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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...


Do You Wish You Had Jessie’s Membership Software?
Come on! If you were around in the 80’s, you know you sang along to Rick Springfield’s “Jessie Girl”, right? Heck, you may even have...


The Death of the AMS
For decades, Association Executives have used specialized off the shelf software written just for them to perform their duties more...


An AMS Software Review of xCatalyst from ESX
In our “Search of a Membership Software Series”, we have prepared a quick look at the xCatalyst Membership system in this article....


Grow some roots, Government Relations Software is Better for Advocacy
Are you looking to do better at your Government Relations activities? Are your members or donors yearning to have a legislative action...


How much should you pay for Association Nonprofit Software
How much does AMS membership software cost? And, how much should we budget? In this article, we wanted to explore the money questions we...


Behind the Psychology of Buying New Nonprofit Software: Shaking the Status Quo
1. Why change? Selecting software is a big decision. You must be more attracted to the potential benefits of change than the present...


Association Software Selection Guidance: Overcoming Decision Fatigue
Overcome decision fatigue in 2025. Discover expert association software selection guidance to navigate information chaos and choose the right AMS with confidence.


Software Advice Nonprofits: CRM Software for Nonprofits, Membership, & Donor
Software Reviews, Comparisons, & Reports (Fort Worth, TX, April 1, 2014) – In an effort to help nonprofits overcome their current...


Big Data, Data Quality And the GIGO Rule
In the association and nonprofit world, we are very big on acronym’s, aren’t we? However, in the software world we have carved out quite...


Pure Accomplishment with Marketing Automation and integration
Many associations have invested thousands of dollars in their Association Management Software (AMS) platforms. As discussed many times on...


Software may seem like a commodity today but culture and support is not
Vendor partner culture matters! In today’s association software market, there are a considerable amount of options. In fact, we have...


Private Social Network Software for Associations: 5 Benefits for Member Engagement
Discover why association executives choose private social networking software over public platforms. Learn 5 key benefits including content control, member security, brand engagement, direct feedback, and system integration for your community management strategy.


Should you build Membership or Donor software internally?
Recently we have fielded a resurgence of questions from clients evaluating new association membership software options who want to know...
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