Case Study: Skoll Foundation streamlines award monitoring and impact tracking with Vera Solutions

Skoll Foundation streamlines impact tracking with Vera Solutions and a $1.25 million Skoll Award

The Skoll Foundation, a global organization investing in social entrepreneurs, faced a significant data management challenge. Its process for handling award applications and reports relied on scattered Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, and email, making it difficult to maintain a shared knowledge base. The foundation also lacked a comprehensive tool to track the social impact of its grantees over time. They partnered with Vera Solutions to implement a custom Salesforce solution to address these issues.

Vera Solutions designed a platform using Salesforce Community Cloud to centralize all information into individual organization profiles. This solution automated processes and allowed for the streamlined submission of applications and impact reports. The new system eliminated time-consuming email exchanges, saved staff hours, and introduced a standardized method for impact monitoring. This provided the Skoll Foundation with a real-time, shared base of knowledge and a powerful tool to analyze the data and social impact of its investments.

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