Community Data Solutions

Many social media and business applications are now requiring multiple methods of verifying your identity when you login. Where previously you were only asked to enter your username and password to access your cloud apps, or your work system, it is now common to input a short code that is texted to you or generated […]

South Australia’s a leading software provider to Community Service agencies, Community Data Solutions is acutely aware of the importance of developing new features to its product suite, due to the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. We are very much aware of the growing importance to support your Clients remotely and understand this may continue for […]

Community Data Solutions has flagged in previous blogs the growing expansion of outcomes frameworks across the Community Services sector. Our capacity to manage multiple frameworks within our case management tool is highly effective. We do this through our integration with CommunityCI a tool built for the core purpose  of outcomes management. Over the last few […]

Community Data Solutions has developed an online Emergency Relief software tool used by Community Information & Support Victoria CISVIC, a peak body for helping delivering Emergency Relief in Victoria. Kate Wheller CEO of CISVIC outlines below how they are adapting to the new circumstances of COVID19 in delivering Emergency Relief throughout Victoria. CISVIC has over […]

One of the pleasures of supporting community organisations through our software, is our ability to work rapidly and efficiently with organisation with very specialist needs.  One of the challenges for Community Organisations that operate residential care services and diversionary programs for people at high risk, is being able to manage two very different types of […]

There is a growing need for young people in Australia for residential support services and many of Community Data Solutions customers have requested support in developing modules with youth residential needs in mind. Consequently, CDS in working closely with a new customer that operates a large youth residential program in Queensland, has developed a more […]

Community Data Solutions have now released a Data Exchange Dashboard for all clients that report via DSS Data Exchange. This feature is provided as a part of Community Data Solutions – CRM software. The Data Exchange Dashboard provides visibility on sessions, cases, and clients that are reportable for the upcoming reporting period. This way organisations […]

Community Data Solutions is pleased to announce that it has recruited a well known talent data specialist to its team in NSW. Dylane Whiteley formerly of Anglicare NSW/ACT has joined our team and will be supporting our Eastern Seaboard customers. Dylane is based in regional NSW and will work with our Sydney based customer solutions […]

Since the Department of Social Services (DSS) introduced electronic reporting through the DSS Data Exchange (DEX) portal in 2015, many challenges have been faced by DSS funded NGOs.Adjusting from grant funding reporting to the use of a Government reporting portal required many administrative process changes. For many organisations this has included upgrading their electronic case […]

The growth in outcomes frameworks in Australia is ever increasing. In the last 3 to 4 years with the introduction of DSS Data Exchange SCORE outcomes data collection has been built into Commonwealth community services reporting framework and represents the largest Government reporting tool across Australia. In various sections of community services, disability, aged care, […]