Sherman Library & Gardens
About Sherman Library & Gardens
Non-profit, Botanical Garden, Library, Cultural Hub
The Sherman Library & Gardens is a non-profit that has been deeply rooted in Orange County for over half of a century, serving the community as a sanctuary and education beacon for history, horticulture and the arts. Founded in 1966 by Arnold Haskell, and named for his friend and mentor, Moses Hazeltine Sherman, this iconic institution serves as a guardian of regional history and artifacts, a living library of plants both native and exotic, and a conservator of artistic works influenced by and produced in the Pacific Southwest.
Today, Sherman Library & Gardens is a monument to Haskell’s dream of an educational and cultural center including a premier botanical garden and outstanding research library. Sherman Library & Gardens was recently recognized by the Newport Beach City Council with a proclamation, naming Sherman Library & Gardens as the “Cultural Hub” of Corona del Mar.
Services Provided & Tools Used
- Custom Development
- GiveCloud Setup and Optimization
- DonorPerfect Setup and Optimization
- Class and Membership Creations
Challenges
As Sherman Library & Gardens has grown over the decades its offerings to the community and its members have blossomed extensively. Its staff and leadership had the normal challenges of operating a garden, library, art collection, and educational center, but increasingly faced the pangs of not having a modernized digital operation. Like so many other non-profit organizations, gardens, or libraries their constituents, and their own sanity, necessitated the need for an integrated non-profit platform. One that would assist in fundraising, administer membership, and allow seamless sale and tracking of their hundreds of annual events and classes.
Solutions
Working with the Sherman Library & Gardens leadership team, Spring Digital conducted an audit of available integrated membership, fundraising, and sales platforms. While there are many, none are perfect. After agreeing on the best solution, Spring Digital was tasked with building out the new integrated platform and continually working to make its shortcomings workable for non-profit staff.
The team has since benefited from a centralized hub of activity. Sales, membership management, events and class coordination all reside within the custom solution. This has resulted in being able to more effectively fundraise and reduce operational costs.
“Troy and his team have handled our website build out, managing our GiveCloud platform which assists with membership, ticket sales, events, etc. Spring Digital is always quick to respond and very easy to work with. Highly recommend.”
Stefanie Kristiansen,
Operations Manager
Sherman Library & Gardens
“Troy and his team have handled our website build out, managing our GiveCloud platform which assists with membership, ticket sales, events, etc. Spring Digital is always quick to respond and very easy to work with. Highly recommend.”
Stefanie Kristiansen,
Operations Manager
Sherman Library & Gardens
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