Five Tips for Staying Current with Your Technology
There is a wise old saying by Heraclitus, “Change is the only constant in life.” This is especially true in technology, which is so much a part of our daily lives – personally and professionally. It’s important for your organization to stay current, stay supported, and take advantage of new features, recommendations, security, and maintenance …
Are Nonprofits and Associations Susceptible to Cyberattacks?
You’ve clicked the link to your favorite website – maybe it’s one you rely on daily to get your work accomplished, or maybe it’s even your nonprofit’s or association’s site. You wait for the initial screen to display on your monitor or mobile device. Your attention is pulled away momentarily (multitasking?) and then you return …
Top 10 Reasons to Attend AUDC 2017
Our 2017 Abila User and Developer Conference (AUDC) is right around the corner, April 11 to April 13 in Nashville, Tennessee. Have you booked your ticket to Music City? If not, below is The Top 10 List for AUDC and why this is definitely an event you don’t want to miss!
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Six Ways to Collect Member Feedback
Want to know what your members, donors, or other constituents think about you? Ask!
Collecting and acting upon constituent feedback is important for associations and nonprofits, because it can provide insight into improving members’ and donors’ experiences, thus increasing satisfaction, engagement, and retention. And, besides being a great way to measure satisfaction, collecting feedback can also help you …
Playing it SAF(e) with Agile
One size does not always fit all. A strategy that works with T-shirts and other types of clothing may not be what is best for your organization. This is true for Agile Methodology. Whereas, the basic Agile principles may always apply to your development business needs, how you specifically apply these principles to your day-to-day …
How Technology Can Help Improve Efficiency and Make our Work Life Easier
I remember back when I was in high school, I had a TRS-80 Color Computer, a rudimentary word processing program, and a slow-as-molasses dot matrix printer that I used to produce all of my school reports. (I know. I’m dating myself.) But, at the time, it felt like I had the most advanced computer system …
Win an Abila Excellence Award!
Is your association or nonprofit doing really cool things with the help of an Abila product? Maybe you’re impacting member retention with our learning management software. Or gaining valuable member insights through our association management system. Or enhancing the member experience through an online community.
We want to hear about it and celebrate it! It’s that …
Master of the (Agile) Scrum
In rugby, a scrum is where the players restart play on opposing sides, bodies interlocked and heads down, pushing forward and trying to gain possession of a ball by kicking it backward towards their own side of the field. My favorite definition of scrum is, “A disordered or confused situation involving a number of people.” When …
#Socialnomics: 5 Habits of Digital Leaders
What happens in Vegas, stays on YouTube …
Social media isn’t going anywhere. In fact, its impact is growing exponentially. ASAE Tech 2016 started off on a high note this year with opening keynote speaker, Erik Qualman and his session, “Digital Leaders Are Made, Not Born.” Millennials currently make up one-third of today’s workforce, but believe …
