Taranaki Foundation | LavaBox Client Outcomes

Taranaki Foundation Manages Rapid Increase in Grant Applications with Ease

When applications for grants skyrocketed, the Taranaki Foundation quickly realised they needed a more robust system.

At a Glance

LavaBox worked alongside the Taranaki foundation to transform their grantmaking and donor engagement process with Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud and Experience Cloud.

Services

Implementation

Managed Services

Key Technologies

Experience Cloud

Non Profit Cloud

Project Objectives

Manage increased grant application volume without making additional hires.
Leverage digitisation and automation to reduce grant application submission, review and processing time.
Release grant management portal with trusted data and embedded standard operating proceedcurs.

Impactful Outcomes

10x Increase

In grant applications managed with the same sized team.

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Grant application processing time reduced from 2 days to 30 minutes.

Improved experience for staff, applicants and volunteers.

"Definitely a worthwhile investment for Nonprofits who are looking to scale up and manage their growth in a sustainable way."

Josh Hickford

CEO

Taranaki Foundation

Challenges

Rapidly increasing grant application volume, from 6 applications to 100+ the following year.
Manual processes and spreadsheets unable to cope with increasing application volume.
Unable to make data-driven decisions due to data silos and limited reporting capability.

Solution

Nonprofit Cloud for Grantmaking:

Streamlined donor and grant management process that joins the dots between donations and funds.
Game-changing reports and insights that increase transparency and trust.

Experience Cloud Grant Portal:

Delivering a streamlined grants application and review process for recipients and volunteers.

Impact

Our work with the Taranaki Foundation has enabled them to be a responsive and responsibe funder. With the efficient, automative and auditable process we've created, the foundation has been able to manage an ever-increasing volume of grants applications while maintaining their current team size.