Nonprofit Program Enrollment made easy!

Imagine if requesting nonprofit services was as easy as ordering takeout from DoorDash...

We make it easy for nonprofits to create modern app-like experiences for the communities they serve.

A seamless integrated experience for your community.

We help nonprofits enroll clients, provide services, automate their reporting, and more! Clients and staff get a seamless app-like experience on desktop and mobile.

Clients sign-up using desktop or mobile device. They then apply for enrollment in the nonprofit program. The application is reviewed by the nonprofit staff and eligible users are enrolled.

Providing a modern, app-like experience to those needing nonprofit services has never been easier.

Below we walk through the entire process using Communities in Schools of Thomasville as an example. They are a small nonprofit using technology to have a big impact on their community.

Step 1

Service Populations

Identify the service population(s) the nonprofit serves.

Who does your nonprofit serve? A nonprofit may have one or several service populations. Communities in Schools of Thomasville has just one service population: Families who have a student enrolled in the Thomasville City School system.

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Who we serve.

Service Population

We serve all families with a student in the Thomasville City School District.

Step 2

Program Areas

Create program areas focused on core objectives of your nonprofits mission.

The Food Pantry Program Area of Communities in Schools of Thomasville is focused on addressing the hunger and food security issues students face at home. This program area provides supplement food boxes to families in need.

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  • Food Pantry

    We know that hunger can impact a child's ability to concentrate and do well in school. We want to make sure that all children have enough food. Our Food Pantry Program is focused on addressing the hunger and food security issues students face at home. This program area provides supplement food boxes to families in need.

  • In-School Services

    Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. The Site Support Program Area focuses on the implementation of the Communities In Schools model of integrated student supports in collaboration with local schools.

  • Drop Out Prevention

    Every nine seconds a student drops out of school. So long as there is a crisis in American public education that causes young people to drop out at an alarming rate, Communities In Schools will lead the charge to transform our educational system.

Step 3

Programs

Define program critera.

Families enroll in programs based on program criteria. The Food Pantry Program Area offers three major programs: 1) The Food Drive Thru Program is available to all families in the service population and is a monthly opportunity for parents to receive a food box while picking up their student from school. 2) The Food Backpack program sends home weekend snacks in the backpacks of elementary school students. 3) The Food Box Delivery Program delivers weekly food boxes to families with the highest need. These boxes are delivered directly to the families door via DoorDash.

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Food Box Delivery Program

The food deliver program sends a weekly box of supplemental groceries to your door for free. The program is designed to help our highest need families who are struggling to make ends meet.

Program Criteria

  • Has student in Thomasville City Schools
  • High Need
  • Transportation Contrained
  • Food Insecure

A CIS staff member will contact you to complete the enrollment process.

Step 4

Service Periods

Set the service periods for each program.

Service periods are specifically defined time periods during which programs run. Communities in Schools of Thomasville’s programs are closely tied to the academic school year. Their service periods closely reflex the academic school year.

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  • Spring 2024

    Jan - May

  • Fall 2023

    Sept-Dec

  • Summer 2023

    June - Aug

  • Spring 2023

    Jan - May

  • Fall 2022

    Sept-Dec

  • Summer 2022

    June - Aug

Step 5

Services

Record services delivered via nonprofit programs.

The Food Box delivery program’s primary service is the delivery of a supplemental food box. This box typically contains items with a retail value between $65 and $ 95. Each box and its economic value is assigned to a service and that service is connected to a service period and the id of the family that received the service.

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Food Box: Id 853

Packed by: Mark Smith

Packed on: Jan. 12, 2024

Food Box contents: 1 loaf of bread, 2 containers of blueberries, 1..
Step 6

Reporting

Easily Analyze and report on the nonprofits data.

Communities in Schools of Thomasville reports annual impact to Second Harvest by reporting on all services received associated with Spring 2023, Summer 2023, and Fall 2023 Service Periods. Additionally, the nonprofit reports to Thomasville City Schools all services received in an academic year by reporting the Fall -2022 and Spring 2023 service periods. To donors, the nonprofit can report the total economic impact of all services delivered in any service period across all program areas and programs.

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