Business Chief US+CAN Magazine August 2020 | Page 305

World Vision : supporting communities to fight COVID-19 around the world
World Vision : supporting communities to fight COVID-19 around the world
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305 we can with that tool which has a huge opportunity to be much more impactful than the homegrown system that we were using prior to that .”
Reflecting on the future of technology at World Vision , Covell notes that one area his team has been looking into in the last year and will continue to do so in the future is having an impact assessment of donated Gifts in Kind ( GIK ) to understand how to maximise the freight dollar spend and where the company can use it for the most significant impact . “ As a result we are looking into improvements that we can make to our operations when it comes to technology to enable this in the future .”
When it comes to the importance of technology , Covell believes that “ having connectivity to all of our stakeholders , donors , carriers and customers is critical . As a team – aside from the ones who are continuing to work in warehouses and distribution – we are able to work from home . The team that ’ s interacting with our various stakeholders are able to work from home and not miss a beat and that has been excellent . However , in my personal opinion , this is not
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