Dedicated to Helping You Fulfill Your Mission
A Committed Team with Big Hearts for Nonprofits
Founded in 1999, Element 74 is a digital marketing, website, and software development company located in Southeast Missouri. From the very beginning, Element 74 has supported and enjoyed working with community organizations and nonprofits. After merging with Red Letter Communications in late 2019, our team expanded in expertise and capabilities, but our core values remain very much the same. We consider it a privilege to support the mission of nonprofits.
Our passion for working with nonprofits is large. Every day we work to understand the challenges nonprofits are facing and seek to be a part of the solution. Our aim is to earn your trust and become a long-term technical partner for your organization. We are excited to get to know your organization and provide a solution that will help you focus less on reporting and more on your mission.
The Coalition Manager Story
Ignition
In 2012, the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence approached Element 74 to help with their database software. The MCADSV team sought a better way to compile data for reporting and to get their team away from multiple spreadsheet and paper-based systems.
Version 1.0
From the first line of code, Coalition Manager was built with the needs of state and national organizations in mind. The software was initially used only in-house at MCADSV, but soon word of mouth began to spread among other state coalitions. In 2017, a focus group consisting of 11 state organizations provided feedback on version 1.0. After listening to the needs and ideas of these organizations, our team got to work.
Version 2.0
In 2018, we launched the fully revamped Coalition Manager 2.0. Though initially developed for domestic and sexual violence coalitions, the flexibility of 2.0 allowed our team to discover uses for other state and national nonprofits. We’ve begun partnering with organizations in the fields of drug prevention, child advocacy, court appointed special advocates, and beyond. Our software is currently powering nonprofits in 30 states and counting, and we’re so excited to share its capabilities with your organization.
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More than just software, we build lasting partnerships
In addition to the robust features of Coalition Manager, you also get a full team of experts to help you get started and keep you moving smoothly. To begin, you’ll be paired with a specialist who will assist with configuring your software to suit your organization’s needs. All of our implementation specialists have years of nonprofit experience, so you can rest assured that you’ll share the same language and have the same overall goals.
After the initial set-up and training, you’ll still have ongoing access to our team of specialists. We offer support through your specialist, a help desk, and quarterly software updates. Coalition Manager users also have the opportunity to suggest and request new features, which help shape the future of the software. We’re always looking for ways to improve and better serve your needs.
"What’s been really great about working with Angela and Katie is having them get really creative with us in solving data management issues that arise."
Amy Pohl - Senior Staff Attorney, Project Safeguard
"What’s been really great about working with Angela and Katie is having them get really creative with us in solving data management issues that arise."
Amy Pohl - Senior Staff Attorney, Project Safeguard
"The people we work with on this project are very understanding and I always love connecting with them. Looking forward to years of such connections."
Pravin Bhandari - Lead Application Developer
Serving the Ongoing Needs of Nonprofits
Our development team is made up of skilled critical thinkers and creative problem solvers. Always iterating, our team listens to feedback from users and continually looks for ways to provide better solutions for your organization’s needs. We understand that the nonprofit landscape is often shifting, and we keep an eye out for upcoming industry trends and look to meet challenges head on.
Along with our quarterly updates, we are frequently releasing new integrations and add-ons to help make your organization’s daily operations function smoother. From integrations with popular third-party software to new customization options, Coalition Manager will be growing alongside your organization to continue to meet your ongoing needs.
"The people we work with on this project are very understanding and I always love connecting with them. Looking forward to years of such connections."
Pravin Bhandari - Vice President, Software Engineering
Our Team
With a unique blend of industry and software expertise, our team is ready and excited to help you get started with Coalition Manager.
Chris Edmonds
President and CEO
Chris is the founder, President, and CEO of Element 74. He helped foster the vision of Coalition Manager from idea into reality. Chris has a true passion for supporting nonprofits, and he enjoys getting to meet and build relationships with people doing such important work every day.
Angela Lucero
Product Owner
Angela has over 25 years of nonprofit experience, including 17 years with the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence. She enjoys helping nonprofits better illustrate the work they do by streamlining data collection, which ultimately leads to more funding.
Tracey Glenn
Coalition Manager Business Development
Tracey earned a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications. She has many years of experience in business development and consultation. She enjoys introducing nonprofits to Coalition Manager in order to help them streamline their operations and achieve greater success.
Katie Reid
Implementation and Support Specialist
Katie has over 20 years of experience with prevention and intervention programming, including with the South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault. She enjoys helping nonprofits find unique solutions to their various data management needs.
Meghan Rosenkranz
Implementation and Support Specialist
Meghan brings 6 years of experience working with non-profits, most recently specializing in research and evaluation for the Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She is passionate about helping organizations build capacity and streamline their processes.
Suzanne Holsomback
Implementation and Support Specialist
Suzanne brings over 10 years of experience in the domestic and sexual violence prevention and support movement, most recently with the Texas Council on Family Violence. She cares deeply about supporting non-profit with instructional design and training support
Pravin Bhandari
Vice President, Software Engineering
Pravin earned a Master of Science in Applied Computer Science and leads the Coalition Manager development team. He is a strong critical thinker who brings years of experience, enthusiasm, and a passion for problem solving to the development of CM software.
Steven Sebastian
Application Developer
Steven has 2 years of experience working with Coalition Manager, from feature implementation to website integration to bug fixes. He enjoys seeing how the development work he produces helps empower nonprofits to better assist those in need.
Nisha Shahi
Application Developer
Nisha earned a Master of Science in Applied Computer Science and works on Coalition Manager maintenance and new feature implementation. She enjoys seeing the real-world social impacts her development work has for nonprofits who use Coalition Manager.
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