“Our users have come to expect Windows-like functionality, not a green screen. We wanted to get the data out and make it accessible to all chapters in a user-friendly way.”
Gregory R. Werner
IT Director
Reduced IT Workload
With Stelo, the IT “power users” saved at least 25% of their time, enabling them to devote attention to other responsibilities. Greg Werner explains, “It’s set it and forget it. I no longer need to babysit the data. I go in there and everything is green and working, giving us the confidence that the replication is happening under the surface and giving us up-to-the-second data.”
Connected Disparate Data Sets
As a national non-profit, tracking local membership and donation information is a top priority. With the previous infrastructure and limited out-of-the-box SQL reporting tools, the NWTF did not have the ability to link donations from membership sign ups to the general ledger and then back to the local events and initiatives. “Now the local chapters know who their members are, along with their individual contributions.”
Big Data for Big-Picture Decisions
The real-time replication component allows board members to make accurate and swift management decisions. Stelo gives the management staff the ability to make comprehensive decisions based on local finances and membership details. And the regional membership managers can get a complete representation of activity in their area and drive development. As Werner sums up, “We can’t ask the questions and improve if we can’t see the data. That’s why the data availability is the biggest thing for us.”