Leah Wade - Grants Operation Manager, Josephine Morrison - Senior Accountant, and Andrew Halpryn - Senior IT Manager, speak with Foundant Co-Founder Daren Nordhagen to share their CommunitySuite experience. They address their successes, hopes, fears, and lessons learned with switching to Foundant for their software needs.
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56:53Hear firsthand experience from Clayoquot Biosphere Trust to see how they use the many tools in CommunitySuite to engage with their donors, and all aspects of donor management, in one system.
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57:56Whether you manage finances at a large or small organization, having the right tools can make a great impact across the whole team.
3:11Hear testimonials from clients who have successfully migrated their data from FIMS to CommunitySuite
2:26Mariver Copeland, shares her reasons for switching from Pearl to CommunitySuite. She appreciates Foundant being reactive to client needs while also being proactive to sector changes.
1:52Debbie Kuffel, Program & Finance Officer, shares how CommunitySuite has empowered her organization to provide quick and accurate answers for her staff and donors.
1:28John Sirianni, Financial Officer, talks about his annoyance with FIMS. He recounts the wasted time doing investment allocations, & how CommunitySuite has transformed this from a 6 hr task into 15 mins
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55:22Listen to Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough and Community Foundation Grey Bruce as they share how their investment in Foundant’s CommunitySuite solution has supported their organizations.
2:12Jody Macdonald, Executive Director discusses the importance of data integrity and the role CommunitySuite has played in consolidating, and maintaining data.
25:30Jessica Renfro, Jeanette Kelleher, John Johnson, and Ashley Siferd speak with Foundant Co-Founder Daren Nardhagen to share their CommunitySuite experience.
2:25Michelle Collins, emphasizes the excellence of Foundant customer service. She explains how Canadian-specific foundation needs have been heard and addressed by CommunitySuite software updates.
2:13Stuart Reid, explains how CommunitySuite has helped CF Grey Bruce move away from using lengthy excel spreadsheets for collecting/tracking data.
4:51Patty Mastel, shares her story of the transition from FIMS to CommunitySuite. Patty speaks on the exceptional support she has received through the whole process alongside learning a new system.
3:05Missy Batman, Vice President of Finance and Operations discusses how their accounting and fund allocation is now in one system with navigation being as simple as a click of a button.
5:09Randy Macon, discusses the smooth transition from FIMS to CommunitySuite. He shares key features that have lead to increased foundation efficiency alongside offering advice.
3:42Jeanette Kelleher, discusses the transition from FIMS to CommunitySuite. Jeanette speaks on how intuitive and rapidly evolving CommunitySuite is, allowing her team to be much more self-efficient.
4:18Lexi Oestreich, Program Officer, discusses the outcomes of using Foundant systems and how they have "set the bar", increasing the efficiency of a small staff and strengthening foundation relationships
3:33J. Mitchell Rogers, Director of Scholarships & Initiatives, explains pain points with past softwares, and how the switch to Foundant has eliminated arduous processes and wasted time.
3:04Greg Probst, Director of Finance & Technology speaks on how CommunitySuite has improved donor relationships by allowing for efficiencies when accessing fund information.
1:51Hilary Canty, Executive Director, discusses how the small foundation has benefited from use of CommunitySuite programs, increasing its capability in all levels of financial arrangements.
3:52Shaine Shramling, Funds & Grants Administrator, discusses how CommunitySuite has streamlined processes for the foundation, allowing for competition with larger organizations for funding.
