Amp Impact Delphinus, the product’s Summer ‘20 release, launches huge new features and enhancements for implementers and grantmakers. The most exciting addition is the Grant Applications and Reviews Module, a packaged set of functionality that helps streamline and automate the
Last week, Salesforce.org, Monitor Institute by Deloitte, and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) released Impact Measurement Today, a white paper outlining a cross-sector approach to impact management capacity building. While nonprofits and governments focus efforts and resources around monitoring, evaluation,
Salesforce.org has just released a whole slew of new products and feature enhancements that have generated a lot of excitement here at Vera. One of these, the Program Management Module (PMM), has been in the works for a while –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlo1mAVClWI&feature=youtu.beAround the globe, nonprofits are taking an impact-first approach to digital transformation and using technology to work cross-functionally, communicate effectively, and enhance program effectiveness. This webinar, hosted by Salesforce.org, brings together a well-rounded group of panelists – Zak Kaufman of
Posted on 14th May 2020 Over the past few months, we’ve witnessed how the COVID-19 pandemic is fast-tracking digital transformation around the world. Public health services, such as the UK’s National Health Service, are turning to more telemedicine resources to
Posted on 8th May 2020 Across the world, events are going digital. And, while we are certainly missing the in-person ideations and workshops with our inspiring clients and coffee-powered brainstorm sessions with other tech-for-good enthusiasts, we’re excited about the increased
Posted on 30th April 2020 Fueling Growth Through New Investment This month, Vera received an investment from Salesforce Ventures, joining a broader portfolio of more than 375 enterprise technology companies backed by Salesforce Ventures. This investment will support the next
Amp Impact Cassiopeia, the product’s 11th release, is now available with a revolutionary update for multilingual organizations: the ability to view and export data in multiple languages. In collating feedback from our customers over the years – most of whom
Posted on 14th April 2020 Across the globe, businesses, nonprofits, and philanthropic organizations are taking swift action to counter the potentially devastating social and economic effects of COVID-19. In the spirit of sharing #SomeGoodNews, we wanted to shine a spotlight
Posted on 24th March 2020 [Updated on 9th April 2020] Tech Impact’s Idealware recently published a comprehensive guide reviewing 14 of the most widely used grants management systems (GMS), including Amp Impact. Here’s why it’s looked to as a critical
International development and humanitarian organisations using Amp Impact can now publish their data to IATI with a few clicks. Here’s why this feature is a game-changer. With Amp Impact’s Bellatrix release last November, users can export XML files from the app
Two years ago, Vera Solutions made an environmental commitment to offset all calculable carbon emissions that result from business practices – including travel and energy use across our global offices. Now we’re proud to join more than 500 B Corps
Amp Impact Bellatrix, the third release of 2019, is now available with trailblazing new features and enhancements for streamlined data sharing and risk management. We’re especially proud of the collaboration efforts that went into this release, including guidance and support
Introducing Amp Impact’s new Risk Module The world is unpredictable. However, the philanthropic market is not structured to deal with the unexpected. No industry standards currently exist for discussing, assessing, or planning for risk in philanthropic investments – specifically obstacles
Organizations often choose technologies for short-sighted reasons. Here’s a better way with 3 questions to ask and 10 criteria to evaluate. When I look back at our last nine years and more than 500 social sector technology projects (and the
Effective data management has become an increasingly significant determiner of organizational success. While many nonprofits are now collecting data regularly –90% according to a report by NonprofitHub and EveryAction – many remain unsure of what to do with it after
Last month, Vera Solutions co-led ANDE East & Southeast Asia Metrics Learning Lab Series #3: From Inputs to Insights – Using Technology to Monitor Programs and Amplify Impact. Read a recap of the workshop, including an overview of the 4
Vera’s Fellowship offers entry- and mid-level professionals the opportunity to develop technical and consulting skills while strengthening the social sector’s engagement with data using cloud and mobile technology. Vera embraces a culture of mentorship to accelerate Fellows’ capacity to work
Background Vera Solutions has designed and built Amp Impact based on 8+ years and 50+ implementations of portfolio-level impact management systems (not to mention 150+ related implementations tracking individual program- or enterprise-level impact). As a Certified B Corp, Vera is
The second Amp Impact release of the year is now live! Named Aquila — after the constellation that represents eagles delivering lightning to Zeus – the latest Amp Impact release provides users with new features and enhancements to: Download/upload structured
On May 22, Salesforce.org released Impacting Responsibly: a collection of articles written by data-focused influencers to help social sector organizations collect, interpret, and apply impact data responsibly, created in partnership with Candid (formerly Guidestar), the Urban Institute’s Center on Nonprofits
Vera Solutions is honored to be named Salesforce.org’s 2019 EMEA ISV Partner of the Year! Special thanks to the team, the partners, the AEs and SEs, and especially the early adopters who have helped get Amp Impact to where it
On April 15, Vera Solutions and Salesforce.org hosted the inaugural Amp Impact Summit in Amsterdam to bring together a passionate group of professionals for an afternoon focused on strengthening accountability and data management in the social sector. We were inspired
For the second year, Vera Solutions has teamed up with Cool Effect, a nonprofit organization that provides a platform to fund carbon-reducing projects around the world, in our efforts to remain carbon neutral. By supporting Cool Effect projects – carefully
