"I looked at probably 10 different software platforms—we really needed a scoring system that was easy to use and easy for me to manage. Submittable had the best customer service and the best demo."
“Merchants could pay into a fund, I think $3 a year, and essentially ‘insure’ themselves against future unknowns. Merchants that fell on hard times could apply to the fund for support. That came not only financially, but also with networking support, and the business owners leveraging their relationships to support each other.”
“I would highly recommend Submittable to anyone who needs an application management system. We love it.”
“Invest in technology. It’s not about reducing people or getting rid of roles - it's about making people more efficient and reducing burnout. Find something that fits with your organization, but also find a vendor you can connect and work with because you’ll be spending a lot of time with them. Invest in a company that will work with you and be a good partner in the process.”
“Really specify what you need and your end goal, and verbalize that. The sales representatives and implementation leads at WizeHive really listened to what we wanted, and they brought it to life. They were excellent to work with. It was a game changer in the way we rolled out our applications, and I can see it only getting better and better as each year passes. And to that end, always be learning - the second year improvements you can make over year one are tremendous. There are so many features - I’m still learning more on."
“The founders got together to help more athletes with challenges get back into the game of life. The spirit of friends helping friends has lived with us for 26 years, and has impacted how we run our organization.”
"The organization knew that there was a lot of great work going on throughout town, and it was something we wanted to be a part of. It was a way to get to know fans on a different level. We don’t always have success on the ice, but we have been able to make the Predators a proud part of Nashville.”
“The reason I got called for this was that the program would include a fund supporting both undergrad and graduate students, but the financial aid offices for graduate and undergrad programs all operate differently. The thought was that someone from the provost area could address all. Innovation and entrepreneurship is the name of our game. When it comes to the university needing to innovate quickly, they often call me up. And so I spent Friday trying to figure it all out.”
“We do funding across the board. We look at all programs so long as they have connection to a congregation in the diocese and are non-sectarian. We work on feeding programs, after school arts and enrichment, summer camp, immigration issues, shelters, and more.”
“As our programs grew, so did the volume of people working throughout the process. When we began to need the advisory board to visit 60-plus sites, trying to log that and communicate their findings through Excel - it was just not a good use of time. We want to do as much as possible. Technology helps us spend less time with administrative work like that and more time working with our programs to have the transformational impact we want them to have.”
"In seeking any kind of new technical vendor, approach with a mindset of co-designing and not simply taking something off the shelf. A good partner should see your organization's success as their success and be just as committed to smooth, responsive operations. WizeHive stood out on this measure from beginning to end, and still does!"
“It’s a multidisciplinary, cross-college resource that aims at helping students create innovation and take them into the entrepreneur space. We tackle everything around new ideas and igniting them; we want students to have that skill set.”
“Jim presented his idea and business case to the CCI board and after much deliberation of the details, was able to convince everyone that there was an opportunity. The decision was made to start a foundation that supports CCI and this kind of research.”
“Being in our first year, we’re in an experimental phase and it’s about trying different things out, but what I love is that we’re learning so much and there’s so many more opportunities for our new foundation. I have ideas on how to continually tweak the system and refine our processes to make it work even better for us.”
“Barbara was surprised that Nancy was bringing her three kids to her appointments. Nancy had no other option - she had no family to help her or the means to put them in child care. She didn't have a car and was using the bus system to get to each appointment.”