Founded by H.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden, World Childhood Foundation is a global organizationthat seeks to inspire, promote and develop solutions to end sexual abuse, exploitation, and violence against children.
Working with World Childhood Foundation USA, we built a custom portal to automate their grant submission and approval process, allowing applicants to securely apply for funding, while greatly reducing administrative effort.
Each year, Childhood USA receives hundreds of grant requests from grassroots child abuse prevention and programs. Since the foundation gives each application equal consideration, the vetting process is extensive and draws resources away from competing priorities such as strategy development, awareness and fundraising.
Our challenge was to develop a digital workflow that saved time for both the foundation and the applicant, while ensuring the integrity and accuracy of the application review process.
To qualify for funding consideration, programs must meet certain baseline criteria related to their location, mission and values.
Working with Childhood USA leadership, we developed an online pre-screening application, the information of which pools into a secure database. We then provided functionality to allow the client to review and respond automatically to the applicant based upon their submission criteria. Previously, Childhood USA fielded phone calls and random application emails; this new workflow saves significant time and ensures that critical information resides in one place.
Once approved through the pre-screening stage, program representatives can then establish their own application account and begin the process of submitting information and data for grant consideration.
Applicants can pause and re-start their application as needed; once submitted, the foundation can then communicate their decision(s) through the platform.
Childhood USA's program application portal is a significant step towards the foundation's mission of constant improvement –and the overarching goal of providing its stakeholders with the best experiences possible.
We’re a small staff and the online portal helped us streamline our process; BCS Interactive really came through for us. We now manage our program applications more efficiently and effectively.
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