The end of 2009 marked the end of my first decade as a consultant. In that time I’ve consulted with over 100 associations, ranging in size from 1 staff to over 700 staff. Ten years is a long time, especially in the technology realm. As I look back over those ten years, I see there […]
ASAE’s Annual Technology Conference is February 10-12, 2010, at the Walter E Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. You can learn more about it here. I’ll be speaking twice at the tech conference: Once on selecting an AMS for “small” associations, and in a lightening round of 15 key data management tips for leveraging your
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Very often I learn my clients are managing data in a way that is “easier” for now, but winds up creating much more work later. Some immediate examples: Using a third party registration company to manage meeting registration (less work) and importing the attendance data back into the primary database (more work). Managing lists of
I like to give props to association management software (AMS) vendors when they do something really smart. Here’s another great idea from an AMS vendor. I recently had the opportunity to see an extended demo of DAXKO Connect, DAXKO’s association management software product. During the demo, DAKXO highlighted their “DAXKO ideas” portal (which you can
On Tuesday, January 26, 2010, I’ll be moderating a panel of three association software CEOs for ASAE’s Online Conference for Small Staff Associations. (You can see the entire agenda here.) If you had a chance to ask any question of the CEO of an association management system software company, what would you ask? Put your
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