TECHNOLOGY
46 non-profit organisations to access and leverage the same technology as some of the largest non-profit or corporate companies in the world . Finn points to Child ’ s i Foundation , a foundation designed to “ rewrite the script ” for all children in orphanages across Uganda .
“ Childs i Foundation was founded by one person with a vision of simplifying the process of tracing blood relatives for orphaned children and reconnecting them with their families ,” says Finn . “ What she did was build a case management system using Salesforce CRM to track a child ’ s family then work with the Ugandan government and local social services top accelerate the flow of adoption in the country . It was really incredible .”
Child ’ s i is a perfect example of the way in which Salesforce . org delivers on its vision but in order for the foundation to be able to benefit and lever-age Salesforce ’ s technology , it called upon Salesforce . org ’ s second key pillar , resources . As a foundation , Salesforce . org is a granting foundation and grants funding specifically in the areas of workforce development and in education . Finn believes that in order to drive technology and innov-
“Technology can do the most amazing things when used for social good , but it has to be applicable and appropriate for a non-profit to be able to use ”
— Charlotte Finn , VP Global Strategic Relations
NOVEMBER 2018