Case Study: Philadelphia Youth Network achieves data‑driven automation and targeted youth outreach with Quest (Toad Data Point)

Opening doors and creating opportunities with Toad

Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) is a Philadelphia nonprofit that connects young people with jobs and career-preparation opportunities. PYN needed to merge and clean data from diverse sources (Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL and partner files) to identify low‑socioeconomic neighborhoods for outreach and to support financial planning, invoicing and donor relations. Manual, time‑intensive data work—especially during the busy summer WorkReady program—strained staff and pulled resources away from frontline services.

By deploying Toad Data Point to automate workflows, centralize reporting and improve data quality, PYN built repeatable processes that run automatically, freeing the equivalent of 1–2 full‑time employees and saving the CIO about 25% of his busiest workweek. The solution enabled accurate forecasting of finances, enrollment and recruitment, faster identification of target youth, SMS alerts that keep social workers in the field, and an overall shift to data‑driven decision making.

Philadelphia Youth Network

Michael Pompey

CIO