Case Study: NPRN builds a secure nonprofit community network with introNetworks

NPRN - Customer Case Study

NPRN (The Non-Profit Resource Network) needed a private, secure online way to connect more than 350 non-profits in Santa Barbara County and support capacity building across the community. The Hutton Parker Foundation turned to introNetworks and its Visual Matching Engine to replace a physical resource center with an online community where board members, staff, executives, and volunteers could find the help and connections they needed.

introNetworks worked with NPRN to tune the Visual Matching Engine around four matching dimensions: Passions/Focus, My Interests, How I can Help, and I need Help With. The result gave members a place to share knowledge, find resources, view calendars, and connect with peers, while also providing back-end reporting to identify community needs and expertise for outreach, seminars, and workshops.

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