs, both in time and resources, and impacting future scalability. Many smaller nonprofits lack a strategic partner in developing a technology roadmap for their CRM system, such as Salesforce, and interconnected apps so they can successfully adapt their programs and operations to their changing realities today. A strategic technology plan can increase constituent engagement, benefit fundraising, and increase efficiency. Nonprofit organizations can be free to focus on their primary mission. That is the real gap we are aiming to address.
The first cycle of the grant program will provide technology strategy and services to non-profit organizations focused on children-related causes, ranging from educational equity, child poverty, child advocacy, health, safety and others. The program’s goal is ensuring that nonprofit organizations using the Salesforce platform have a technology roadmap that holistically incorporates mission and goals, business processes, operations and technology. This is ever more important now, as COVID-19 has changed the way nonprofits operate, both internally and with their constituencies. Being smart about the technical aspects of this transformation is critical.
About Us: Level Up CRM helps businesses and nonprofit organizations implement and optimize the Salesforce platform. We combine deep platform knowledge with a focus on user experience, process improvement, and change management to create bottom-line value for your business.
