b'sustaining A Remote Work Force The transition to remote work was abrupt, but RCACsFund DevElopment GainsInformation Technology (IT) Department had a successful model in place, and many field staff already worked from$8,512,000 in grants for the Loan Fund. home offices. $23,556,862 in grants for the CommunityIT marshalled its resources to make sure office staff had& Environmental Services Department. workstations, access to secure servers, increased band- $5,318,157 in grants for the Housingwidth and virtual meeting tools in place. The result was aDepartment. smooth transition with minimal operations interruptions. Now, RCAC is using technology in ways never expected,100 proposals were written. from hundreds of virtual meetings each month to virtualPending applications totaled $31,460,084 retreats and trainings with both internal and external near the end of the year.participants. RCACs New Technology Committee tests new tools and develops training materials, includingThe Fund Development team raised extensive use of Microsoft Teams, GoToTraining and$53,004,927 in COVID-19 related grants and other remote work platforms. And IT expanded trainingLoan Fund investments.resources more than ever before with a robust internal wiki site, live training webinars and a new video library to store recorded content. Our staff also transitioned to remote celebrations such as our annual Halloween costume contest (pictured above).RCAC Annual Report | 17'