Convening thought leaders and engaged citizens to effect change

The World Affairs Council of Northern California believes that solutions to the world’s most challenging problems are found when the private, philanthropic, and public sectors work together. An independent, non-partisan forum, World Affairs convenes thought leaders, change makers, and engaged citizens to share ideas and create lasting solutions to global problems.

Such a massive undertaking requires support from donors, members, and other stakeholders and community members. With the help of Soapbox Engage online engagement solutions, World Affairs Council is able to raise necessary funds to further their mission.

Funding global problem solving with the Soapbox Engage Donations app

The World Affairs Council heads several programs, including the Global Policy Forum, which explores political, economic, and environmental policy through 100+ moderated conversations each year. Other programs include the Global Philanthropy Forum (GPF), Education Program (for students and educators), Connect (social networking for young professionals), and Documentary Photography Exhibitions.

These incredible initiatives are made possible through philanthropic support of World Affairs. Luckily, the Soapbox Engage Donations app makes the donation process simple for both supporters and World Affairs staff.

The Donations app creates a seamless user experience for donors. It allows them to select from predetermined gift amounts or input their own. Making an anonymous gift is as simple as checking a box, as is choosing to dedicate a gift in honor of someone. And with secure payments, there is no cause for concern when entering credit or debit card information. In addition to these great standard features, World Affairs members are able to register for programs with a donation through the Donations app.

For World Affairs staff, the Donations app makes tracking donor data a breeze. All contact information and key donation data is automatically saved and associated with existing Contact records in their Salesforce database — no manual entries required. The ability to create tracking URLs provides powerful business intelligence directly in Salesforce. Plus, creating new donations or event pages is painless, even for non-techies!

Optimizing philanthropic events with the Soapbox Engage Events app

With an active global network, both member-based and public, the World Affairs Council is deeply invested and engaged in communities around the world, fostering relationships and conversations that ultimately yield positive change. Member and fundraising events are important to ensure World Affairs may continue this work.

The Soapbox Engage Events app creates an easy way for World Affairs staff to track participation through Salesforce. Members can sign up online and have all their information automatically organized in Salesforce. In addition to the ability to create an unlimited number of events, World Affairs can track the success of marketing campaigns and channels to determine which are generating the most event registrations.

Centralizing data with easy Salesforce integration

The best part about seamless Salesforce integration? Everyone in the organization has access to the same data, accurate up to the minute. These automated systems enable the World Affairs finance team to stay organized while providing valuable insight to the marketing department. By providing accurate, accessible data, Soapbox Engage helps facilitate healthy cross departmental collaboration.

Founded in 1947, World Affairs is one of the most vibrant global affairs organizations in the United States. Since its inception, it has valued thoughtful discourse and provided in-depth analysis and context. As they continue their influence, Soapbox Engage is proud to partner with them to simplify their operations and optimize their reach.