To help bring clarity to the rapidly evolving authentication landscape, EMA conducted primary research into business and end user requirements, perceptions, and outcomes in the usage of password and passwordless authentication technologies
LAFAYETTE, Colo., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Enterprise Management Associates (EMA), a leading IT and data management research and consulting firm, today announced it will host a research webinar titled “Transcending Passwords: Emerging Trends in Authentication,” featuring Steve Brasen, research director covering endpoint and identity management at EMA.
Despite the overreliance on unsecure and high-friction password-centric access processes, many organizations are still reluctant to let go of the aging, OS-level passwords that they have relied on for generations. Topping the concerns is the level of security posed by alternative passwordless technologies in addressing new and accelerating attack vectors such as phishing/vishing scams, keystroke logging, credential stuffing, and man-in-the-middle attacks. At the same time, modern workforces are pressuring IT and security managers by demanding unprecedented access to distributed business IT resources in ways that do not inhibit their productivity.
EMA conducted primary research into business and end user requirements, perceptions, and outcomes in the usage of password and passwordless authentication technologies to help bring clarity to the rapidly evolving authentication landscape.
During this webinar, Brasen will shed light on the research findings and discuss.
The greatest security risks posed by the continued use of passwords
The types of authentication technologies users prefer to use as both employees and consumers
How to reduce time, efforts, and costs associated with managing user identities
The amount of actual work time employees spend authenticating using modern identity and access processes and how to make them more productive
How impactful FIDO adoption has been on improving identity security, user experiences, and manageability
The impact of multifactor authentication on workforce productivity
Which passwordless technologies are most effective at addressing modern and emerging business requirements
This independent research was sponsored by HYPR and Yubico.
About EMA Founded in 1996, EMA is a leading IT analyst research firm that specializes in providing deep insight across the full spectrum of IT and data management technologies. EMA analysts leverage a unique combination of practical experience, insight into industry best practices and in-depth knowledge of current and planned vendor solutions to help their clients achieve their goals. Learn more about EMA research, analysis and consulting services for enterprise line of business users, IT professionals and IT vendors at http://www.enterprisemanagement.com.
Christine Lantinen, Ten-Year Army Veteran, to participate in Veteran’s Panel Discussion
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Maud Borup, a certified B Corp woman- and veteran-owned candy, confections, and food gift company, today announced that its president and owner, Christine Lantinen, was chosen as a judge to help select Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year®, reviewing nominations and speaking to business owners from high growth companies in the Heartland region including the Dakotas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, and Nebraska vying for the title. In 2014, Christine was named an EY Entrepreneurial Winning Woman and was a 2022 Entrepreneur of the Year® Heartland award winner.
National winners will be announced at the annual EY Strategic Growth Forum® which starts November 9 in Palm Springs, California. The forum is the country’s most prestigious gathering of CEOs, high-growth entrepreneurs, and C-suite executives representing global market leaders.
Christine, a ten-year Army veteran, will participate in a panel discussion on November 11, Veterans Day. She will be joined by fellow military veteran, Manny Smith, president of Envisorly, on a panel entitled, “Saluting Veteran Founders,” moderated by Deborah Norville, anchor of Inside Edition. The panel will focus on how military training and experience helped prepare them to be dynamic leaders through challenges that can seem insurmountable.
“Veterans Day is a humble day of reflection. To be able to share it, and the EOY mainstage with other veteran-owned business founders makes me both proud and honored. This event presents a rare opportunity to network and learn from global business leaders from around the country who share inspiring stories of triumph over adversity, much resembling battle tales,” notes Christine Lantinen, president and owner of Maud Borup.
Other participants include executives from Microsoft, Kind Snacks, and Estee Lauder as well as Academy Award winning actresses and entrepreneurs, Reese Witherspoon and Tracee Ellis Ross.
The forum will culminate with a celebration at which the 2023 EY Entrepreneur of the Year® national award winner will be announced. Wayne Brady, an Emmy-winning actor, will be the master of ceremonies.
The event will be held at the J.W. Marriott Desert Springs & Spa in Palm Springs, California from November 9-12, 2023.
Available in 11 standard sizes from 3×35 mm to 6×100 mm and custom sizes on request, Meller ER:YAG Laser Active Elements feature diameter tolerances of +0/-0.05 mm and with matting or polishing +0/-0.1 mm, and length tolerances of +0.5/-0.5 mm. Notching, spherical end facing, and coatings are offered.