What happens when you integrate Amp Impact and DHIS2, the leading public health management information system in Africa and Asia? Taylor Downs, CEO and Founder of Open Function, breaks down the implications for public health programs globally. Read the article
Vera Solutions is pleased to announce that Directors Peter Blair and Utsav Poddar joined Vera’s Partnership on January 1, 2019. They join CEO Zak Kaufman, COO Sam Gordon, and CTO Owen Davies in leading Vera’s growing Consulting Division and its
Vera has just released Amp Impact: Winter ’19 with new features and enhancements specifically designed to help organizations achieve their ongoing objectives and deliver better results. Working with a variety of organizations globally, we’re continually hearing ways in which Amp
January 7, 2019 – Real Leaders, Big Path Capital, and B Lab have teamed up to score and rank the “100 Top Impact Companies” of 2019. We are proud to announce that Vera Solutions has been named to the inaugural
Vera Solutions is pleased to announce that Shalinee Thakur, a finance and strategy expert with over a decade of experience in technology for social good, has joined Vera’s Board of Directors. Shalinee has worked at the crossroads of Salesforce and
On 8 November, Vera joined 250+ nonprofits for Salesforce.org’s Connected Nonprofit Conference (CNPC) in London. As Salesforce.org puts the world’s best cloud-based technology into the hands of nonprofits and educational institutions, the CNPC served to both connect organisations and offer
This year’s Fellowship applications brought in an exceptional 375 candidates from 54 countries. From that pool, we selected 13 Fellows representing 9 nationalities and speaking 14 languages. Vera Solutions is delighted to welcome the newest members of our
Perspective from a Gender-Focused Poverty Intervention Program – By The BOMA Project and Vera Solutions This post originally appeared on The BOMA Project’s blog and is republished with permission. Accountability for nonprofits means many things: financial transparency and disclosure, to show
Creating Positive Impact for our Company and our Customers Last week, Vera Solutions was recognized as Best for the World for creating positive impact as a mission-driven business based on an independent, comprehensive assessment administered by the nonprofit B Lab.
Watch Amp Impact’s winning demo (begins 1:55) in the Program Management Demo Jam featuring Salesforce apps that help you manage and deliver programs and track your impact.
Earlier this month, we joined the Aga Khan Foundation and the Impact Management Project in a webinar panel, hosted by Salesforce.org, in which we discussed how impact-driven organizations define and measure their social bottom line. Here are out three takeaways
Vera Solutions is proud to announce that we are now a carbon-neutral organization. This means that from 2017 on, Vera will offset all calculable carbon emissions that result from business practices – including travel and energy use across our global
In March, Zak Kaufman and Aditi Patel attended the second annual MERL Tech London conference to connect with leading thinkers and innovators in the technology for monitoring and evaluation space. In addition to running an Amp Impact demo session, we
The world’s leading CRM platform is transforming the way NGOs deliver, measure, and improve programs. Over 32,000 nonprofits around the globe use Salesforce for CRM, but over the last decade the world’s leading cloud-computing platform has also steadily become a
Vera Solutions is very excited to announce that we will be opening an office in São Paulo, Brazil in July 2018. More details will be made available soon.
“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Every year on MLK Day, we are reminded of the power and importance of visionary leadership in our global work to end
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance (GAIA) implements a grassroot strategy to help those affected by HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria in the most remote and underserved areas of Africa. The organization was founded in 2000 in response to the devastating HIV/AIDS epidemic
Each November, staff at Vera Solutions nominate peers for annual Recognition Awards, tipping their hats to teammates who have exemplified the company’s five values: Impact, Excellence, Sustainability, Teamwork, and Leadership. The five awards are announced publicly before the holidays on
West Africa Vocational Education (WAVE) is helping West African youth take their first steps on the road to a successful career by providing them with the vocational training and guidance they need to secure a job in an unwelcoming economy. WAVE
Last week, B Lab announced the recipients of its annual Best for the World awards. We are proud to share that Vera Solutions secured a spot on the list for Best for the World: Long Term. Vera has been a
Have you ever thought of coming home to no toilet? Today, 2.4 billion people lack access to basic sanitation services and more than 40% of the global population remains affected by water scarcity. Water scarcity, poor water quality, and inadequate
Vera Solutions will be attending the 2017 MERL Tech Conference taking place September 7-8 in Washington, D.C. This annual event provides an opportunity for attendees – ranging from funders and program implementers to technology providers and other development practitioners –
Vera Solutions is excited to welcome the Fellowship class of 2017-18. As integral members of our project teams, these twelve fellows will develop the hard and soft skills necessary to become data solution experts, including researching new technologies, building cloud
This is the second in a series of posts discussing Vera’s learnings and key takeaways from ICT4D 2017. Read the first post here. Vera recently returned from ICT4D 2017, which was a whirlwind of conversations about how technology can better
This is the first in a series of posts discussing Vera’s learnings and key takeaways from ICT4D 2017. Vera recently attended the ICT4D Conference in Hyderabad, India, where more than 1000 attendees from the technology, development, academia, and funder communities
After a rigorous selection process, Vera Co-founder and CEO, Zak Kaufman, has been named a 2017 Global Good Fund (GGF) Fellow. Over 2,400 social enterprise leaders applied to become part of the fifth class of GGF Fellows – the group
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