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CaseStudy:
Marvin Lewis Community Fund, Cincinnati, OH
TheChallenge
Marvin Lewis Community Fund (MLCF)
was looking to simplify and improve its
processing of donations while reducing
costs. MLCF accepts donations through
multiple sources - by phone , online,
and at on-site events throughout the
year (Marvin Lewis Golf Classic , Foot-
ball 101, Chalk Talk and many more) - a
true omni-channel enterprise. As a small
non-profit , MLCF's staff 's time should be
focused on donor relations, organizing
events, the management of innovative
outreach programs like Learning Is Cool
rather than payments.
OurApproach
Argo’s approach is first and foremost to
understand the needs of our clients. Our
payment experts work with our clients to
understand their payment environment,
operational capabilities, and general
business processes. Argo met with ML-
CF’s Executive Director and CFO to get
an understanding of MLCF’s processing
needs, created a payment solutions road-
map and identified significant cost saving
opportunities. Executive Director and CFO
to get an understanding of MLCF’s pro-
cessing needs, created a payment solu-
tions roadmap and identified significant
cost saving opportunities.
Simplify - Reduce Complexity. After
understanding all of MLCF’s processing
needs, we recommended a much smaller
set of products and services. Decreasing
the amount of products simplified MLFCs
means of processing making it easier for
employees to focus on their day-to-day
duties.
Eliminate Unnecessary Costs. We iden-
tified a huge monthly lease cost which
could easily be replaced by a much less
expensive event rental option. Eliminat-
ing the lease saves MLCF roughly $1,148
per month.
Simple and Fair Pricing. Our pricing team
performed a complementary pricing au-
dit. Argo’s approach to pricing is simple,
easy to understand and gives MLCF a
great deal on their payment processing.
TheResult
Lowered
effective rate by
2.29%
of unnecessary product
changes identified and saved
$1,148per month
Simplified
Products by
50%
argopayments.com | 888.846.1753 | info@argopayments.com
Through core programs
the Marvin Lewis Commu-
nity Fund is empowering
youth education in the
greater Cincinnati region.
“Argo is extremely
knowledgeable about
credit card processing
rules and look ahead
to upcoming changes
in the regulations.
They are interested in
our business and our
business needs and try
to accommodate those
needs if at all possible.
And of top of all that,
they are saving us a lot
of money!”
-Barbara Dundee
MLCF
Executive Director
Simple. Trusted. Payments.

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MLCF (1)

  • 1. CaseStudy: Marvin Lewis Community Fund, Cincinnati, OH TheChallenge Marvin Lewis Community Fund (MLCF) was looking to simplify and improve its processing of donations while reducing costs. MLCF accepts donations through multiple sources - by phone , online, and at on-site events throughout the year (Marvin Lewis Golf Classic , Foot- ball 101, Chalk Talk and many more) - a true omni-channel enterprise. As a small non-profit , MLCF's staff 's time should be focused on donor relations, organizing events, the management of innovative outreach programs like Learning Is Cool rather than payments. OurApproach Argo’s approach is first and foremost to understand the needs of our clients. Our payment experts work with our clients to understand their payment environment, operational capabilities, and general business processes. Argo met with ML- CF’s Executive Director and CFO to get an understanding of MLCF’s processing needs, created a payment solutions road- map and identified significant cost saving opportunities. Executive Director and CFO to get an understanding of MLCF’s pro- cessing needs, created a payment solu- tions roadmap and identified significant cost saving opportunities. Simplify - Reduce Complexity. After understanding all of MLCF’s processing needs, we recommended a much smaller set of products and services. Decreasing the amount of products simplified MLFCs means of processing making it easier for employees to focus on their day-to-day duties. Eliminate Unnecessary Costs. We iden- tified a huge monthly lease cost which could easily be replaced by a much less expensive event rental option. Eliminat- ing the lease saves MLCF roughly $1,148 per month. Simple and Fair Pricing. Our pricing team performed a complementary pricing au- dit. Argo’s approach to pricing is simple, easy to understand and gives MLCF a great deal on their payment processing. TheResult Lowered effective rate by 2.29% of unnecessary product changes identified and saved $1,148per month Simplified Products by 50% argopayments.com | 888.846.1753 | info@argopayments.com Through core programs the Marvin Lewis Commu- nity Fund is empowering youth education in the greater Cincinnati region. “Argo is extremely knowledgeable about credit card processing rules and look ahead to upcoming changes in the regulations. They are interested in our business and our business needs and try to accommodate those needs if at all possible. And of top of all that, they are saving us a lot of money!” -Barbara Dundee MLCF Executive Director Simple. Trusted. Payments.