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Engage IQ is facilitating one connected experience to deliver an unmatched level of personalization—which inspires patients in rural healthcare markets to participate in, and pay for, their healthcare—and empowering providers to offer an overall better patient experience while reducing stress on staff. The platform is particularly relevant for healthcare systems and safety net hospitals in rural markets that frequently face greater barriers than larger counterparts.
These barriers include prohibitive technology costs, staffing constraints and limited IT resources for integration. Stretched front desk staff and a frequent lack of call center support also create strains on patients and staff during pre- and post-care engagement. Engage IQ integrates well with existing EHRs to round out engagement and payment capabilities. Other costs are streamlined—such as the need for multiple bolt-on vendors—to deliver an overall affordable solution that returns positive ROI and a better patient experience.
“End-to-end technology solutions from RevSpring are giving rural healthcare systems all the benefits of innovation enjoyed by much larger health systems in urban markets,” said Scott MacKenzie, CEO at RevSpring. “We are delighted to help smaller independent healthcare systems reap the rewards of connected intake, clinical reminders, and billing and payment systems all working together. Such integration puts smaller rural healthcare providers on a more level playing field in today’s financially stressed healthcare industry.”
Fisher-Titus, an independent rural community healthcare system in northern Ohio, recently discontinued relationships with three disparate vendors by adopting Engage IQ. The not-for-profit healthcare system now has access to RevSpring’s complete solutions for patient payments, revenue cycle management and merchant services. Fisher-Titus also is using essential Engage IQ Pre-Care tools—appointment reminders and digital forms—to make patient intake faster and more accurate, and to reduce no shows.
Since implementing the new solutions in March 2023, Fisher-Titus patient use of the Engage IQ payment portal has increased 46.8%, days to pay has decreased from 13.5 to 10.1 and paper volume use has decreased by 39%. Engage IQ Pre-Care tools have reduced patient no-show rate by 2.8%. Fisher-Titus also has seen an increase in patients adopting payment plans without involving customer service reps in the process.
“Partnering with RevSpring is delivering tremendous benefits to Fisher-Titus and our patients,” said Laura Lay, vice president, Revenue Cycle at Fisher-Titus. “I’m especially pleased to hear how much patients appreciate the ability to choose payment plans entirely in private through the payment portal. This respects their financial circumstances and the desire for privacy in a small rural community where everyone knows each other.”
About RevSpring RevSpring leads the market in engagement and payment solutions that inspire patients to participate in and pay for their healthcare. The company has built the industry’s most comprehensive and impactful patient engagement suite, spanning the clinical, administrative and financial experience. RevSpring’s OmniChannel communications and payment solutions are backed by behavior analysis, propensity-to-pay scoring, contextual messaging, and user experience best practices. Using proprietary data analytics to tailor the engagement from preservice to post-service to payment, RevSpring improves the patient experience and outcomes for providers, members and patients. To learn more, visit revspringinc.com/healthcare. Follow us on LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).
“As schools introduce social-emotional learning into their curriculum, it’s imperative to show how these investments translate into improved outcomes for their students. Years of evidence show how Second Step improves critical life skills and mental wellbeing,” said Riverside Insights CEO Vivek Kartha. “We are proud to collaborate with the Committee for Children and contribute to improving student outcomes by aligning our gold standard DESSA assessments with their world-class curriculum.”
Committee for Children’s research- and evidence-based Second Step programs include SEL curricula for early learning through middle school, with additional offerings for out-of-school time and adults. Second Step programs are used in 45,000 schools across all 50 states and reach 26.9 million children worldwide annually. Second Step helps students build vital skills for success, like effective communication, resilience and problem-solving. Research shows that teaching these life skills has positive, lasting effects on students, including improved academic achievement in areas such as math, reading and writing.
Aperture’s strengths-based assessments for Second Step are standardized, nationally normed and exceed professional standards for psychometric rigor. They will enable educators in grades K-8 to assess a student’s social and emotional skills in less than five minutes and offer middle school students the ability to self-report. Empowered with their own results, students gain agency to offer a key voice in their learning and development. Educators can access student data in real-time via Aperture’s highly scalable platform, and users will find it easy to navigate between the two company’s offerings. This collaboration ensures that users can access results aligned to program language and appropriately measure skills that are taught through Second Step.
