Databases for Non-Profits
Applications
These are some examples of the types of databases that are available. If you have a need that I haven't thought of, e-mail me.
Health Care
Designed to be flexible enough to cover information for individuals living in multiple locations. Types of information included:
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General information pertaining to the individual: name, residence, SS #, Medicare*, allergies, general health information, religious name, religious denomination, etc
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Current physicians, Medical appointments, Medications, Insurance, Medical Services, Surgeries, Incident History, etc
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Next of Kin, Health Care Proxy, Emergency Contacts, etc
This information can then be pulled into a variety of reports such as Emergency Hospital Sheets, appointment schedules for designated periods of time, Companion sheets for people accompanying persons to doctor visits, etc. This project came out of membership in the Massachusetts Group Adult Foster Care Program (GAFC) and the need to comply with their requirements.
*Though originating in an American experience, adaptation to other systems is possible.
Finding Grants
Provides a structure for information on Foundations/Organizations that provide funding including areas such as:
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General information such as Address and website, Contact information, geographical areas of interest, types of needs supported, application procedure, financial range of grants.
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Recording individual applications to specific groups and the tracking of the process to an acceptance or denial.
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A means of filtering to select possible donor foundations on various criteria and the ability to print out summaries of their requirements
Volunteers
Focuses on 4 areas:
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Volunteers and their personal information profile
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The sites in which they are sent to minister
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Finding the funding to support them and accounting for how that funding is spent.
The various reports and queries are designed to carry out the tasks that would be related to this kind of a project.
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Communicating with individuals who would be supportive of this venture.
Archives
This presents a way to keep an accurate history of your members - living and deceased and those who have left. It could be for a Province or a Congregation. The types of information included are:
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Personal history
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Formation
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Education
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Immigration (Passports, Visas, Work Permits, etc)
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Assignments
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Residences
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Next of Kin
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Interests and Skills
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Insurance
The reports yield things like community lists, E-Mail lists, personnel history of a particular community. It should also be able to identify members who have particular skills or interests and track the chronology of ongoing formation as well as provide a "complete"record of an individual's history.
This one is still being worked on.
Click through gallery below for screenshots of applications.