Oakland-based Campground makes software that helps workforce and youth development and other social impact organizations manage workflows, collect data and report impact to funders and policymakers.
In East Oakland, Rise East and the East Oakland Youth Development Center are using Campground to manage a training and coaching program for high school and university students.
“Before Campground, we were managing a growing program with tools that couldn’t keep up,” said East Oakland Youth Development Center’s Selena Wilson. “Now our data is organized, our workflows are more sustainable, and our participants have an interface that is really easy to use. That means we can spend more of our time providing services and less time figuring out logistics.”
In Missouri, Campground supports a youth-focused apprenticeship program to address the skilled construction labor shortage. Campground helps contractors screen the program’s graduates, and helps staff track engagement and outcomes like job placement.
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Campground says its software has delivered $20 million in savings for three dozen partners, across programs that have created 1,400 jobs.
“In this time of budget cuts, staff don’t have the capacity to spend hours entering and cleaning data; they should be out in their communities providing services,” Campground’s Sruti Bharat said. “Campground is making it possible for organizations to scale their work, report on outcomes, and raise more money — without spending six figures and years on tech projects.”
Investors in the new round of funding include Precursor Ventures, Acumen Americas, Underdog Labs, Access Georgia Foundation, Bloomerang founder Jay Love and other angel investors.