“Our partnership with Aperture enables us to offer our school community partners something they’ve been seeking: a high-quality assessment tool aligned to their Second Step curriculum,” said Committee for Children CEO Andrea Lovanhill. “By bringing easy-to-use, data-driven DESSA assessments to schools using our Second Step programs, teachers and support staff will have access to data that quickly and reliably illustrates whether students are learning the skills taught through the program and growing their competencies, as well as where additional instructional support may be needed. This partnership provides school and district leaders with a validated assessment to identify which classrooms and schools need additional implementation support and gives them a way to evaluate the return on their investment in the Second Step program.”
This first-of-its-kind partnership will support district decision making as school budgets are growing tighter and education leaders look to vendors to prove that their products are producing outcomes for students and seek ways to get more value from existing products.
The assessments will be available for Second Step schools to purchase in early 2024. For more information, email [email protected].
About Committee for Children Committee for Children is a global nonprofit that has championed the safety and well-being of children through bullying prevention, child protection, and social-emotional learning for more than 40 years. With a history of action and influence, we’re known as a leader in social-emotional education and a force in advocacy, research, and innovation in the field. We take a comprehensive approach to SEL, promoting social-emotional well-being from birth to early adulthood—supporting not just classrooms, but entire communities. As our programs impact the lives of more than 26.9 million children per year, we rise to meet societal challenges to ensure children everywhere can thrive. Visit cfchildren.org to learn more.
About Aperture Education Aperture Education has empowered over 6,500 schools and out-of-school time programs across North America to measure, strengthen, and support social and emotional competence in K-12 youth and educators. The Aperture System includes the DESSA suite of strength-based assessments, aligned intervention strategies, and robust reporting, all in one easy-to-use digital platform. This system enables education leaders to make strategic, data-based decisions to champion mental wellbeing, support life skill development, and foster stronger communities within their organizations. Aperture has supported more than three million students in their social and emotional growth and continues to develop innovative solutions to bring the whole child into focus. To learn more, visit http://www.ApertureEd.com.
About Riverside Insights Riverside Insights, one of the nation’s leading and most long-standing developers of research-based assessments, is led by a powerful mission: to provide insights that help elevate potential and enrich the lives of students, patients, employees, and organizations globally. For more information, visit http://www.RiversideInsights.com.
Dr. Rajasimha believes in the potential of human-centric digital technology to play a major role in decreasing the volume of patients who drop out of clinical trials by addressing some of the major impediments in the process, particularly the participation burden placed on the patients. For example, financial strain caused by a study that causes the study member to lose time at work. Often, clinical trials present a time constraint for those involved and this can result in financial strain or time away from the needs of their children or family members. Even traveling to the study location can be a hardship for some participants, if they do not have transportation or if they must rely on friends or family for rides.(3)
While it can be understandable why a participant may not be able to complete a clinical trial, the effect of patient dropouts extend far beyond the individual. The development of new treatments and drugs is involved and expensive, taking on average 10 to 15 years from creation to actual use and costing as much as $2 billion.(4) Enrollment and retention is obviously challenging, as these other statistics reveal:
19% of clinical trials were closed or terminated due to failure to recruit enough participants.(5)
More than half of ongoing clinical trials struggle with patient recruitment. Depending on the type of trial, this number can climb up to 85%.(6)
15% to 40% of enrolled participants drop out of their trial prior to completion.(6)
Bottlenecks or delays in this process can result in financial costs or even render the participation of other participants invalid if the study doesn’t mean the data thresholds required by the FDA. Ultimately, lack of participation in clinical trials can mean the trial fails and there are fewer treatments and greater health problems as a result.(7)
A New Age for Clinical Trials
Artificial intelligence or AI offers one way to achieve many of the goals for improving clinical trial retention. AI can help in this area of patient screening and recruitment by analyzing patient population data and identifying characteristics of patients that are most likely to benefit from the proposed drug or intervention. It can also improve the identification and recruitment of patients through electronic health record (EHR) data to match patients to trials.8 In addition, televisits or video visits in lieu of in-person travel or be away from work can easily begin to lower the burden. Capturing Patient Data using solutions such as remote electronic clinical outcomes assessments (eCOA) including clinician-report, observer-reported, Patient-Reported (ePRO) and (eDiaries) that allow survey participants to report and submit their data remotely and, in many cases, more accurately. In certain studies, such as use of biospecimens already collected for new research projects, informed consenting process can be completed remotely on a live interactive audio/video call.
