Alliance
MissieNederland is a platform that gives Christian evangelical organizations the opportunity to connect with each other, to share in the mission of Jesus. These groups can be individual churches, but also member organizations such as Christian political parties or broadcasting associations. What matters is the connection: living out the mission together as fellow believers. The focus is on three things: cooperation in the fields of church and society (1), global missions (2) and future generations (3). MissieNederland has eight denominations, 111 organizations, 228 congregations and 376 affiliated individuals as participants.
Jan Willem Janse, Head of Communications & Marketing at MissieNederland, explains the impact that the coronavirus pandemic had and continues to have on the organization, and how smart IT solutions are helping them continue to implement their mission in practice.
A solid digital foundation
Like other Dutch Christian charities, the corona crisis overwhelmed MissieNederland and its members. “Fortunately, we had the digital tools ready to quickly launch new initiatives,” Janse says. “We have now been using the Procurios platform for over 10 years. With this online platform – for which you basically only need a computer, a browser and a subscription – we manage our relationships (CRM), we handle donations and we take care of much of our digital promotion and communication. From one place, we can do a lot of our daily work. Without having to constantly switch between programs. As a result, we don’t have to keep track of relationship data in different places either: it’s all done on this one platform.”
Although MissieNederland had been a Procurios client for years, the alliance made a deliberate choice to continue with Procurios after thorough evaluation in 2019. 'We needed a new website, and I was primarily familiar with WordPress. Our Procurios website at that time was significantly outdated and offered me little flexibility to make changes myself. I had no idea that more was possible.' MissieNederland decided not only to have Procurios build their new website but also to completely refresh their CRM system. 'Our organization had changed substantially, and our structure needed to adapt accordingly. We chose to start with a clean slate. I'm very satisfied with the result, which, unbeknownst to me at delivery, would play a crucial role during the COVID crisis. Even before the crisis, the new website proved its value: we received significantly more donations through the website than before, partly because the donation process was better designed.'
