Confectionery for charity

Sweet Causes

A confectionery-for-charity business outgrew its spreadsheets. BSPOKE replaced Excel with a desktop application for the office and Android and iOS apps for collectors and canvassers.

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Before Excel spreadsheets Manual routes; duplicated data; slow reporting
After Desktop + iOS/Android apps Mapped routes; live data; central database
Excel to apps spreadsheets replaced with
desktop + mobile apps
Sweet Causes Confectionery for charity
The story

How the partnership played out

The situation

Sweet Causes supports charitable causes by placing confectionery and snack boxes in local businesses, with a percentage of each sale donated to a partnered charity. A team of collectors visits businesses to restock boxes and collect proceeds.

The challenge

Running the operation on Excel spreadsheets became overwhelming as the company grew: inefficient manual route planning, data duplication and errors, slow reporting, and difficult task monitoring and re-routing.

What BSPOKE did

BSPOKE delivered a desktop application for office staff with integrated maps for route planning, one-click migration of their existing data, advanced filtering, real-time notifications and a central database, plus Android and iOS apps so collectors and canvassers can navigate routes, record visits and cash, track time and mileage, and add new customers in the field.

The outcome

Streamlined workflows, fewer errors and faster reporting. Real-time data now flows between office staff, collectors and canvassers, freeing the team to focus on growth, customer relations and raising more for charity.

Inside the build

What the system does

  • Desktop app with integrated maps for visual route planning
  • One-click migration from the old Excel spreadsheets
  • Real-time alerts for BACS payments, shortages and re-routes
  • iOS and Android apps with route navigation for collectors
  • In-field recording of cash collections, time and mileage
  • Canvassers can add a new customer and place a charity box on the spot

Technology and capabilities

Desktop application iOS and Android apps Integrated mapping Central database

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A look at the system

Screens and outputs

Sweet Causes tailored software solution
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