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Vera Solutions’ Fellowship offers impact-driven professionals the opportunity to join an innovative, global team using technology to transform the way the social sector engages with data. Learn more about the Fellowship here. We are delighted to introduce the 2020-21 Vera Solutions Fellowship cohort. These 14 fellows – from Brazil, India,
14th October 2020
Amp Impact Delphinus, the product’s Summer ‘20 release, launches huge new features and enhancements for implementers and grantmakers. The most exciting addition is the Grant Applications and Reviews Module, a packaged set of functionality that helps streamline and automate the application management process for grant managers, reviewers, and applicants. Grantmakers
28th August 2020
Last week, Salesforce.org, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released Impact Measurement Today, a white paper outlining a cross-sector approach to impact management capacity building. While nonprofits and governments focus efforts and resources around monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL), grantmakers and impact investors are getting increasingly
24th July 2020
Salesforce.org has just released a whole slew of new products and feature enhancements that have generated a lot of excitement here at Vera. One of these, the Program Management Module (PMM), has been in the works for a while – we are delighted to see it brought to life and
4th June 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlo1mAVClWI&feature=youtu.beAround the globe, nonprofits are taking an impact-first approach to digital transformation and using technology to work cross-functionally, communicate effectively, and enhance program effectiveness. This webinar, hosted by Salesforce.org, brings together a well-rounded group of panelists – Zak Kaufman of Vera Solutions, Tim Fives of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Elena
18th May 2020
Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed how the COVID-19 pandemic is fast-tracking digital transformation around the world. Public health services, such as the UK’s National Health Service, are turning to more telemedicine resources to cope with the new demand. In the private sector, cloud meeting and team collaboration providers
14th May 2020
Posted on 8th May 2020 Across the world, events are going digital. And, while we are certainly missing the in-person ideations and workshops with our inspiring clients and coffee-powered brainstorm sessions with other tech-for-good enthusiasts, we’re excited about the increased number of opportunities to convene, learn, and collaborate in the
8th May 2020
Fueling Growth Through New Investment This month, Vera received an investment from Salesforce Ventures, joining a broader portfolio of more than 375 enterprise technology companies backed by Salesforce Ventures. This investment will support the next phase of Vera’s growth in providing services to hundreds of social-impact organizations using the Salesforce
30th April 2020
Amp Impact Cassiopeia, the product’s 11th release, is now available with a revolutionary update for multilingual organizations: the ability to view and export data in multiple languages. In collating feedback from our customers over the years – most of whom are implementers and grant-makers working across multiple geographies and in
28th April 2020
Across the globe, businesses, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations are taking swift action to counter the potentially devastating social and economic effects of COVID-19. In the spirit of sharing #SomeGoodNews, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the incredible work of ten impact-driven partners who are finding innovative ways to fight
14th April 2020
Tech Impact’s Idealware recently published a comprehensive guide reviewing 14 of the most widely used grants management systems (GMS), including Amp Impact. Here’s why it’s looked to as a critical resource for grantmakers globally. In these times of growing uncertainty, the sector’s need for responsive, collaborative, and streamlined philanthropy is
24th March 2020
International development and humanitarian organisations using Amp Impact can now publish their data to IATI with a few clicks. Here’s why this feature is a game-changer. With Amp Impact’s Bellatrix release last November, users can export XML files from the app using the IATI Organisation and Activity standards. While we anticipate
10th February 2020
Two years ago, Vera Solutions made an environmental commitment to offset all calculable carbon emissions that result from business practices – including travel and energy use across our global offices. Now we’re proud to join more than 500 B Corps committed to accelerating the reduction of their greenhouse gas emissions
13th December 2019
Amp Impact Bellatrix, the third release of 2019, is now available with trailblazing new features and enhancements for streamlined data sharing and risk management. We’re especially proud of the collaboration efforts that went into this release, including guidance and support from existing Amp customers and the International Aid Transparency Initiative
