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With a growing network of more than 180 Members, 44 current and former grantees, plus staff, and board, Full Circle Fund has increased its size and scope each year. Yet, members and key stakeholders realized that as the organization grew, there was an increased need for a more universal and convenient way to share information, manage knowledge, and communicate.

This spring, after months of research, testing, and feedback, Full Circle Fund launched a new Member Platform, via a partnership with Jive Social Business Software. With the new Jive platform, members, staff, and grant project teams will be able to network, collaborate, and engage in a way more efficient than ever before. Members will have information about their project, their Circle, other members, and issues in the field, at their fingertips.

Says Ben Kiker, Chief Marketing Officer at Jive,

“By using Jive technology in this space, Full Circle Fund is taking a leadership role, paving the way for other philanthropists and engaged citizens to leverage social business software to tackle the toughest issues facing our community. The Jive platform enables Full Circle Fund members and staff to efficiently collaborate, share resources, build an eco-system of support around innovative models and leaders, and maximize their impact on the world.”

The new platform leverages Jive’s social business technology to create a virtual meeting space for grant project teams. Teams can now easily collaborate on key documents, set deadlines, and schedule their next meeting. They can also communicate the project’s goals, milestones, and potential challenges in a way that encourages participation from other members. One of the most exciting features is the potential this platform has for increasing Full Circle Fund’s impact. By helping members engage, via sections like “Help Wanted,” the current needs for grant project teams are made transparent and members easily plug in if they have the needed skills or resources.

The Member Platform initiative has been led by Full Circle Fund staff Caroline Thompson and Education Circle Chairman Jeff Camp, with a team of members participating as consultants and now, evangelists. Caroline explained,

“The objectives were to make participation in Full Circle Fund easier and also to take our organization to the next level by capturing important conversations about grant projects that were previously only found in our member’s personal inboxes.”

Finally, the platform is helping members get to know each other better, just like any other social network, since every member has access to the basic contact information, bio, and photo of their fellow members, and can easily see the skills and knowledge other members have available to leverage for the benefit of our projects and grant partners.

If you’re a member and you haven’t yet logged in, do it today at http://member.fullcirclefund.org. Contact Caroline Thompson if you have any questions about logging in, or how to get engaged on the new Member Platform.

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