Nonprofit Implementation Partners

Swift River Consulting is a consortium of professionals in various parts of the US who have extensive technology and consulting experience in the nonprofit and for-profit arenas. Each of us believes the Salesforce Foundation donation program can make a significant contribution to the nonprofit sector and have chosen to specialize in this area. Our services include data migration and analysis, configuration and training for nonprofits interested in using salesforce.com as their constituent management tool.

We have successfully completed more than 25 nonprofit implementations, totaling more than 85% of our business, by listening closely to our clients needs and maintaining flexibility in meeting those needs. Our goal is to support and encourage an organization’s self-sufficiency with salesforce.com, and we are committed to our client’s success throughout the life of the project. www.swiftriverconsulting.com

crmOrbit lives, breathes and deploys CRM as a 100% dedicated salesforce.com and AppExchange implementation partner. We work quickly, easily, efficiently and cost-effectively with companies and non-profit organizations that are considering or using salesforce.com CRM. We have a dedicated staff for implementations in the non-profit community to help maximize the Salesforce Foundation's CRM licenses donation. With a successful salesforce.com deployment, non-profits are better equipped to focus on their core missions. From the initial discovery phase, design, piloting, deployment and training the workforce, crmOrbit is available for implementations in both the US and internationally.

Visit http://www.crmorbit.com/nonprofits.html or call (415) 497-7516

ONE/Northwest

ONE/Northwest is a not-for-profit consulting firm that helps environmental groups apply new strategies and technologies for engaging the public and more effectively collaborating with one another. Our approach channels philanthropic support into technological and strategic innovations that we disseminate through consulting projects with hundreds of organizations and coalitions across Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Founded in 1995 by Paul Brainerd (who also founded Aldus, Social Venture Partners and The Brainerd Foundation), ONE/Northwest has earned an international reputation for leadership, innovation and impact in the field of nonprofit technology assistance. In addition to constituent database consulting services using Salesforce.com, we offer full-service website design and development (using Plone CMS), email newsletters, list hosting and strategic technology planning. To learn more, visit www.onenw.org or send email to consulting@onenw.org

Fredericks Foundation is a CDFI providing micro-funding, full business support and mentoring to disadvantaged people seeking self-employment. We use our business experience to help other 3rd Sector organisations.

Fredericks Services has been selected as the first implementation partner in Europe, Middle East and Asia for Salesforce Foundation. The aims, objectives and the philanthropic philosophy of both organisations is very similar and we were seen as natural implementation partners.

Fredericks Foundation (Services) Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary trading company. It is focused on capitalising on our inherent business strengths and IT skills to create a sustainable independent income in support of our charitable objectives. www.fredericksfoundation.org

NPower is a network of locally based nonprofit organizations providing comprehensive, high-quality and affordable technology assistance to other nonprofit and community organizations. Founded in 1999, the NPower Network today includes twelve local affiliates, who provide a wide range of IT-related services to more than 4,000 nonprofit organizations annually.

Our common mission is to help other nonprofits use technology to serve their communities better. Through hands-on IT planning and implementation; skill and fluency based training; volunteer matching; and innovative technology consulting, we have helped tens of thousands of nonprofit organizations learn to employ IT to increase the reach and impact of their work.

From the outset, NPower’s operating approach has stressed that by leveraging IT, many nonprofits can achieve more than just incremental improvements in their organizations and programs — the kind that result, for example, in more cost-efficient operations. We also believe that organizations at almost any stage of development can begin to employ IT to acquire transformative new capabilities.

At the same time, our experience has taught us never to view technology development as a panacea or as something that is justified for its own sake. Rather, effective IT development in nonprofits works best when it reflects and supports a larger process of intentional change management:  one keyed to continually monitoring and achieving all the internal and external conditions needed for success.