Crossroads Foundation Picks Qlik to Get Goods to People in Need
Faster Than Ever
Faster Than Ever
Visual analytics helps Hong
Kong-based charity support people in 90 countries around the world
Kong-based charity support people in 90 countries around the world
Singapore – July 18,
2017 – Qlik®, a leader in visual
analytics, today announced that it has partnered with Crossroads Foundation, a
Hong Kong-based charity, to transform the way it manages donations through
improved management and visualization of data. One of the most impressive
results of the deployment is a new smartphone app that enables anyone in Hong
Kong to donate anything they like, easily and efficiently.
2017 – Qlik®, a leader in visual
analytics, today announced that it has partnered with Crossroads Foundation, a
Hong Kong-based charity, to transform the way it manages donations through
improved management and visualization of data. One of the most impressive
results of the deployment is a new smartphone app that enables anyone in Hong
Kong to donate anything they like, easily and efficiently.
Launched as part of Crossroads’ Good City project, the new Qlik
apps slashes the time it takes for the foundation to respond to a donor from up
to five working days to less than an hour. It also enables the
organization to efficiently handle the huge supply of donated goods as well as
provide transparency on its charitable work.
apps slashes the time it takes for the foundation to respond to a donor from up
to five working days to less than an hour. It also enables the
organization to efficiently handle the huge supply of donated goods as well as
provide transparency on its charitable work.
“We have greatly shifted the way we can connect people who can
help with those who are in need. With the new app, donors can just pull out
their smartphone, photograph the item for donation, and then book a van to get
the item to us. It’s an incredible development that allows us to manage the
entire donation process in something close to real-time, and get the goods to
the people who need it, faster than ever,” said Matthew Gow, a Director of the
Crossroads Foundation.
help with those who are in need. With the new app, donors can just pull out
their smartphone, photograph the item for donation, and then book a van to get
the item to us. It’s an incredible development that allows us to manage the
entire donation process in something close to real-time, and get the goods to
the people who need it, faster than ever,” said Matthew Gow, a Director of the
Crossroads Foundation.
Established in 1995, the Crossroads Foundation began work by
shipping 19 cartons of relief supplies to victims of a major flood in Southern
China. Now, in 2017, the organization provides donations to people in 90
countries around the world. While generous donations such as bedding, clothing,
educational toys, furniture, technology, medical provisions and electrical
appliances came in from companies and private individuals, the Crossroads team
faced a continuous challenge to track every item in a timely manner.
shipping 19 cartons of relief supplies to victims of a major flood in Southern
China. Now, in 2017, the organization provides donations to people in 90
countries around the world. While generous donations such as bedding, clothing,
educational toys, furniture, technology, medical provisions and electrical
appliances came in from companies and private individuals, the Crossroads team
faced a continuous challenge to track every item in a timely manner.
“As the donations and number of donors grew, we began spending more
time on compiling and analyzing reports – invariably we also had to develop
different reports for the various stakeholders. While we had the technical
skill to do it, it became unfeasible to continue using thousands of man hours
on this task. When I started looking at other options, it quickly became clear
that Qlik had what we needed to make this process painless. We can now track
our donations from the time someone donates an item to the time it reaches its
target recipient in a clear and transparent manner,” said Gow, who was not only
impressed by the web-based Qlik Sense dashboard, but also by Qlik’s history of working with charities and non-profits through
its Change Our World program.
time on compiling and analyzing reports – invariably we also had to develop
different reports for the various stakeholders. While we had the technical
skill to do it, it became unfeasible to continue using thousands of man hours
on this task. When I started looking at other options, it quickly became clear
that Qlik had what we needed to make this process painless. We can now track
our donations from the time someone donates an item to the time it reaches its
target recipient in a clear and transparent manner,” said Gow, who was not only
impressed by the web-based Qlik Sense dashboard, but also by Qlik’s history of working with charities and non-profits through
its Change Our World program.
