Good data saves lives: Natalie’s road to Vera
Natalie Price, based in Mumbai, manages Vera’s Implementation Support Team. She has an MPH from Yale School of Public Health and brings more than five years of experience in the education, health, and technology sectors to the Vera team. This post is the latest in an ongoing series highlighting our team’s respective paths to Vera. […]
Vera one of nine Salesforce.org International Impact Partners
Earlier this summer, Vera attended Salesforce.org’s London World Tour to celebrate the launch of its International Partner Program. Designed to support the technology consultant community serving Salesforce.org’s 28,000 nonprofit and higher education customers around the world, the Program launched with 27 member organizations. Of the inaugural partners, nine have been designated as International Impact Partners, […]
Working Towards a quadruple-win: Zak’s Road to Vera
Co-Founder and CEO Zak Kaufman reflects on his path to and with Vera. When he’s not immersed in new technology and data systems, you can find Zak hiking in the mountains, cross-country skiing, or lacing up on the Ultimate Frisbee field. The interview below is the latest post in an ongoing series highlighting our team’s […]
What to look for in a System Administrator
Athan Makansi, based in Mumbai, leads Vera’s work in Asia. A certified Force.com Developer, Booz Allen Hamilton alumnus, and former Kiva fellow, Athan brings more than seven years of experience in business operations and international development to the Vera team. In any organization, a data system’s success is heavily influenced by its administrator — a […]
Improving social impact byte-by-byte: Nadeem’s road to Vera
Lead developer and technical architect, Nadeem Shaikh, discusses his path to Vera’s Mumbai hub. Before he developed the coding standards we live by, Nadeem was an independent branding and web presence consultant and also worked as a web solutions specialist. A Shah Rukh Khan fan who lives and breathes cricket, Nadeem received his MBA from IIPM. The […]
Sankalp Global Summit focused on the needs of the “Next 3 Billion”
Vera’s Caitlin Ferguson recently attended the Sankalp Global Summit in Mumbai. An annual event run by Intellecap, Sankalp provided a forum for more than 1,000 attendees – ranging from high-impact entrepreneurs to funders, corporates, and investors – to discuss “Innovations for the Next 3 Billion.” By 2030, an estimated additional 3 billion people will enter […]
From Connecticut to Cape Town: Lexa’s Road to Vera
Lexa Koenig joined Vera as a Fellow in July 2014. Since then, she has transitioned to a Consulting role and leads projects benefiting social impact organizations from Vera’s Cape Town hub. Lexa strives to climb as many of Cape Town’s beautiful hiking trails as possible in her free time. The interview below is the latest […]
Taking community development in Haiti from paper to the cloud
By Rachel Forst More than six years after an earthquake devastated hundreds of thousands of families, community development organizations in Haiti continue to rebuild. In the wake of many shared challenges, one organization is providing a sense of hope through music and dance from the town of Arcahaie. Hope on a String (HOAS) is a grassroots […]
Streamlining Systems and Processes used by the World’s Largest Financier of HIV/AIDS, TB, and Malaria Programs
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria is an international financing institution working with over 1,000 organizations across more than 140 countries. Channeling an estimated 21% of the world’s funding for HIV/AIDS, 50% for malaria, and 82% for tuberculosis, the Global Fund is the world’s largest funder of programs to combat these diseases. […]
Global Goals for Sustainable Development: Decent Work and Economic Growth
This September, UN member states met in New York to ratify the Global Goals, committing to 17 goals that will act as a blueprint for global development over the next 15 years. The ambitious agenda – which tackles poverty, climate change and inequality for all people in all countries – was confirmed by 193 countries. […]