Using an iPad in the Field

When Ryan and I first started working in outreach, we were toting around a humungous binder to collect client information. The next morning, we would take the information and input it into ServicePoint. This process usually took at least an hour. After a few months of operating this way, we decided that there had to be a better way to collect information and do real-time data entry. Those many conversations eventually led to an iPad. With the help of many donors, we were able to buy some hardcore technology :)! Now when we go out we are able to engage clients and collect information at the same time. Talk about saving time and good data quality! Since using the iPad has been so efficient, word has spread around the entire State; now other outreach teams have joined the push for better technology in the field. A few months ago, Bowman Systems went out on outreach with us (the IT guys behind ServicePoint) and was thrilled with our use of the iPad soooooooo.....to make a long story short, we found ourselves with a second iPad! Recently we were contacted from the City of Austin, TX as a Best Practice agency. Wow! It just keeps getting better! Ryan and I have worked hard to put Shreveport on the map!