Finally, in-kind management software combined with child development & family engagement in one power system.
About Kindly
Kindly is much more than just another accounting software. This one-of-a-kind system, was created by Head Start professionals, who faced the challenges of low staff and family engagement, inaccurate, untimely reporting and the headache of manual processing. But they also saw an opportunity to help parents become even more active in their babies development. Kindly creates a space where parents, staff and agency leaders can work together in a virtual hub, the Kindly Hub, to leverage federal resources to improve learning outcomes in a fast and easy way!
How It Works Step-by-Step Guide
Kindly Provides A Comprehensive Solution
Agency Management
Manage and monitor staff, families, students and in-kind donations in real time. Manage agency settings and administer all of your non-federal share components including volunteers, goods, services and leases in one place.
Parent Portal
Kindly is so user-friendly parents can access it directly from any device, no app download is required. Forms are pre-populated with their child's name, classroom, date. They simply select the activity type, enter the description, sign and submit.
Robust Reporting
Instantly access reports by student, family, location or the entire agency. View or download unique donations, individually or by the week, month or year. Fiscal staff can easily generate monthly and annual statements by filtered by grant, for agencies with multiple awards.
Many Great Features
GROW
Exceed Your In-Kind Goals
Most Head Start programs dread the prospect of not meeting their non-federal share obligation and having to apply for an in-kind waiver, which may or may be approved. Kindly has enabled programs to exponentially increase the in-kind they collect using our proprietary system which links child outcomes and family engagement in a unique way.
FAMILY & STAFF ENGAGEMENT
Increase Child Outcomes
Go beyond just using reading logs and worksheet packets to track in-kind. We have developed a simple way to explain to parents how things they do every day "count" as in-kind. Not only does our system educate parents and staff, it provides suggestions on a variety of activities parents can do with their baby to increase their child's development.
EFFICIENCY
Save Time and Money
There's nothing like having hundreds of pieces of paper travel from the parents to your staff, then on to an administrator for processing, only to find that it is missing a signature and hasn't been completed correctly. Customize your rates in the system and we do the rest, including instantly generates reports for your fiscal team. No more manual calculations.
AUTOMATE
Go Paperless
With Kindly, the days of chasing down forms and manually processing reports are a thing of the past. Your agency will save trees and money from paper, ink, and the staff hours it takes to manually process paper forms. Your team will save time, which can be reallocated to other important initiatives. Automation increases efficiency by reducing errors and improving quality, speed and overall productivity.
MONITORING
Track Donations In Real Time
Generally, if tracking is on-time, agency staff receive a monthly update, often, just in time for monthly Board and/or policy council meetings. Often, staff are inundated with paper forms and reporting is months in the arrears. With Kindly, the wait for a status report is over. Live, real time updates, keep you and your team apprised of donations as they come in, for up to the minute tracking.
COMPLIANCE
Meet OHS Regulations
Using the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) we have designed a user-friendly system that meets all of the Federal Regulations. No more unallowable transactions, no donation is captured without a signature and the system has been vetted to ensure that it is aligned with the Uniform Guidance statutes in the Code of Federal Regulations at 45 CFR Part 75.
Our Formula
EDUCATE + EASE + EXPLAIN = ENGAGEMENT
EDUCATE
Educate staff and families on what in-kind really is, why it’s important and why we need their help to reach the goal.
EASE
Make it easy for volunteers to submit in-kind and for staff to track progress.
EXPLAIN
Consistently explain how you’re progressing toward your agency goal with regular weekly and monthly updates.
Our Dedicated Crew
We believe in Integrity, Service, Kindness, Excellence, Community and Innovation. These core values guide our work both internally with our staff and externally with our clients.
Jasmine Taylor
Founder
Simple giving, profound impact. Empowering volunteers with easy processes and exciting outcomes changes lives.
Charletta Johnson
Chief Education Officer
Simplify, inspire, change. Streamlined giving and shared excitement fuel our mission to transform lives.
Kamau Taylor
Chief Business Development Officer
Easy giving, big impact. Streamlining processes and igniting passion drive our mission to change lives.
Aquila Hudson
Chief Experience Officer
Simplicity sparks action, inspiration drives change. Effortless giving and shared enthusiasm transform lives.