NetSuite Story: Gawad Kalinga Enchanted Farm

Summary

The Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation, established in 2003, has been striving to end poverty by empowering communities through social entrepreneurship. Their initiative, the GK Enchanted Farm, founded in 2010, has been pivotal in this mission. By leveraging experiential learning and entrepreneurial development through Seed Philippines, they've transformed individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds into successful business owners. The Oracle NetSuite social impact grant has been instrumental in streamlining administrative tasks, enabling the organization to focus on its core mission of uplifting five million families by 2024. The partnership with NetSuite has not only improved operational efficiency but also reinforced the organization's commitment to social and environmental impact, leading to the creation of social enterprises, job opportunities, and improved community welfare.

Takeaways

• 🌟 The Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation was established in 2003 with a mission to end poverty.
• 🐾 In 2010, the foundation launched the GK Enchanted Farm to further their vision of poverty alleviation.
• 🎯 Their ambitious goal is to end poverty for five million families by the year 2024.
• 🌱 They aim to build a movement of social entrepreneurs and businesses that can support the poor.
• 🏫 Seed Philippines is a school that teaches experiential and entrepreneurial development, empowering students to start their own businesses.
• 💼 Students from Seed Philippines have successfully transitioned from having no opportunities to becoming entrepreneurs and taxpayers.
• 🏥 The community now has access to healthcare facilities like hospitals and clinics, improving the quality of life.
• 📈 As the organization grew, manual tracking of transactions became unsustainable, prompting the search for a solution.
• 💼 Oracle NetSuite Social Impact was introduced to streamline administrative tasks, allowing the team to focus on their mission.
• 🔧 NetSuite's flexibility enabled the organization to customize sales orders and expense reports without external consultants.
• 🏆 The partnership with NetSuite has not only improved operational efficiency but also reinforced the organization's focus on social and environmental impact.

Q & A

What is the name of the nonprofit organization started in 2003?

The nonprofit organization started in 2003 is called Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation.

What was established in 2010 as part of the organization's initiatives?

In 2010, the organization established the GK Enchanted Farm.

What is the organization's ambitious goal for poverty alleviation?

The organization aims to end poverty for five million families by the year 2024.

How does the organization empower local communities through entrepreneurship?

The organization empowers local communities by teaching them to sell their own produce without the need for middlemen, through a school on the farm called Seed Philippines.

What is Seed Philippines and how does it contribute to the community?

Seed Philippines is a school for experiential and entrepreneurial development that equips students with the skills to start their own enterprises, contributing to the community's economic growth.

How has the organization's growth impacted its administrative processes?

As the organization grew, its administrative processes became more complex, making it difficult to manage transactions and operations using just an Excel sheet.

What solution did the organization adopt to streamline its administrative tasks?

The organization adopted Oracle NetSuite Social Impact to streamline its administrative tasks, reducing the time spent on back-office work.

How has Oracle NetSuite Social Impact helped the organization to focus on its mission?

Oracle NetSuite Social Impact has allowed the organization to reduce administrative time, enabling it to focus more on its mission of ending poverty and building social enterprises.

What are some of the achievements of the organization mentioned in the script?

The organization has built over 2,500 communities, helped over a million people, fed 80,000 children daily, built 60 social enterprises, and created over 300 jobs.

How does the organization ensure that it does not lose sight of its social and environmental goals?

The organization ensures that it does not lose sight of its social and environmental goals by focusing on its true bottom lines, which include not only financial performance but also social and environmental impacts.

What is the role of NetSuite in helping the organization achieve its objectives?

NetSuite plays a crucial role by providing a flexible platform that allows the organization to customize sales orders, expense reports, and other forms, enabling it to act fast and efficiently towards its objectives.

Outlines

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🌱 Founding the Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation

The script introduces the establishment of the nonprofit Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation in 2003, with the mission to end poverty. In 2010, they launched the GK Enchanted Farm, a project aimed at fostering social entrepreneurship and empowering the poor. The foundation has been working towards a vision of ending poverty for five million families by 2024. It focuses on creating social enterprises that can sustainably support the poor without the need for middlemen, as the farmers can sell their produce directly. The farm is also home to the Seed Philippines school, which educates and trains students in experiential and entrepreneurial development.

Keywords

💡Nonprofit

A nonprofit organization is a type of entity that operates for purposes other than making a profit. It is typically dedicated to furthering a particular social cause or advocating for a shared interest. In the video, the Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation is an example of a nonprofit, which was established to work towards ending poverty.

💡Social Entrepreneurs

Social entrepreneurs are individuals who apply entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to achieve social, cultural, or environmental changes. The video discusses the goal of building a movement of social entrepreneurs who can help the poor through their businesses, indicating a shift from traditional entrepreneurship to one that emphasizes social impact.

💡Enchanted Farm

The GK Enchanted Farm is mentioned as a specific initiative within the broader nonprofit's mission. It seems to serve as a hub for social entrepreneurship and community development, likely providing resources, training, and a platform for the local community to engage in economic activities that contribute to poverty alleviation.

💡Seed Philippines

Seed Philippines is referred to as a school within the farm that focuses on experiential and entrepreneurial development. It is implied to be a key part of the community's transformation, equipping students with the skills and knowledge to start their own enterprises, thus contributing to the local economy and social change.

💡Experiential Learning

Experiential learning is a method of education where knowledge is created through experience and reflection. In the context of the video, Seed Philippines uses this approach to educate students, which is crucial for their development as social entrepreneurs and for their ability to manage their own businesses effectively.

