Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Utilizes QlikView to Improve the Lives of Children

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, a non-profit organization, was facing challenges in managing its database of children and volunteers involved in the program. The organization's impact on children's lives is directly related to how effectively it pairs 'Littles' and 'Bigs'. Each match is carefully selected based on a number of factors, including age, interests, and geography, among others. However, with the growing number of children and mentors involved in the program, it was essential for the organization to manage its database efficiently and successfully. Furthermore, as a non-profit organization, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America relies heavily on private and government funding from various donors from all over the country. Therefore, it was crucial for the organization to prove to its donors through hard numbers and data that its method of delivering one-to-one mentoring is both effective and achieving statistically-proven outcomes.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a non-profit organization that has been operating for over 100 years. The organization believes that every child has the ability to succeed and thrive in life. As the nation's largest donor and volunteer-supported mentoring network, its mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. The organization partners with parents and guardians, schools, corporations, and others in the community to carefully pair children ('Littles') with screened volunteer mentors ('Bigs') and monitors and supports them in one-to-one mentoring matches. The organization is committed to achieving measurable outcomes in the lives of children in the program, such as higher aspirations, greater confidence, better relationship-building skills, educational success, and avoidance of delinquency and other risky behaviors. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has a network of about 350 local agencies across the country and serves nearly 630,000 children, volunteer mentors, and families.