Case Study: Learning Community Charter School raises more funds and saves time with Kindful

How This Nonprofit Director Finally Found A Donor Management System She Loves

Friends of The Learning Community Charter School (FOLCCS) supports Learning Community Charter School (LCCS) in Jersey City, NJ, a PreK–8 school serving 600+ students, many from economically disadvantaged families. With a tiny development team and inconsistent record-keeping from multiple past staff, FOLCCS was stuck with an expensive, non-intuitive donor management system that made donor data a mess and drained time from fundraising work.

Switching to Kindful gave FOLCCS an affordable, user-friendly platform with strong support, turning hours of troubleshooting into minutes and freeing staff to focus on donor outreach and student needs. Practical gains included streamlined reporting, quick support response, and donors electing to cover processing fees—saving $229 in eight months and with half of sustaining donors covering fees—resulting in more funds and time to advance the school’s mission.

Learning Community Charter School

Jennifer Hughes

Development and Communications Director