Convening a Community of Change: Highlights From the Amp Impact Winter ’22 Summit
Vera Solutions was proud to host our fourth (and third virtual) Amp Impact Summit in February. Amp Impact clients, partners, and staff from around the world gathered to participate in this four-hour virtual event – collaborating on the Amp Impact roadmap, engaging in discussions on best practices, and watching demos and presentations from customers using […]
Connect, Share, Collaborate: Key Takeaways from the Amp Impact Spring ‘21 Summit
Earlier this month, Vera Solutions hosted our third annual (and second virtual) global Amp Impact summit! The four-hour virtual event brought together Amp Impact clients, partners, and staff from around the world to connect, collaborate on the Amp Impact roadmap, and share best practices for strengthening accountability and data-driven program delivery in the social sector. […]
Inside Our B Corp Commitment to Environmental Responsibility
How Vera’s Green Team is incorporating sustainability into business practices and cultivating a corporate culture of active environmental awareness. Since Vera Solutions became a Certified B Corporation nine years ago, the company has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental sustainability and taking responsibility for our collective actions as an organization. Over the years, we have […]
Reflections on a year of resilience: 5 ways Vera Solutions has grown in 2020
Our word for the year: resilience. Reflecting on 2020, Vera has surely faced unprecedented challenges, but we’ve also seen some great milestones and remarkable growth. In March, as the world adapted to widespread lockdowns and growing health and economic concerns as a result of the pandemic, we quickly shifted our entire global operation to working […]
6 Capacity Building Tips to Scale Your Digital Transformation Strategy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlo1mAVClWI Around 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 Bonometti of Tostan, and […]
Good Tech Fest Goes Virtual to Engage a Global Audience
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 new era of digital events. We’re especially excited about Good […]
New Investment, New Perspective, and a New ‘Normal’
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 Platform to track impact, manage […]
Vera joins 500+ B Corps committed to Net Zero by 2030
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 to reach a 1.5 degree […]
10 Criteria to Evaluate When Choosing a New Technology
Organizations often choose technologies for short-sighted reasons. Here’s a better way with 3 questions to ask and 10 criteria to evaluate. When I look back at our last decade and more than 500 social sector technology projects (and the systems we’ve replaced), it strikes me that organizations often choose technologies for silly and short-sighted reasons. […]
Workshop Recap: Using Technology to Monitor Programs and Amplify Impact
Last month, Vera Solutions co-led ANDE East & Southeast Asia Metrics Learning Lab Series #3: From Inputs to Insights – Using Technology to Monitor Programs and Amplify Impact. Read a recap of the workshop, including an overview of the 4 pillars of impact measurement, a look into AVPN’s journey implementing Salesforce for impact management, takeaways […]