{"id":15843,"date":"2020-09-23T11:56:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/?p=15843"},"modified":"2020-10-01T09:11:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T13:11:25","slug":"a-case-study-gravity-forms-gravity-flow-national-compassion-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gravityforms.com\/blog\/a-case-study-gravity-forms-gravity-flow-national-compassion-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"A Case Study: Gravity Forms, Gravity Flow, and the National Compassion Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"National<\/p>\n

This latest case study comes from one of the Gravity Forms developers – Sam Webster. Before working at Gravity Forms, Sam worked as Director of Technology for the National Center for Victims of Crime.<\/p>\n

There he worked on a project called the National Compassion Fund, which raises and distributes money to victims of mass shootings – this platform was created and powered entirely by Gravity Forms and Gravity Flow.<\/p>\n

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Due to the sensitive nature of this material and victim privacy rules, we can\u2019t share any screenshots of the forms in question. However, this case study is a great example of Gravity Forms being used for an extremely worthy cause – one that we are very proud to play a small part in.<\/p>\n

The National Compassion Fund: A Background<\/h2>\n

\"National<\/p>\n

The National Compassion Fund<\/a> raises and distributes money to victims of mass shootings without taking any overhead – so 100% of the money donated is distributed to the victims.<\/p>\n

The Fund does amazing work, supporting victims and survivors of horrific events at a time when they most need it. The Compassion Fund also provides a single, trusted source for the public to donate directly to victims of mass crimes – this helps to forge community bonds, and enables people from all walks of life to support survivors and unite against violence.<\/p>\n

While Sam worked on the National Compassion Fund, he worked on the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the Las Vegas shooting, the Parkland shooting, both Fort Hood shootings, and many others, ultimately distributing more than $100 million to victims.<\/p>\n

Victims had to apply for these funds and were then vetted by a series of approvers in local law enforcement, the hospitals involved, pro-bono legal teams, and the FBI for eligibility – this system was made up of numerous forms, workflows, and integrations. Let\u2019s find out more\u2026<\/p>\n

The Forms<\/h2>\n

Gravity Forms was used to create the forms that processed the applications from victims for funds from the National Compassion Fund. Our plugin was chosen for numerous reasons, but our track record of security and reliability, as well as our extensive ecosystem of add-ons and third-party integrations, ensured our capability for the task.<\/p>\n

The forms allowed applicants to submit their information and document their experience during the specific mass casualty event that they encountered.<\/p>\n

Once an application was submitted, it moved through a series of validations to ensure eligibility and help the applicant receive their money. Applications were validated by a pro-bono claims processor, law enforcement, the relevant hospital, a reviewing law firm, and finally the bank that then processed the payment.<\/p>\n

Gravity Flow<\/h2>\n

\"Gravity<\/p>\n

This project made extensive use of Gravity Flow<\/a>, one of the Gravity Forms Certified Developers. Gravity Flow is a powerful plugin that works in conjunction with Gravity Forms to automate business processes and implement custom solutions.<\/p>\n

In this case, Gravity Flow powered the workflows that handled the multi-step review process, automating each step of the review process all the way through to the bank. Crucially, Gravity Flow also works by managing all data and workflows securely within a client’s own server – ideal for the National Compassion Fund who had to keep security and data protection at the forefront of all that they did.<\/p>\n

Conditional Logic<\/h2>\n

These forms also relied heavily on conditional logic – each specific validations process was handled by conditional logic in the form, with each reviewer receiving a notification when their review was required. They then logged into the forms dashboard to do their review, keeping all information in one place, so nothing ever had to leave the site.<\/p>\n

Other Integrations<\/h2>\n

Other key integrations included\u2026<\/p>\n