Overview
As a nonprofit organisation delivering transformational closing the gap solutions to remote and regional Aboriginal communities, Moriarty Foundation was on the cusp of expanding its game changing football program, John Moriarty Football, from a few communities in the Northern Territory to 19 communities across multiple states.
In need of a trusted solution to streamline their systems and processes, the Foundation’s leaders reached out to Skedulo.
Skedulo has since helped staff keep track of their schedules and participant attendance, while empowering leadership with access to trusted, real time data for reporting and decision making.
About Moriarty Foundation
Moriarty Foundation was founded in 2012 by a Yanyuwa man, John Moriarty AM (the first Indigenous footballer to be selected for Australia), and business leader Ros Moriarty. The Foundation prides itself on being Indigenous-founded, Indigenous-delivered, embedded, holistic, and authentic.
Every week, the Moriarty Foundation reaches over 2,000 Indigenous children in 19 remote and regional communities in NT, Qld and NSW through its interrelated programs: John Moriarty Football (JMF) and Indi Kindi. In alignment with Australia’s national agreement on Closing the Gap, the Foundation is achieving proven progress in 13 of the 17 Closing the Gap targets.
JMF is Australia’s longest running and most successful Indigenous football initiative for children aged 2 to 18 years. Its transformational skills program uses football (soccer) to harness talent and create positive change. The program has a track record of improving school attendance and achieving resilient, healthier outcomes for Indigenous children.
Indi Kindi is a groundbreaking early years program for children under 5 years old in remote Aboriginal communities. It integrates health, wellbeing, education and development to give children the best start in life. Indi Kindi’s sector-leading, culturally-embedded learning on Country model ensures young Aboriginal learners thrive.
“As a nonprofit, we must show that we are using funding effectively and creating an impact in the communities we serve.”
A trusted partner
To support its expansion of JMF, Moriarty Foundation required a scalable solution that could simplify:
- scheduling of school programs
- coach allocation
- student attendance
- resource and asset tracking
Having used Skedulo at a previous organisation, Jamie knew the platform was exactly what was needed.
He reached out to Skedulo’s Customer Success Manager, Sharmila Rama, and explained his needs which included supporting a new cohort of schedulers who were being onboarded to assist with the expansion.
“To prepare for Skedulo’s implementation, we thought through the different roles – admin, schedulers, coaches in the field – and how they would need to use it,” says Jamie.
“After implementation, it was like a duck to water for younger staff who were already used to doing everything on their phones. Some staff were a little overwhelmed at first, so helping them understand the technology and how it would make their jobs easier was central to success.”