Like Crossroads, the Qlik Change Our World program focuses on
helping the most vulnerable people in the world by empowering the organizations
that support them. Qlik donates resources needed to help humanitarian and
community-focused non-profits gain visibility into data sources that can
accelerate outcomes, connect donors with recipients, and make their great work
even better.
helping the most vulnerable people in the world by empowering the organizations
that support them. Qlik donates resources needed to help humanitarian and
community-focused non-profits gain visibility into data sources that can
accelerate outcomes, connect donors with recipients, and make their great work
even better.
“At Qlik, we have a history of supporting the world’s most
vulnerable people and other communities in need of support by providing
more than a hand out. Rather, we aspire to provide long-term, sustainable
benefits to enhance quality of living,” said Julian Quinn, Regional
Vice President, Qlik APAC. “We are pleased that Qlik has enabled
Crossroads Foundation to not only improve the way they manage donations, but
also allow them to be able to scale their operations and help even more
people. We believe our Qlik software can change the world, and Crossroads
Foundation is a prime example of an organization that is using our innovations
to do exactly that.”
vulnerable people and other communities in need of support by providing
more than a hand out. Rather, we aspire to provide long-term, sustainable
benefits to enhance quality of living,” said Julian Quinn, Regional
Vice President, Qlik APAC. “We are pleased that Qlik has enabled
Crossroads Foundation to not only improve the way they manage donations, but
also allow them to be able to scale their operations and help even more
people. We believe our Qlik software can change the world, and Crossroads
Foundation is a prime example of an organization that is using our innovations
to do exactly that.”
About Crossroads Foundation
Crossroads Foundation is a Hong Kong based non-profit
organization. Our goal is to connect people in a broken world. As our name
suggests, a crossroads between people in need and people who can help. We live
in a global village where each one of us can be a caring neighbor: one who can
leave the world a little better than we found it. At Crossroads, we do two main
things: 1) We help others directly: We give humanitarian aid, donating quality
goods that can change lives in Hong Kong and in more than 90 countries. We also
generate income for people in poverty through our shop.
organization. Our goal is to connect people in a broken world. As our name
suggests, a crossroads between people in need and people who can help. We live
in a global village where each one of us can be a caring neighbor: one who can
leave the world a little better than we found it. At Crossroads, we do two main
things: 1) We help others directly: We give humanitarian aid, donating quality
goods that can change lives in Hong Kong and in more than 90 countries. We also
generate income for people in poverty through our shop.
2) We to help others help others! We can’t take on the whole world
ourselves, but we help others find their role in it. We help people empathize
by running experiential programmes to let people ‘step into the shoes’ of
refugees, the poor, the hungry, disaster victims. We also help ‘match-make’
people with partners who care about the same thing they do.
ourselves, but we help others find their role in it. We help people empathize
by running experiential programmes to let people ‘step into the shoes’ of
refugees, the poor, the hungry, disaster victims. We also help ‘match-make’
people with partners who care about the same thing they do.
About Qlik
Qlik® is the leading visual analytics platform and the pioneer of
user-driven business intelligence. Its portfolio of cloud-based and on-premise
solutions meets customers’ growing needs from reporting and self-service visual
analysis to guided, embedded and custom analytics, regardless of where data is
located. Customers using Qlik Sense®, QlikView® and Qlik® Cloud, gain meaning
out of information from multiple sources, exploring the hidden relationships
within data that lead to insights that ignite good ideas. Headquartered in
Radnor, Pennsylvania, Qlik does business in more than 100 countries with over
40,000 customers globally.
user-driven business intelligence. Its portfolio of cloud-based and on-premise
solutions meets customers’ growing needs from reporting and self-service visual
analysis to guided, embedded and custom analytics, regardless of where data is
located. Customers using Qlik Sense®, QlikView® and Qlik® Cloud, gain meaning
out of information from multiple sources, exploring the hidden relationships
within data that lead to insights that ignite good ideas. Headquartered in
Radnor, Pennsylvania, Qlik does business in more than 100 countries with over
40,000 customers globally.
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