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Case Study - Education & Non-Proft
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Non-profit cancer coalition uses Box as a secure
and affordable alternative to expensive file servers
for its cross-platform environment.
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to fighting colorectal cancer
through research, empowerment, and access. Headquartered near Washington D.C., C3 supports
the work of research and grassroots advocates throughout the United States.
Challenge
When C3 was established, Judi Sohn, VP of Operations, was tasked with finding a solution that
could serve as the organization\x19s \x1conline file cabinet\x1d for their small staff telecommuting from
various locations throughout the United States. She also wanted a solution that worked in a
cross-platform environment of PCs, Macs, and mobile devices. Since they planned on keeping
a significant amount of critical and confidential files in this cloud-based file server, Judi wanted
to make sure these files were always backed up and that they could easily control access to
documents by user. As a non-profit, purchasing and maintaining an expensive file server was not
an option.
Solution
Judi evaluated a wide variety of solutions, including ones for drive-mapping and Microsoft
SharePoint. Throughout her research, Box stood out time and again: \x1cIt had a really good
reputation, cross platform capabilities, and good buzz in the blogosphere.\x1d While the positive buzz
was reassuring, Box\x19s features, simplicity, and value put it over the top. Founded in 2005 with the
mission to help people access their information easily from any location, Box.net now has over
2 million users from thousands of businesses that look to Box.net to help replace FTP software,
simplify file management, and accelerate team productivity.
Box makes it easy for C3 to manage, share, and use all of its files securely. \x1cI liked the interface.
I found it incredibly intuitive,\x1d Judi said. C3 makes documents like marketing logos and collateral
accessible to everyone, while keeping corporate and financial documents \x1clocked down\x1d using
granular-level access permissions. This ensures such files are only accessible to designated board
members and bookkeepers. C3 also keeps MP3 archives of webinars and conference calls which
the staff can reference whenever they want: \x1cOur staff can just stream audio files from Box. It was
great when I figured out that I didn\x19t have to do anything \x13 it would just play.\x1d
Box is now an integral part of the technology that C3 uses to manage their day to day business
along with Google Apps and Salesforce.com. \x1cWe\x19re on Google, Box and Salesforce for
everything.\x1d
\x1c
Even three and a half
years later, we haven\x19t had
a need for an expensive
server. With Box, we
don\x19t need to maintain
hardware, we don\x19t have to
worry about backups, and
we haven\x19t lost anything.
We\x19ve had laptops where
the hard drives completely
failed, but we didn\x19t lose
anything because it was
on Box.
\x1d
Judi Sohn
VP of Operations, C3
Case Study - Education & Non-Proft
C3: Colorectal Cancer Coalition
Judi added that the real value of Box is how it adapts to C3\x19s changing needs and keeps files
safe: \x1cEven three and a half years later, we haven\x19t had a need for an expensive server. With Box,
we don\x19t need to maintain hardware, we don\x19t have to worry about backups, and we haven\x19t lost
anything. We\x19ve had laptops where the hard drives completely failed, but we didn\x19t lose anything
because it was on Box. \x1d
\x1cWhen I hear people complain that they don\x19t know where all their files are and they can\x19t invest in a
server, I tell them that Box is a really affordable, really easy way to keep assets organized.\x1d
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