A Center for Women
A Jackson, Michigan pregnancy center swapped spreadsheets and paper forms for one event platform, and their first banquet with FundEasy drew nearly 150 more supporters.
The first step for women facing an unplanned pregnancy
Hannah Miracle is the Executive Director at A Center for Women Pregnancy Services in Jackson, Michigan. The organization offers pregnancy testing, ultrasounds, STD information, abortion information, and support for men and women facing difficult circumstances.
Founded in 1988, the center is a Christ-centered, pro-life pregnancy resource ministry whose vision is “to show the love of Christ by being the first step for women facing an unplanned pregnancy.” Services are free to clients, so fundraising is the lifeblood of the work.
Managing events before FundEasy
Year after year, the team ran their annual banquet on Excel spreadsheets and paper forms. That worked for smaller events, but the banquet is their largest and most profitable fundraiser, and last-minute changes to registrations and seating were hard to absorb. They were looking, in Hannah’s words, for “an easier, smoother way to run an event.”
A friend at an organization with a similar annual event recommended FundEasy. After walking through banquet planning inside the Attendance software with the FundEasy team, it was clear the fit was right.
Why they chose Attendance
The choice was to keep running the event on paper and spreadsheets, with double the manpower and twice the stress, or take a chance on a complete event management platform. They chose FundEasy and have never looked back.
Five parts of Attendance carried the event: customized registration, the table chart wizard, the guest list manager, Live Check-In, and integrations with the CRM and donor management systems they already used, including eKYROS.
“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.”Hannah Miracle
A bigger banquet in year one, and time back afterward
“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.”Hannah Miracle, A Center for Women
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