Learn how non-profit organization Friends of Villa Grande streamlines processes and stays organized with Central Desktop's collaboration tools.

1. COMPANY NAME Non-Profit Organization Streamlines Processes and Stays
Friends of Villa
Grande
Organized with Collaboration Tools
INDUSTRY The Challenge: Running a Virtual, Volunteer-Run Operation
Non-Profit
One of the biggest challenges for a volunteer-run organization like Friends of Villa Grande is that it is
difficult to coordinate the group and keep its members focused. Executive Director Roberto Esteves,
HEADQUARTERS who has had past experience working with non-profits, said that it "can be like herding ducks."
Villa Grande, CA
In addition to keeping the volunteers involved, FoVG was also responsible for keeping its Board of
Directors regularly updated about its activities. Roberto realized early on that he would need an online
WEBSITE collaboration solution that would allow FoVG's remote members to work together virtually and keep the
non-profit organized.
http://www.villagr
ande.org
The Solution: Central Desktop Improves Organization and Communication
ABOUT FRIENDS OF
VILLA GRANDE After receiving a positive recommendation from a friend, Roberto selected Central Desktop as Friends of
Villa Grande's collaboration tool. The workspaces were set up in a few minutes and all ten members of
Friends of Villa FoVG's Board of Directors, as well as the organization's committee chairs, were invited in to Central
Grande (FoVG) is a Desktop.
non-profit
The organization used Central Desktop to save all of its
organization that was official documentation, bylaws, grant applications, “Central Desktop has been a
founded in July 2007 support letters for funding sources and meeting minutes
so that they could be easily accessed by FoVG's members. lifesaver for us. I don’t think
to preserve and Central Desktop was also used to manage projects, such the organization could’ve
protect the property as creating flyers, newsletters and brochures. The process
of copy writing and editing was simplified by having a
grown as big or looked as
in Villa Grande known
central place for members to work on each brochure. competent as it does without
as Patterson Point. it.”
The group’s purpose Friends of Villa Grande previously used an Excel
is to restore and spreadsheet to manage its member database but switched
over to use Central Desktop's database feature. The ~ Roberto Esteves,
maintain the natural database kept a record of members' names, contact Executive Director
features of the information, volunteer hours and donations. When a new
donation was logged in the database, FoVG's treasurer
property of the and secretary were notified via email so that they could
benefit of residents, send out an acknowledgement letter and look out for the
payment.
friends and visitors.
Because Central Desktop was able to streamline Friends of Villa Grande's processes, the organization
Ready to try Central was able to spend more time working on projects rather than coordinating administrative tasks. Roberto
Desktop said, "I couldn't imagine doing my job without Central Desktop. I'm only a part-time volunteer, despite
my highfalutin title. Having Central Desktop is like having another full time staff person working for us!"
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