Points of Light Selects Efforts to Outcomes (ETO®) Software to Support Nationwide ServiceWorks Program

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Social Solutions Global, Inc., a leading provider of performance management software for human service organizations, and Points of Light, one of the world's leading organizations dedicated to volunteer service, today announced the selection of Efforts to Outcomes (ETO®) software to support outcomes data collection, analysis and reporting for its ServiceWorks program.

ServiceWorks, powered by AmeriCorps, the Citi Foundation and Points of Light, is a three-year $10 million nationwide initiative that will use community engagement and volunteer service to help underserved young adults develop the skills they need to prepare for college and careers. ServiceWorks will provide 25,000 underserved young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 training in critical 21^st century leadership and project management skills. The program will deploy 225 AmeriCorps members over the next three years, making it the largest corporate-sponsored AmeriCorps VISTA program in the country.

ServiceWorks was acknowledged by the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan earlier this year for aligning with President's Obama's call to create new public-private partnerships that use national service to help solve the nation's most pressing problems.

The ServiceWorks program will be delivered at 11 host sites in 10 cities across the country: Boston Private Industry Council in Boston, MA; Casa Central in Chicago, IL; Covenant House Washington in Washington, DC; Greater Miami Service Corps in Miami, FL; Jersey Cares in Newark, NJ; Public Allies, in Los Angeles and San Francisco, CA; The Door in New York, NY; United Way of Greater St. Louis in St. Louis, MO; and CitySquare and the Volunteer Center of North Texas in Dallas, TX.

Social Solutions' ETO software will serve as ServiceWorks' primary data collection and management tool across all sites. The software will be used to collect data at the point of service and track progress toward intermediate outcomes that lead to the program's ultimate goal of increasing rates of employment and educational success for young adults.

"ServiceWorks is a new, innovative program with ambitious goals around accelerating change in the lives of young people in communities across the country by providing opportunities for them to develop the skills they need to prepare for college and career," said Points of Light Vice President of Evaluation and Performance Measurement Brandee Menoher. "By partnering with Social Solutions and utilizing their Efforts to Outcomes software platform, we will be able to see the progress our young people are making toward those goals, and ensure we are making a positive, measurable difference."

"We at Social Solutions are incredibly excited to support this innovative and timely partnership as Points of Light and AmeriCorps members work to close the opportunity gaps for disadvantaged youth, and give them access to education and career building opportunities. We look forward to working with Points of Light to demonstrate the impact of the ServiceWorks program and use data to inform program changes that will positively impact outcomes for youth," said Social Solutions CEO Scott Johnson.  

Points of Light – the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service – mobilizes millions of people to take action that is changing the world. Through affiliates in 250 cities and partnerships with thousands of nonprofits and corporations, Points of Light engages 4 million volunteers in 30 million hours of service each year. We bring the power of people where it's needed most. For more information, go to pointsoflight.org.

Social Solutions Global, Inc., creators of Efforts to Outcomes (ETO®) software, equips over 16,000 programs with web-based data-tracking and outcomes-oriented case management tools to improve results, simplify reporting requirements and improve efficiencies in delivering services across agencies and funding streams. Unlike traditional CRM and Case Management tools, ETO software was designed to help agencies improve outcomes by identifying and scaling effective programs. The ETO platform is flexible enough to be uniquely configured based on service population and evidence-based practices models, without the need for custom development to make changes to the software as your organization continues to evolve. More information: http://www.socialsolutions.com. Follow us on Twitter: @SocialSolutions. Connect with us on LinkedIn.

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