It is not always about patient dropout; it is also about minimizing missed appointments and ensuring complete and high-quality data capture for all participants by clinical investigator teams. A big part of this is automating certain manual repetitive tasks such as reminders, automatic scheduling, rescheduling, alerts and notifications via SMS or email or audio/video channels. Jeeva’s goal is to improve patient retention by ensuring that trials are more accessible, a critical component of fulfilling their mission to help save lives and improve patient outcomes by accelerating clinical trials and addressing the most pressing problems in the clinical development process. To that end, Jeeva utilizes a unified patient portal platform that offers multiple ways to engage and communicate, from eConsent as a Service, eCoA, ePRO, ClinRO, ObsRO, PerfO, EDC, TeleVisits and VideoVisits, Patient Engagement Portal, and eDiary. TRIALMAGNETTM package was created to achieve the desired stickiness in clinical research.
In addition to patient retention technology, highly responsive study support and timely patient services are critical. This is where Sponsors, can seek to empower the clinical researchers with appropriate technology platform suitable for multi-center studies with flexibility to configure complex protocol designs.
“Ultimately, accessibility is what sponsors, investigators, and patients care about,” explains Dr. Rajasimha, who recently chaired the Indo US Bridging RARE Summit at George Mason UniversityOct 29 and 30, 2023. The summit included eight sessions including one on Sponsors of clinical trials. “We want to lead this market for sponsors of therapies for rare and chronic diseases to think in terms of how this technology can give accessibility to those that have been historically underrepresented so clinical trials can become universally accessible and effectively engage trial participants. This is aligned with the FDA’s priority and required to satisfy Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Access (DEIA) goals appropriate to a disease’s prevalence and epidemiology.”
At the Bridging RARE Summit, Dr. Rajasimha emphasized the need to get global with patient registries for rare diseases and the need to help emerging markets and LMICs to set up their own national registries or natural history studies. “By accelerating the standardized adoption of decentralized clinical trials, Sponsors can achieve efficiency and accessibility for all patients who may seek them. To realize the potential of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in rare diseases clinical research, we need to remove the bias in the data to make it more representative of the general population.” Rajasimha opined.
About Jeeva Informatics Solutions The personal experience of losing a child born with a rare congenital disorder and a brother with a chronic disease became the springboard for Dr. Harsha Rajasimha to apply his years of postdoctoral research experience at the NIH and FDA to accelerate therapies for rare and common conditions. He founded Jeeva with the mission of lowering the cost of drug development and accelerating the speed of clinical trials by purpose-building a modern technology platform that empowers sponsors to run clinical trials, with fewer fragmented systems, fewer employees, with significantly less burden on clinical researchers and patients, which has allowed for a more globally diverse population to access clinical trials remotely.
Today the Jeeva eClinical Trial platform supports sponsors and CROs across the globe helping reduce the logistical burdens on patients and study teams by over 70%. Its complete suite of technology supports fully decentralized and hybrid clinical trials and has resulted in being selected by research hospitals, CROs, and sponsors developing pioneering therapeutics such as Frantz Viral Therapeutics and ImmunoACT. The Virginia-based company’s modular cloud-resident software-as-a-service is highly scalable and facilitates patient enrollment, engagement, and evidence generation in clinical trials from one login from any browser-enabled mobile device. Visit https://jeevatrials.com/
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Paul Fuchcar, Executive Director of CADAS, expressed his enthusiasm about the new partnership, “We are confident that Arize will revolutionize how we manage healthcare at CADAS. The platform represents not just a step but a leap forward in our ability to provide efficient, person-centered care. We also anticipate significant enhancements in our operational efficiency and outcomes. Arize will enable us to serve our clients better and fulfill our mission in the community.”
“We are excited to welcome CADAS to our fast-growing Arize user community. For a long time, agencies have had to rely on old, legacy technology that was cobbled together, but providers deserve better,” says Alan Tillinghast, CEO at Cantata Health Solutions. “Our care management platform brings together all of the solutions an agency needs into a single modern solution that is configurable and accessible by clinicians and clients alike through a single user-friendly interface. We are reducing the burden on providers by raising the role of technology in behavioral health. “
If your organization is ready to switch to the modern care management platform, contact us today to set up a personalized demo at https://CantataHealth.com/Lets-Talk..
About The Council for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services (CADAS)
CADAS has been providing superior treatment services for individuals grappling with substance abuse disorders since 1964. With a deep-seated commitment to delivering compassionate and comprehensive care, CADAS has been instrumental in transforming countless lives. Learn more at https://www.CADAS.org.
