Day 17 - Bethel China Efficiency Upgrade
Today’s project is something that we find very hard to raise money for. After careful investigation, we have determined that one of the most important things that we can do to keep costs down and all of our workers and programs running efficiently is to update our donation management software. We have looked at a lot of demos and have chosen to implement a program called Giftworks Anywhere. We know that it will be a fantastic tool for our sponsorship and finance teams, and we truly believe that is going to be worth the investment.
How much investment? The set up cost is $75USD, and then a monthly support cost of $110USD. Have a think about who might be interested in supporting a project like this one – perhaps someone who loves bookkeeping, a friend who appreciates efficiency or someone who has a heart for vision impaired children and wants to help us manage Bethel as efficiently and cost-effectively as we can. That's what we want, too, and we need your help.
Our management team will give a huge virtual hug to the person who donates the first month’s administrative fee. We’ll even send you an original child’s painting…straight from China! Please visit our donation page via the Donate button above, and make sure you write ‘For Giftworks’ in the comments so that we can thank you properly.
How much investment? The set up cost is $75USD, and then a monthly support cost of $110USD. Have a think about who might be interested in supporting a project like this one – perhaps someone who loves bookkeeping, a friend who appreciates efficiency or someone who has a heart for vision impaired children and wants to help us manage Bethel as efficiently and cost-effectively as we can. That's what we want, too, and we need your help.
Our management team will give a huge virtual hug to the person who donates the first month’s administrative fee. We’ll even send you an original child’s painting…straight from China! Please visit our donation page via the Donate button above, and make sure you write ‘For Giftworks’ in the comments so that we can thank you properly.
As a former data analyst and finance manager, this one is near and dear to my heart. No, it doesn't pull on your heartstrings or keep you up at night the way some other projects do, but it really is an important part of the work done by most non-profit organizations. You see, for all the small organizations over here that are doing the day-to-day, on the ground work, there are no IT teams keeping our computers running smoothly and no routine upgrades to keep our software (or hardware!) up to date. (You notice that this Forty Days site is run on weebly which is a FREE service. The software that our official website runs on is only compatible with Windows XP - and about 10 years old. This is not unusual.) The people resources that we have are very scarce and primarily volunteers, so having a system that is efficient and easy to use can make a big difference in spending time figuring out spreadsheets versus time spent implementing programs with the kids. Considering that the monthly cost of this program is less than what most people spend on their cell phone plan, I KNOW there are 12 people reading this right now who can step up to cover a month of service and a 13th person to make that $75 donation for the setup. It's a small price to pay to support the amazing job (really, really, really amazing) that Bethel does in helping vision impaired children all over China prepare for a meaningful future. ~ Donna