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The Secrets of Email Marketing Revealed by Informz Report
For the fifth consecutive year, the Informz Association Email Marketing Benchmark Report has been released. In this article, I wanted to...


What No One Tells You About Software Failures
Implementing new software can be a sweet dream or a beautiful nightmare. The right system can be worth thousands to a non-profit...


AMS Software Review of MemberCentral
In our our on going “Search of a Membership Software Series”, we have prepared a quick look at MemberCentral Membership Management...


5 Key Insights on Making Software Decisions
It is interesting to consider how people make decisions regarding their business; especially when it comes to choosing the best software...


The Disturbing Impact of Software Review Reliance
Before the advent of online shopping, conscientious consumers made many software purchasing decisions based on research of a product or...


Which is better? Email Marketing vs. Marketing Automation Software
How is email marketing different from marketing automation software? As a software adviser, I often hear the question: “How is Marketing...


The Beauty of Analytics within Marketing Automation Software
As any marketer knows, analytics are the key to success. Evaluating the success of your various strategies and tactics is crucial to...


15 Key Areas to Consider When Evaluating Marketing Automation Software
As with all application software searches, before you begin evaluating marketing technology vendors, you must evaluate your organization...


What is The Best AMS Software, Donor, CRM Software! Really?
What is the Best Membership Software, Donor Software, or CRM Software for Nonprofits? I field this type of question all the time. And, as...


Top 15 Things to Consider before buying Marketing Automation Software
Take a visual journey with me for a moment. You are a marketing guru working for a nonprofit association. On a regular basis each day,...


How Video Email can impact engagement at NPO’s
I truly enjoy reading about and seeing software which significantly helps create value, grow revenue, & create competitive advantage. In...


Damn Good No-Nonsense Facts about Donor Software in 2015
As a fundraising management executive, you essentially function as the driving force behind donor acquisition and retention within your...


Best Tip Ever: Software Training Matters
For a non-profit organization, especially a smaller one, the initial expense connected with database software for nonprofits appears as...


Top Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make in Software Selection
Software selection failures can haunt any organization. It is clear that all nonprofits need to be more careful than most due to the...


Why Donor Management Software is the Heart of NPO’s
Like it or not, a nonprofit organization is a business, just as much as any profit-making business. While the profit-making business has...


What the heck is an AMS, Association Management Software?
Quite frankly, we all fall victim of “assuming” that everyone in our particular universe knows the acronyms which we use. As a result, in...


Membership Management Software 101: Features For ROI
Return on Investment (ROI), in the most basic sense, is the benefit to the investor resulting from an investment of some resource. For...


Keys to Achieving ROI of Membership Websites
Most would agree that taking some time to read a very good book to gain some perspective is a a good idea. Recently, I reread a good book...


3 Things a Non-Techie Executive Needs To Know About Databases
Are you contemplating a better way to manage your constituents in the new year? If so, there are three things that a nontechnical...


Do NonProfits Need Customer Relationship Management Software?
The customer relationship management software (CRM) market has been growing at a fast pace over the last several years. In this article,...


Do Groups Make Better Software Decisions?
It is no surprise to many that organizations rely on groups,teams, or committees to come up with a decision on software. In fact, it’s...


If All You Have is a Hammer! Right!?
In this article, we will shed some light on the challenges and inherent issues with software assessment or software selection consulting bei


Success In The Software Partners You Select
We want to emphasize the importance of good support in software success.This should be top of mind!


Customer Relationship Management Software is about relationships!
The nonprofit world is all about creating and managing relationships with its constituents. So, why is it that some nonprofits don’t...
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