About Cantata Health Solutions
Built by behavioral health industry veterans, Cantata Health Solution’s all-in-one Arize care management platform provides a modern EHR, a complete billing and revenue cycle management solution, and an extensive array of client engagement tools. Arize offers clinicians, executives, back-office staff, and clients a collaborative view of the health record. In an industry dedicated to serving the most vulnerable population, our mission is to provide technology that empowers so providers don’t have to rely on legacy systems that only hinder their progress. Together, we enable those who make a difference to excel.
Visit https://CantataHealth.com to learn more about how agencies across all service areas from all over the country are making the switch to the care management platform that providers deserve.
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While SOC 2 is not a regulatory requirement, Eventus has chosen to demonstrate the effectiveness of its security controls using the SOC 2 framework to provide assurance to existing and potential clients that parameters are being met to keep their data safe.
Eventus Chief Technology Officer Josh Bosquez said, “As a leading global trade surveillance organization responsible for the management of highly sensitive data, we hold ourselves to the highest possible standards. This includes adhering to stringent security parameters to ensure that our clients have the utmost confidence that we are protecting the integrity and privacy of their data.”
Eventus chose 360 Advanced, Inc., a licensed CPA firm, to perform the demanding third-party SOC examination.
“360 Advanced has a distinctive approach to client collaboration beyond the conventional role of an auditor,” Bosquez said. “In addition to fulfilling the duties of an auditor, the company has proven to be invaluable, providing comprehensive guidance and steadfast direction throughout the entirety of the compliance process.”
About Eventus Eventus provides state-of-the-art, at-scale trade surveillance software across all lines of defense. Its powerful, award-winning Validus platform is easy to deploy, customize and operate across equities, options, futures, foreign exchange (FX), fixed income and digital asset markets. Validus is proven in the most complex, high-volume, and real time environments of Eventus’ rapidly growing client base, including tier-1 banks, broker-dealers, futures commission merchants (FCMs), proprietary trading groups, market centers, buy-side institutions, energy and commodity trading firms, and regulators. Clients rely on the platform, coupled with the firm’s responsive support and product development, to overcome its most pressing trade surveillance regulatory challenges. For more, visit http://www.eventus.com.
About 360 Advanced 360 Advanced is Making Better Businesses through their client-centric cybersecurity and compliance offerings. For nearly 20 years, 360 Advanced has delivered integrated compliance solutions to a global base of clients in a wide range of industries, from tech startups to the Fortune 500. Their cybersecurity and compliance offerings include managed compliance services, ISO 27001, HITRUST, SOC, Penetration Testing, Risk Assessments, and more. To learn more about their services, visit 360 Advanced.
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KEH provides shoppers with the opportunity to buy and sell pre-owned camera gear to minimize waste and reduce environmental impact
ATLANTA, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — KEH, the largest and most trusted purchaser and reseller of pre-owned camera gear in North America, today reaffirmed its commitment to offering consumers the unique opportunity to raise cash and acquire top-grade camera equipment, all while championing their individual and global sustainability aspirations. A pioneer and leader in building the circular economy, KEH aims to minimize waste and environmental impact by keeping products in use for as long as possible.
Sustainable shopping is experiencing a resurgence among younger generations. The latest Sustainable Global Growth and Shopper Expectations report by ESW finds 94% of Gen Z consumers say they take sustainability into consideration when shopping, with Millennials right behind them at 93%. Additionally, out of the 16,000 shoppers residing in 16 different countries surveyed, 71% say they are more willing to purchase a product if it has a positive environmental impact.
Further, 62% of Gen Z shoppers say they prefer to buy from sustainable brands, with a remarkable 73% saying they are willing to pay extra for eco-friendly products; pre-owned goods align perfectly with sustainability values by reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing new items.
The temptation to buy the latest technology and discard whatever came before it is one of the primary shopping strategies in today’s consumer landscape. However, this quick product turnover can be detrimental to sustainability goals as 40 million tons of electronic waste is generated annually from around the world.
“KEH is the original trailblazer in the world of circularity, the pioneer in buying, selling and trading certified pre-owned camera gear,” said Noah Treshnell, CEO of KEH. “We don’t rely on superficial ‘green-washed’ marketing to affirm our commitment to sustainability – it’s ingrained in our very business model. For more than 40 years, KEH has been on the right side of history.”
With 60,000+ items in stock comprising virtually every item a photographer at any level could want available online or through its call center, KEH makes it simple for consumers to shop sustainably while still getting high-quality camera products they can trust. Unlike many other re-commerce platforms, KEH is not a middleman or a marketplace that connects a purchaser with an unknown seller. KEH owns everything it sells, and its experts have been appraising, grading, renewing and certifying camera gear for more than 40 years; each individual piece of equipment receives a quality rating after an expert inspection. KEH also backs almost all products with a 180-day warranty.
