How can I allow my church members to meet needs of individuals or families directly rather than doing so through the organization who posted the need for that family?

As a church you have the ability to allow your Approved “Members” to deliver an item or service directly to a family.  When you log into the Dashboard, go to My Account and under Member Status, click Pending Members. Above the table, you will see a section called Default Direct-To-Family Setting. Use that drop down to switch the organization default to allow or not allow your “members” to have the option of delivering to a family directly as you approve them. Meet The Need strongly recommends running background checks on each individual before enabling this setting. If a member is disabled from delivering directly to a family in need, they can still meet needs of families by working with the local charities or churches who posted the need for those families.

As a Key Contact, you also have the ability to enable or disable an individual Approved “member” to deliver directly to families through the Approved Members page.  Simply click the Direct to Family Enabled/Disabled link to the far right of the person’s name to change the status for that individual.