A Center for Women

Finding Fundraising Success using FundEasy

Customer since 2018

150 more supporters at their first event with FundEasy

Increased time to focus on donors and ministry

Introduction

Hannah Miracle is the Executive Director at the Center for Women Pregnancy Services in Jackson, Michigan. This dedicated organization offers a range of life-affirming services, encompassing pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, comprehensive STD information, vital abortion information, and extending support to men and women facing challenging circumstances.

The Center for Women Pregnancy Services was founded in 1988, committed to serving its community with unwavering dedication. Since 2018, they have harnessed the capabilities of FundEasy to enhance their fundraising efforts. Prior to this, they relied on Excel spreadsheets for event organization, a method that posed significant challenges when it came to accommodating last-minute changes to registrations and seating arrangements. The transition to FundEasy has streamlined their processes and empowered them to make their vital work even more impactful.

Watch Hannahs’s FundEasy story here!

The Story of Hannah and A Center for Women

Thirty-five years ago, A Center for Women Pregnancy Care Services embarked on a transformative journey, driven by an inspiring vision: "To show the love of Christ by being the first step for women facing an unplanned pregnancy."

As a Christ-centered, pro-life pregnancy resource ministry, their mission is nothing short of life-affirming: "We empower them to make life-affirming decisions by addressing their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs," as eloquently conveyed in their ACfW Mission Statement.

At A Center for Women, they commit to "give the best of ourselves to serve every person who walks through our doors," passionately delivering a range of pregnancy and parenting-related services. While these services are offered freely to clients, the organization relies heavily on a significant annual financial commitment and the support of its dedicated donors. Fundraising, therefore, serves as the lifeblood of the vital services they provide.

Year after year, the A Center for Women team managed their annual banquet using traditional methods—excel spreadsheets and paper forms. Recognizing the need for a transformative solution that could not only streamline their organizational processes but also facilitate the expansion of their donor base, Hannah and her team embarked on a quest for a more efficient approach. In her own words, they were in search of "an easier, smoother way to run an event."

Hannah's discovery of FundEasy was serendipitous, initially recommended by a friend from an organization with a similar annual event. After engaging with FundEasy's team and navigating the banquet-planning process within the Attendance software, it swiftly became apparent that they had unearthed a solution perfectly tailored to their needs.

Managing Events Before FundEasy

Hannah and her dedicated team had long relied on traditional paper forms and Excel spreadsheets to manage their annual banquet. While this approach proved effective for smaller events, it became increasingly challenging to sustain for their largest and most profitable fundraiser—their banquet. They recognized the pressing need for a comprehensive solution that could seamlessly oversee their event from inception to completion.

Thankfully, FundEasy was originally created around a fundraising model followed by many pregnancy centers and has been widely adopted as the software of choice for pregnancy center fundraising. Because of this, the team was all too familiar with the struggle of managing a large event through spreadsheets and emails - especially when related to the function of a pregnancy help-based organization.

Among FundEasy's impressive suite of offerings, one solution shone brightly as the perfect fit for their current predicament: Attendance. This promising solution was poised to revolutionize their event management, bringing newfound efficiency and clarity to their annual banquet and, in turn, empowering them to further their impactful mission.

Why They Chose Attendance

Hannah and her team at A Center for Women were stuck with a choice. Should they continue managing their event using paper and spreadsheets, with double the manpower and twice the stress? Or should they take a chance on the solution FundEasy was presenting them with?

With the promise of being a “complete event management software” they chose to take a chance on FundEasy and have never looked back.

How They Used Attendance

Attendance offers 5 core features that significantly improved the event planning and fundraising experience for Hannah and the ACfW staff.

Customized registration
A table chart wizard
A guest list manager
Live Check-In
Over 5000+ possible integrations (including popular CRM’s and Donor management systems like Ekyros)

Hannah had this to say about Attendance: “The entire registration process was made MUCH smoother, and through Live Check-in the nightmare of seating changes the night of the event were eliminated.” With her favorite part being, “able to create a professional registration platform for events.”

The Results

In their very first year of utilizing FundEasy's Attendance, A Center for Women witnessed a remarkable upswing in the size of their annual banquet, with attendance surging by nearly 150 individuals. The tools provided by FundEasy granted them the invaluable capacity to redirect their time and energy towards fostering donor engagement, enhancing client services, and extending their influence within the community.

Hannah attributed their impressive success to the expertise and unwavering support provided by FundEasy's dedicated staff. She expressed her gratitude for the guidance and instruction offered through phone and email conversations, enabling them to effectively implement the tools available through the platform.

Reflecting on their journey since 2018, Hannah shared her evolved perspective on FundEasy's product, stating, "I've become much more aware of all it offers, and realize just how much time it saves me and my staff when it comes to managing events." The realization of these time-saving benefits has not only streamlined their operations but also enhanced their ability to focus on the core aspects of their mission, marking a transformative and promising evolution in their partnership with FundEasy.