For customers selling gear, KEH offers fair and transparent prices, provides a free online gear estimator tool based on real-time market data and makes its photography experts available by phone and video chat in virtual appointments. Offering free two-way shipping for gear appraisals above $100, KEH eliminates all hassles and risks of selling privately, providing the peace of mind that only comes from a company that has reliably delivered to sellers of gear for more than 40 years. In addition, sellers can get an additional 10% trade-in bonus on the value of their gear to use towards a purchase. Both sellers and purchasers from KEH are supporting the path to a more sustainable future for all, which is a core value and purpose at KEH.
In addition to the environmental advantages of buying and selling used camera gear, KEH is dedicated to ongoing sustainability efforts throughout the organization, encompassing internal operations, partnerships and more.
About KEH Established in 1979, KEH is the largest and most trusted purchaser and reseller of pre-owned camera gear in North America. KEH’s commitment to product excellence and customer satisfaction is backed by its 40-year history, its rigorous inspection and certification process, a full product warranty, unmatched industry expertise, and an exceptional customer experience. KEH is a pioneer and leader of the circular economy, aiming to minimize waste by keeping products in use for as long as possible and allowing more people access to better equipment at far better value. As the original reseller of pre-owned camera gear, KEH is trusted by countless professionals, collectors, content creators and hobbyists and actively engages the creative community online, in-store and at in-person events. KEH is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. and operates across North America. For more information, visit https://www.keh.com.
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With separate CRM systems for fundraising, programs, policies, and partnerships, the Food Depository had siloed data. They desired a modern CRM platform that allowed for a 360-degree view of donors and constituents. Beyond replacing software, it was essential that the provider offer new technology in the Microsoft ecosystem. This technology needed to prioritize strategic relationship building and transformation toward industry best practices and allow a holistic approach for supporter engagement.
After a structured evaluation process, the Food Depository selected StratusLIVE. Andy Seikel, Head of Technology and Transformation at the Food Depository described the key factors that determined the decision, “As an organization that utilizes the Microsoft technology ecosystem, it was important that our new system not only integrate with Microsoft Teams and Outlook but also the proven capabilities of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 platform. This functionality is present within StratusLIVE 365 and enables our broader vision of a holistic and comprehensive view of our supporters and their history of support activities while we improve interoperability and transparency. In addition, we are experiencing efficient gift processing and strong data analysis using Power BI – both enabled by the StratusLIVE solution. We selected StratusLIVE due in part to their history of continuous innovation, including their recent developments integrating AI. A key decision criteria for us was the implementation and ongoing support offered by StratusLIVE. This allows us to operate these solutions with minimal internal IT headcount.”
“We’re honored to support the critical work of The Greater Chicago Food Depository with a comprehensive supporter management platform. We’re pleased to know our technology will play a role in building upon this organization’s 44-year history, nourishing individuals and families across Chicago and Cook County,” says Jim Funari, StratusLIVE Co-Founder and CEO.
About StratusLIVE
StratusLIVE, an industry leader of Software for Social Good, empowers organizations to drive change and increase impact. Through its Nonprofit Industry Cloud Solution, enterprise nonprofits access CRM Fundraising and Engagement, Mission Delivery through Programs and Partners, a comprehensive Digital Engagement Suite, an Online CSR solution for Corporate Engagement, and a personalized application for donors. This end-to-end solution equips the modern nonprofit with a comprehensive digital toolset to enact mission delivery with features including virtual giving, relationship management, business intelligence, and team collaboration. With a basis on the Microsoft commercial platform and native integrations with Office, Teams, and Mobile environments, nonprofits experience ease of use and increase collaboration and accessibility. StratusLIVE, headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia has empowered enterprise nonprofits, federations, and foundations across the United States since 2010. Visit StratusLIVE.com to learn more.
About The Greater Chicago Food Depository
The Greater Chicago Food Depository, Chicago’s food bank, believes a healthy community starts with food. For more than 40 years, the Food Depository has worked to nourish Chicago. We are at the center of a network of more than 800 partner organizations and programs – food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, mobile distributions and other partners – working to bring food and support to our neighbors across Chicago and Cook County. The Food Depository addresses the root causes of hunger with job training, advocacy and other innovative solutions. We are a proud member of Feeding America – the national network of food banks. By working to ensure everyone has access to food , we truly become a Greater Chicago. Learn more at chicagosfoodbank.org
