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16 Key Pointers in Selecting Membership Software for Association Nonprofits

Our primary consulting service is helping associations select Membership Software. As a result, we often get the question, how should we...

What Is The Best Way To Choose An AMS?

How is association software changing? And how are software selection specialists helping non-profits make a deeper impact? The founder of...

Should your Non Profit Rent or Buy Database Software?

To be sure, how a 501c3 or 501c6 organization deploys and licenses database software is a critical decision in your nonprofit. In this...

Wrapping Your Head Around Software Decisions

Wrapping Your Head Around Software Decisions There are some nonprofit executives that I visit with that are bit overconfident when it...

How to Avoid Decision Fatigue In Software Searches

I believe it was Cyrus the Great who said “diversity in counsel, unity in command” meaning that effective leaders seek the counsel of...

6 Options to Consider for Software Advice

To put software to use for your nonprofit, you will need to choose the right tool and implement it. For most, this is easier said than...

Set Sail or Sink? Finding Love In Membership Systems

Finding Love in Membership Systems: Who would have thought 20 years ago that we would frequently use a tiny little hand-held device to...

5 Ways People Can Be The Problem in Software Failure

It's not you, it's me! Yes, this is one of George Constanza's, from the TV show Sienfield's, most famous one liners which many of us have...

Top 10 Reasons For Failure with Nonprofit Software

Looking back over the years, I have personally worked with well over a thousand nonprofits (& for profits) involved in the evaluation of...

Getting Smart with Software Selection Services

Experience in Software Selection You might say that Software Selection Services for Nonprofit organizations is our specialty. In this...

The True Cloud: What A Nonprofit Needs to Know

With so many purported cloud-based services, it can be difficult to understand the similarities and differences between different...

Membership Software Choice: The Ostrich, Cable Guy, & Heisenberg Way

I have been a software adviser for over 15 years. So, my work consists of assisting nonprofits with finding their best software fit....

5 Key Questions To Ask Before Googling Membership Software

For most Associations, Membership Software is a vital part of your existence. And, the primary goals of a membership program are storing...

Top 10 Basics In Finding Your Best Database Fit

Imagine if your staff, members, and volunteers actually used their CRM system, found it of value, and were able to trust it and embrace...

Don't Buy Software Like Goldilocks

Business decisions are always a balancing act between urgency and thoroughness. By the time it becomes clear that a need exists, it...

Don’t Buy Software Like Goldilocks

Business decisions are always a balancing act between urgency and thoroughness. By the time it becomes clear that a need exists, it...

Look at “Can” and “How” in Best Software Selection

Two simple words.. Can & How. They have such an impact in getting to the best software choice. We discuss!

RFP's Stink: Getting to the Can and How

Software is key to an Association’s success. I believe that every executive should think of their software programs as partners in...

I Hate Sales People! 10 Questions To Know If You Should

“I hate sales people!” I have heard this expression all to often during my work as a software adviser. And, quite frankly it makes my...

How Scarcity Can Impact Nonprofit Software Procurement

Would you agree that nonprofit management is all about juggling resources in the context of scarcity? After all, the mission typically in...

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