TAUG is TMA Resources Annual Users Group meeting. This year they met in Louisville, and it was, once again, a successful event. I’ve mentioned this users group meeting before, but what I wanted to highlight this year is how TMA Resources treats the consultants who work in the association software space. There are three specific […]
Members Only Software has been running a quarterly giveaway of their association management software to “needy” organizations. According to the press release I received, United Cerebral Palsy of Michigan received their free software last Winter and has been live since April 2007. As I wrote here, “free” software can be a risky proposition for associations,
ARC Solutions is one of the many AMS vendors that I track (full disclosure: one of my clients uses them for their AMS). So I was intrigued and pleasantly surprised to hear that ARC has secured $2 million in venture capital funding to support the roll-out of their new product Polaris. I've seen an early
I had the opportunity to view a demo of the Computility AMS recently. For very small associations, I think the system is worth consideration. Here are the highlights: CRM tool. The system includes a neat area for tracking contacts and follow ups with companies and individuals, and even allows for assigning follow up to other
I was trading emails with my colleague (and fellow AMS consultant) George Breeden recently, and he raised an issue that I’ve long felt was missing from essentially every AMS vendor out there. George put it this way: The vendors should be taking proactive steps to maintain and build the relationships, not just in a reactive
I spent the day at the Users Group meeting for JL Systems last week. JL is introducing a new product, called “New NOAH” (as far as I can tell). The system is fully browser-based (which is a change from their Access-based legacy system) and is based on the DotNetNuke development framework. This is significant because
Avectra recently released version 2.0 of netFORUM and several of their existing clients are now working through the process of upgrading. Christy Gemuendt, Project Manager, Healthcare Assn. of NY State, had the following things to say about their upgrade (posted with her permission): Overall, the upgrade went very smoothly. There were very few "showstoppers" found
I recently sat in a demo for ISSI's IMPAK software. I've been working with ISSI since 2002. I've always said that ISSI offers more "bang for your buck" (i.e., functionality for the dollar) than just about any AMS on the market, and the latest offering didn't disappoint. During the demo, three things jumped out at
A vendor asked me the following: "What are the top 5 most useful or most valuable reports that you've seen from an AMS?" My response: I think the top five will vary based on three things: type of membership (trade vs. professional vs. hybrid); largest source of non-dues revenue (e.g., events, certification, products, fundraising, other);
ARC Solutions is a small but growing AMS provider located in Washington, DC. One of my clients purchased their original product (the MAP) so I've had some extensive experience using the product and working with the company. ARC recently secured $1 million in funding from two venture capital firms to help develop their new product, Polaris.