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Stay up to date on the latest nonprofit news, events, and developments of the past three months. Gain inspiration and insights on impact-driven best practices, elevate your organization, and join a community driving positive change. |
HIGHLIGHTS |
| Salesforce Winter ’24 Release This blog post explores our favorite new platform features from the Salesforce Winter ’24 Release and how they can benefit your organization. | |
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| Amp Impact Kalausi Release Named after a star nestled within the Vela constellation’s realm known as The Sails, Kalausi introduces powerful improvements including enhanced speed, consistency, and improved user experience. | |
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RECENT EVENTS |
| Dreamforce 2023 Our Co-Founder and CEO, Zak Kaufman, and Director of Business Development, Katrina Seidel, had a fantastic time at Dreamforce last month. They engaged in thought-provoking discussions about AI and it’s potential to drive positive change for both businesses and nonprofits, attended inspiring keynote sessions by fellow collaborators in the ecosystem, and reconnected with familiar faces while making new connections. Dreamforce 2023 was an unforgettable experience and we can’t wait for the next one! |
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| Impact Partner Summit in Chicago What an incredible time we had at the Impact Partner Summit 2023 in Chicago! Our Success Lead Engineer, Caroline Nathan led an insightful session on The 5 Levels of a MEL Data Flow. Caroline discussed the mountain of challenges when it comes to having a 360-degree view of your impact, from collecting the data in the field to aggregating program and project data regionally and globally to reporting back to funders and how to overcome them. |
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| Salesforce Nonprofit Leadership Forum in London Our Global Marketing Manager Tonya Williams popped by the Salesforce Nonprofit Leadership Forum in London last month to chat about Data + AI + CRM with both new and old friends. We’re excited to see how AI transforms the nonprofit space! Watch this space! |
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JOIN OUR EVENTS |
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Nethope Global Summit 2023 – 17-19 October 2023 Join us for an extraordinary experience at the Nethope Global Summit 2023 from 17th to 19th October 2023! We’ll gather alongside leading humanitarian nonprofits, visionary social impact leaders, and philanthropists to tackle the most pressing issues facing our sector today while envisioning a future of collective impact. Don’t miss our insightful session on Systems Governance with our partners: Oxfam, Plan International, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS). This engaging conversation will highlight the vital role of effective governance in driving positive change. | |
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ANDE Metrics from the Ground Up Conference – 23 – 24 October 2023 We are pleased to invite you to the ANDE 2023 Metrics from the Ground Up Conference, to be held in Rio de Janeiro on October 23rd and 24th. This gathering brings together professionals and academics to discuss metrics and impact evaluation. Vera Solutions will have a special presentation titled “The 5 Levels of Data Flow in Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning,” presented by Alan Guedes, Director of Consulting for the Americas. To secure your spot, please reserve your ticket on the ANDE website. Feel free to reach out to us for more information. |
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AIDEX 2023 – The Global Humanitarian Aid Event – 25-26 October 2023 Vera will be attending AidEx, the world’s leading humanitarian aid and disaster relief event in October. The event is set to take place at the international exhibition and conference centre, Palexpo in Geneva. We’d love to meet up with and connect with other organizations in the sector. Get in touch with us today if you’re planning on attending and don’t forget to register for AidEx here! We hope to see you there! |
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PARTNERSHIPS |
| Vera Solutions partners with Amazon Web Services We’re pleased to announce a new partnership with Amazon Web Services, to build the Amp Impact AWS Data Lake Connector, which will allow Vera customers to stream their data from Amp Impact seamlessly into their AWS environment. | |
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BLOGS |
| Amp Impact Extends Salesforce NPC for Grantmaking As we’ve gotten hands-on with Salesforce NPC for Grantmaking, we have identified four ways in which Amp Impact can bolster Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking and provide organizations with opportunities to improve efficiency, gain insights into grant performance, and enhance the grantee experience. | |
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| Change Management A technology implementation can be a complex process, and ensuring readiness is crucial for its success. The first step is to understand your organization’s readiness for change by considering key questions we explore in this blog. | |
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| Equal Work for Equal Pay At Vera, “equal work for equal pay” means fostering an environment where pay is driven by one’s title, location, and job function, not by external factors such as market demand for a skillset, previous earnings, negotiation skills, demographics, or anything else. | |
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| Requirements in the NGO space Nonprofit organizations are increasingly embracing technology to streamline tasks, but resource constraints often mean that organizations can’t implement everything they want at once. So, how should NGOs prioritize requirements? | |
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| Sunrise Fun Run Or Walk + Group Meditation Join fellow NetHope Members and Partners for a sunrise fun run / walk around the English Garden (Munich’s largest park, just steps from the NetHope conference venue) followed by a short group meditation session to get us energized for the day. | |
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| Sabbatical benefit at Vera Among the many advantages of working with us, one standout perk is the opportunity to embark on a paid sabbatical after completing three consecutive years of dedicated service. This sabbatical program is a testament to our commitment to our employees’ well-being and growth. | |
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VERITE OF THE MONTH |
| Meet Our Director of Product Management Sadhya Rao has 15+ years of experience in Product Management with a wide-ranging, cross-functional background spanning various industries, including startups, both in B2B and B2C domains. Sandhya has managed and expanded teams, guiding them through uncertainty to achieve peak performance. Her primary areas of expertise lie in Product, Content, Growth, and User Engagement components for the B2C sector. | |
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VERA IS HIRING |
| Join our global team! We’ve got many open roles across Consulting, Dev, and Operations. We’re a group of ambitious, driven, and passionate individuals dedicated to using technology to transform the social sector. | |
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FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
We’ve got lots of exciting news to share and you won’t want to miss a beat! Stay in the loop with the latest trends in impact measurement and join us on our journey by following us on social media. Connect with us today and stay up-to-date! |
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