Hylaine volunteers support nonprofit in software selection to create efficiencies needed to expand reach to more under-resourced students and spark lasting generational change
Carolina Youth Coalition (CYC) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that nurtures and prepares high-achieving, under-resourced students to enter, excel in, and graduate from college so they can spark lasting generational change and return to their communities as leaders, innovators, and advocates for others. Their programs promote intellectual and emotional exploration and risk-taking by offering programs that allow students to think and express themselves freely.
CYC reached out to Apparo for assistance to analyze and report on their data. Apparo matched CYC to a Hylaine skilled volunteer team through this application selection Community Impact Project. This volunteer worked alongside CYC to assess their processes and their current software capabilities to create a business process and requirements document. Following the assessment, the volunteer team helped CYC select the right application for their organization. Read more about the original project here.
Carolina Youth Coalition Nonprofit Team: Aaron Randolph, Maria Diaz, JaDora Ross
Hylaine Volunteer Team: Krishna Avva, Cathryne Highley, Ethan Miller, Chrissy Reed, Penelope Sendek
Hylaine skilled volunteers working alongside Carolina Youth Coalition on an application selection process to identify the best solution for their data needs.
One year after the project was completed, we met with Aaron Randolph and JaDora Ross to learn about the sustained impact of the project on their organization. While they made the decision to use Looker Studio rather than Tableau, they credit the work of this project to help prioritize their needs, establish expectations and set goals for a new system.
Aaron shared, “We had been tracking our data via 7-8 Google Sheets with complicated formulas and then reformatting it. Now, we can visualize all of our data and we’re saving a lot of time not having to manage and reformat multiple sheets. The dashboards not only look better, but are more functional, letting us drill down to get the specific, filtered information we need and we don’t have to worry about accidental errors being created.”
Aaron reviewed key benefits, including:
- Saved time
- Improved data accuracy
- Elimination of accidental user errors
- Increased ease of data access
JaDora Ross shared her appreciation, “Having Apparo as a partner has been really helpful. Whenever we are brainstorming on whether we can do something new, the first thing Aaron says is, ‘Can we call Apparo?’ Knowing you are available for us, that you have trusted, expert partners like Hylaine ready to jump in and support us throughout the year, has taken us to the next level. You make sure we can execute and continue to innovate our organization.”
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