New York, Dec. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MicroEdge, LLC, the leading provider of solutions for the giving community worldwide, announced today the migration from GIFTS to GIFTS Online by Time Warner Cable. A sizeable organization with a multitude of offices throughout the country, Time Warner Cable sought a highly effective and powerful foundation management solution that would enable them to lower their IT maintenance costs and to increase the ease with which they manage a great deal of users in a number of different locations. GIFTS Online fully meets those criteria; with it, Time Warner Cable has been able to reduce IT staff, lower costs, heighten ease of use, and allow their development staff and other GIFTS Online users to fully leverage what is an incredibly powerful system.
GIFTS Online provides foundations and other giving organizations with powerful grants management tools that increase efficiencies, help them produce meaningful results, and drive collaborative impact. It streamlines and simplifies every aspect of grant awards and administration. A hosted, web-based solution, GIFTS Online lets organizations take their focus - and money - off of IT maintenance and support for philanthropy initiatives, while remaining confident that their data is secure. The automatic updates, seamless migration, and data recovery mechanisms inherent in a hosted solution translate to decreased costs and increased peace of mind.
According to Leah Gutstadt of Time Warner Cable, "Choosing GIFTS Online meant an overall headache reduction for our organization. Online management is simpler to use and our users no longer have to rely on or burden local IT personnel to install and troubleshoot software on their computer." Larger organizations also have to manage sizable numbers of geographically dispersed GIFTS systems. Ms. Gutstadt notes, "As an organization with users spread out across the country, GIFTS Online was a smart choice for us. The alternative - continuing to update each user’s software each time we needed to update to a new version of GIFTS - was inefficient, more costly, and time consuming."
IT maintenance is not all GIFTS Online has to offer. The system gives anywhere, anytime access to grantmaking data, accelerating the grants process from application submission through payment. With instant access to data, all participants in the process are kept up to date - applicants, grantees, and board members. This allows users at Time Warner Cable to improve their efficiencies and reduce time spent on arduous tasks. Says Ms. Gutstadt, "My staff will be able to access information whenever and wherever it is needed, and with the 'push' model of GIFTS Online will no longer have to worry about performing searches every time they log in." Combined with instant data access, improved reporting capabilities give a deeper understanding of their grantmaking and its impact on the organization’s mission.
GIFTS Online 3.0, the latest version, offers a new technology platform that promises and delivers, providing the ultimate in flexibility and improved integration with business applications. Clients running the new version of GIFTS Online also have more control when it comes to maintaining their system; key administrative rights are available so that updates and changes can be implemented right away - no need to wait for a MicroEdge representative to assist. A more intuitive interface makes GIFTS Online easy to use for everyone. All of these additional functionalities pave the way for time and cost savings. A typical organization using GIFTS Online saves up to $105,000 each year and experiences a twenty percent reduction in time spent managing grants.
Availability
GIFTS Online is available now. The transition to an online solution is simple and quick. New and existing clients can begin using GIFTS Online in a matter of weeks. GIFTS clients interested in learning more about GIFTS Online should contact their sales representatives for further information.
To Learn More
To learn more about GIFTS Online, call MicroEdge at 800.899.0890 option 1 or contact your local area MicroEdge representative directly. A directory listing of account representatives can be found by clicking here. Or attend an upcoming webinar on GIFTS Online. Click here to register.