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Giveffect’s<\/a> all-in-one nonprofit software provides nonprofit organizations the ability to maximize their day-to-day functions and achieve their mission in innovative ways. Kids’ Meals Inc., a hunger nonprofit, has improved its workflow and increased its donor engagement by converting to Giveffect and leveraging Giveffect’s 10-in-1 software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Download a pdf of this case study here,<\/a>

CONTENTS<\/strong>
1. Kids’ Meals Inc. Overview<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Smart Automation At Work (reduced excess manual entry and gained 30 hours in the work month)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Annual Donation Increase<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4, Online Donation Increase (increased overall online donations by 25%)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Focused Fundraising (utilized campaign pages to as an additional revenue stream for the organization)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Engaging Your Constituents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Increased Attendance Using Events System (increased participation and attendance with the use of the ticketing system)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Engaging Volunteers (access to a 360 view of volunteers to keep track of progress)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Increased In-Kind Donation Opportunities (created an efficient system to encourage community members to participate in food drives through campaigns and volunteers)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Conclusion<\/a>
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1. Kids’ Meals Inc. Overview<\/strong>
Non Profit: Kids\u2019 Meals Inc.
Years with Giveffect: 6 (2017-2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Tech Stack<\/em>
Volunteers: <\/em>Volunteer Matters
CRM: <\/em>Donor Perfect
Email Marketing: <\/em>Constant Contact
Auction:<\/em> BidPal
Financial Reconciliation: <\/em>QuickBooks
Point of Contact: <\/em>Olivia McDaniel, Donor Database Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n


MISSION<\/em>
Kids\u2019 Meals mission is to end childhood hunger by delivering free healthy meals to the doorsteps of Houston\u2019s hungriest preschool-aged children and through collaboration provide their families with resources to help end the cycle of poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids\u2019 Meals is a first responder to children ages five years old and under facing debilitating hunger due to extreme poverty. Every weekday, year-round, from 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers prepare thousands of healthy lunches consisting of a sandwich, nutritious snacks, and 100% juice or milk. Their six vans deliver the meals M-F to children enrolled in their program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They currently serve six Houston-area routes that target zip codes all located within Beltway 8, where the need is critical. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Smart Automation At Work <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem: <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to using the all-in-one nonprofit software, Kids\u2019 Meals Inc. used at least 4 different software systems to manage their donors, donations, and email communications. All of the information Kids Meals\u2019 gathered for their volunteers and donations had to be manually entered into their existing database systems, which
accumulated up to 30 hours of additional manual entry for the staff. With the help of Giveffect\u2019s smart automation system<\/a>, Kids\u2019 Meals was able to increase the number of volunteers, and donations and schedule seamless communications with their constituents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution: Smart Automation at work<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to using Giveffect, what were the hardships your organization faced?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCombining volunteers and donors was a difficult and cumbersome process for us, we used pen and paper to gather information for our volunteers, added them into excel, and imported them into the software. For our donors it was all a manual input into our software. With Giveffect we were able to decrease the amount of manpower used to gather information, expand our reach into the community and create efficiency within our staff.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With an all-in-one nonprofit software, communication and email marketing has increased greatly and contributed to the success of Kids\u2019 Meals increase in online giving and campaign implementation. Kids Meals Inc. has successfully launched over 290 campaigns since 2017 and continues to engage members throughout the Houston community by participating in food drives and hosting their annual Harvest Luncheon event. The additional time Kids\u2019 Meal staff members have gained through the use of Giveffect\u2019s software allows them to expand their reach into the community, share the benefits of attending events and share their mission!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonprofit staff members are inundated with tasks that require manual entry and do not allow the staff to strategize, further engage members and increase opportunities to fundraise. Giveffect’s 10-in-1 software and smart automation changes non-profit’s functionality!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Annual Donation Increase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Annual Comparison of Kids’ Meals Inc. Donations and Total Raised between 2017 and 2018:
2017: $215,966.51 (39.40%)
2018: $332,145.95 (60.60%)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Annual Comparison of Kids’ Meals Inc. Donation Retention and Donation Increments
between 2017 and 2018:
2017: 725 Donations
2018: 1279 Donations<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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4, Online Donation Increase<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Problem:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What vital need came to fruition by using Giveffect’s software? \u201cWe had a vital need for improvement in our online giving system and Giveffect delivered. We were not able to match donors and volunteers
with important information before to ensure accuracy, in which sometimes they were both (donor and volunteer). Tracking of members became much easier.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solution: Online Donation Increase by 25%<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The transition from Kids\u2019 Meals Inc. current donor management system to Giveffect has impacted their donor retention<\/a> and overall online donation growth since 2017. Between 2017 and 2018, Kid\u2019s Meals has seen an overall donation increase of 25%!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giveffect’s all-in-one nonprofit software allowed Kids’ Meals Inc. to automate all of the information between their Donor Perfect, Constant Contact, and Volunteer Matters, thus adding more functionality. Finance teams were able to easily collect data on their donors and aid in the QuickBooks reconciliation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kids’ Meals Inc. Deliver Hope to Hungry Children Donation Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


5. Focused Fundraising<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email Marketing: Acknowledging Your Members<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids’ Meals Inc. applied a combination of Giveffect’s email marketing system<\/a> and the events, auctions & fundraising system which replaced Constant Contact to increase online giving through membership acknowledgment and implementing creative email campaigns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Third-Party Fundraising Campaign: Share Your Birthday<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Third-Party Fundraising: Personal Fundraising<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kids’ Meals Inc. made it easy and fun to celebrate your birthday by inviting their constituents to join Kids\u2019 Meals Birthday Club and change the lives of hungry Houston children. Every $2 donated makes and delivers a meal directly to the homes of hungry children in Houston.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Engaging Your Constituents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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