💡Poverty Alleviation

Poverty alleviation refers to efforts made to reduce or eliminate poverty. The video's central theme revolves around this concept, with the organization aiming to end poverty for five million families by 2024. This is achieved through various initiatives, including education, job creation, and the establishment of social enterprises.

💡Social Enterprises

Social enterprises are businesses that have a social objective as their primary purpose. They aim to generate profits that are reinvested to further their mission. The video highlights the creation of 60 social enterprises as part of the mission to empower communities and contribute to poverty alleviation.

💡Oracle NetSuite

Oracle NetSuite is a cloud-based software platform that provides businesses with an integrated system for managing various operations, including accounting, customer relations, and e-commerce. In the video, it is mentioned as a tool that has significantly reduced administrative time, allowing the organization to focus more on its mission.

💡Administrative Efficiency

Administrative efficiency refers to the ability to manage organizational tasks effectively and with minimal waste of resources. The video discusses how the adoption of Oracle NetSuite has improved the organization's administrative efficiency, which is crucial for the rapid scaling of their operations to achieve their ambitious goals.

💡Community Development

Community development involves actions and initiatives aimed at improving the conditions of a community, often with the participation of community members. The video script describes various ways the organization has contributed to community development, such as building schools, hospitals, and creating jobs.

💡Social Impact

Social impact refers to the effects or changes caused by an organization's activities on the social structures and relationships within a community. The video emphasizes the importance of social impact, suggesting that the organization's success is not only measured by financial gains but also by the positive social and environmental changes it brings about.

Highlights

Establishment of the nonprofit organization Gavin Kalina Community Development Foundation in 2003.

Inception of the GK Enchanted Farm in 2010 to further the mission of ending poverty.

Vision to end poverty for five million families by 2024.

Initiative to build a movement of social entrepreneurs and businesses to aid the poor.

Empowerment of local farmers to sell their produce directly, eliminating the need for middlemen.

Introduction of Seed Philippines, a school for experiential and entrepreneurial development.

Transformation of students from disadvantaged backgrounds into successful entrepreneurs.

Growth of the community into one of the biggest taxpayers in the district.

Creation of jobs and opportunities for community members to thrive.

Improvement in education with all children in the community attending school.

Access to healthcare with the establishment of hospitals and clinics.

Challenges faced in 2014 due to rapid growth and the need for efficient administrative systems.

Partnership with Oracle NetSuite Social Impact to streamline back-office operations.

NetSuite's flexibility allowing for customization of sales orders and expense reports.

Impact of the partnership in enabling the organization to focus on its mission of social change.

Construction of over 2,500 communities and assistance to over a million people.

Feeding programs for 80,000 children in public schools daily.

Development of 60 social enterprises and creation of over 300 jobs.

Emphasis on not losing sight of the true bottom lines, including social and environmental impacts.

Transcripts

[Music]

when you are typically to dream for

ending poverty everyone will want to be

part of it

in 2003 we started the nonprofit called

Gavin Kalina Community Development

Foundation in 2010 we started the GK

enchanted farm and we've been

articulating this dream ever since

let's end poverty for five million

families by twenty-four we wanted to now

build a whole movement of social

entrepreneurs businesses that can also

help the poor thing and these are not

the usual entrepreneurs this enterprises

mom come from the produce of the farm

they don't even need a middleman anymore

because they themselves can already sell

their own produce they were taught from

the school here in the farm it's called

seed Philippines hi I'm Andrea

implemented nineteen years of age

watch to graduate of seed Philippines

seeds

Philippines time for his school for

experiential and entrepreneurial

development method to incapacitate

Philippines company pomegranate poem

business my forum poem values for seeing

the progressive changes with the

students they came from the dumpsters

now they have their own enterprises from

people who didn't have any opportunities

no businesses here we're now one of the

biggest tax payers in this whole

district we now have jobs here they can

work here and they can thrive all of our

children in our community they're all

going to school many of them honor

students we now have hospitals here

clinics we now have access to health

care here so it's all become now a place

where communities can thrive

at the beginning the farm has only very

few transactions and we were able to get

by which was an Excel but as you grow as

an organization and then you have all

these foot traffic then you all have

these different transactions with a lot

of suppliers already it's very difficult

I really remember a time in 2014 where

we had no time to dream anymore because

things started to really work fast we

were trying to catch up with so many

things and that's when we encountered

the Oracle NetSuite social impact we

applied for this grant and we were so

lucky to be able to get this the Oracle

NetSuite social impact group has given

us this crowd the tremendously reduce

the amount of admin time that we put in

to our back-office works this has

allowed us to focus on what we really

want to achieve we have to do things

fast when we want to end poverty for

five million Filipinos you want to build

500,000 social enterprises so we have to

act fast

so through NetSuite because it's very

flexible I can create fields I can

create new forms I can customize sales

orders I can customize request expense

reports without the need of another

consultant because of the system and

because of this platform we will be able

to really be a greater force of good

[Music]

we've built over 2,500 communities we've

helped over a million people across the

country were also feedings 80,000

children in our public schools a day we

also have built now 60 social

enterprises and I've created over 300

jobs across the GP and chanted farm and

that's what I'm so thankful for with

this partnership with NetSuite our team

started seeing again that it wasn't just

in doing the operation and selling doing

the numbers and that's important but we

can never lose sight of our true bottom

lines which relate not only to the

financial bottom line but most

importantly to the social and

environmental elements and that's what

we wanted to focus on and through net

suit we were able to do that