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I want to learn more about Nonprofit Pain Points?
My name is Erica Leverson, a data analyst/tech expert at EDL Investments. We have started to want to work with nonprofits because we want to work with organizations who is making humans, animals, the environment a better place. So, in order for me to be of service to nonprofits, I want to know what the pain points are. My goal is to learn of the struggles so I can create solutions. If you don't mind, can you please share them in the comments.
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One major pain point is data fragmentation. Donor, volunteer, program, and financial information often lives across different systems, making it difficult to get one reliable picture of what is happening.
Many nonprofits also struggle with limited staff capacity, so even when useful data exists, there may not be enough time or technical expertise to turn it into actionable insights.
Another issue is proving impact: nonprofits need to demonstrate outcomes to donors and funders without spending excessive time collecting, cleaning, and reporting data.
The biggest pain points are usually time and tech. Staff is stretched thin, leaving little room for new tools. And grant applications are often a bureaucratic maze.
I am a Program Director for a non profit organization supporting Homeless Veterans. I am tech savvy and have gotten our staff to adopt, Sharepoint, onedrive, and Teams. We have Business premium licenses and it would be nice to get a custom built app for case management/reporting dashboards so we could track all of our grants/participants.
Sounds like you've set up a good tech foundation!
Power Apps would be a good platform to create a custom-built app for your purpose. If you're tech savvy, go along to an 'App in a day' course and you might get inspired to try building it yourself: Microsoft Events SearchHey,
I would love to learn more about your project you need with the custom-built case mgt. There might be a free CRM Microsoft already have for nonprofits available. Let us set-up a call/teams meeting email address removed for privacy reasons
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