Valhalla Foundation
Valhalla is a private foundation that focuses on early childhood development, K-12 education, data science, medical research, environmental innovation, and collaborative philantropy.
In response to Salesforce’s announcement of the end of support for foundationConnect, Valhalla Foundation faced a critical decision regarding its grants management system. With a preference for staying within the Salesforce ecosystem, Valhalla sought guidance from Sputnik Moment to navigate this transition and identify the optimal path forward.
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The Challenges
Valhalla Foundation, like many grantmakers, relied on foundationConnect for its grants management needs. The impending retirement of foundationConnect presented Valhalla with several challenges.
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The Solution
To address these challenges, Valhalla Foundation enlisted the expertise of Sputnik Moment.
Sputnik Moment offered a comprehensive approach to guide Valhalla through the Salesforce transition which resulted in the following benefits:
The Benefits
With the help of Sputnik Moment, Valhalla Foundation has been able to benefit from a number of custom solutions
1. DATA RETENTION: Retain all data tracked in foundationConnect: Accounts, Contacts, Grants, Payments and Grantee Reports.
2. FEATURE PRESERVATION: Retain key foundationConnect features such as report reminders to grantees.
3. INTEGRATION MAINTENANCE: Sustain integration and automation with Quickbooks Online and Bill.com.
4. DOWNTIME REDUCTION: Limit downtime during the transition to no more than one week.