Case Study: United Way for Southeastern Michigan boosts community impact with Slalom and Microsoft Power BI dashboards

Using Data Visualizations to Help Struggling Families During COVID-19

Slalom partnered with United Way for Southeastern Michigan, a nonprofit organization dedicated to community support, which was facing a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic. The customer had extensive data on its relief efforts but lacked a compelling way to visualize this information to demonstrate impact to donors and inspire further support.

Slalom implemented a solution using Microsoft Power BI, building four interactive dashboards powered by a centralized cloud SQL server in Azure. This allowed United Way to clearly showcase the community's needs and its own impact, helping to rally more donations and volunteers. The project was delivered in just four weeks and established a scalable data architecture that will support the organization’s long-term community planning and recovery efforts.

United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Emily Mueller

Director of Research, Data and Analytics