International Medical Corps

Location:    Los Angeles, CA

Industry:    Non-profit Organization

About: International Medical Corps (IMC) is a non-profit organization devoted to creating first responder teams and training them. Leaders at IMC realize that making a positive impact on communities relies heavily on technology and optimized operations. 

Challenge: Managing financial and operational data across multiple locations and time zones, leading to outdated information, lost files, and delayed decision-making.

Solution: Limelight

Key Results:  

• Centralized data
• Improved efficiency
• Faster decision-making
• Increased user adoption 

The Challenge

The mission to save lives is paramount in the heart of International Medical Corps (IMC), where 7,000 dedicated staff members span 80 countries and 6 continents. But behind the scenes, a different kind of struggle was unfolding. Spreadsheets, scattered across time zones, were the backbone of their financial and operational data. Project tracking, from data collection to donor pitches, was a logistical maze where crucial information often got lost or outdated. The finance team, like many others, was spending precious time wrestling with data instead of driving strategic decisions.

Benny Chan, a Senior Project Manager at International Medical Corps (IMC), remembers the days when managing financial and operational data felt like an uphill battle. With teams scattered across 80 countries, relying on spreadsheets for critical information was a logistical nightmare. Vital details about medicine inventory, project progress, and funding often got lost in translation or buried in outdated files. "It was a constant struggle," Benny admits, "and it limited our ability to focus on our core mission: saving lives."

The Solution

Limelight's centralized platform offered a lifeline to IMC's dispersed teams. Suddenly, everyone had a single workspace for data input, information sharing, and real-time collaboration. The once-daunting task of managing inventory across continents became streamlined, timely, and accurate. No more outdated spreadsheets or missing files.

"Limelight adds tremendous value to our organization," says Benny. "Users find it easier to adopt the system, and we now have a centralized virtual station for budgets, expenses, and reports."

But it's not just about convenience. The real impact lies in the ability to analyze project progress and key metrics on a global scale. Armed with real-time data and insights, IMC can now make informed, data-driven decisions that directly contribute to their lifesaving work.

"Information is more readily available to our senior management," Benny explains. "This allows us to maximize funding and project planning, ensuring that our resources are deployed where they're needed most."

The Impact

Limelight has empowered IMC to break free from the constraints of manual processes and disconnected data. Now, their teams can focus on what they do best: providing critical medical aid and training to communities in need, knowing that their financial and operational data is organized, accessible, and driving strategic impact.