Finding the Right Technology Partner Can Be Like Speed Dating!
Choosing the right technology can feel like a round of speed dating. Teetering between too much information and not enough, while determining what is essential versus a “nice to have,” can be downright exhausting. However, while the market is certainly inundated with solution providers, try not to worry – the right technology to meet your …
How to Choose an LMS That’s Right for Your Association
According to Community Brands 2018 Member Education and Career Development Report, 85 percent of members want organizations to provide continuing education opportunities. However, implementing a learning program with a corresponding learning management system (LMS) is easier said than done. With more than 700 learning management solutions in the marketplace, choosing the right one poses a …
The Future of Streaming – Get Ahead of the Curve
For 22 years, everyone who’s connected to the internet has experienced the wonderful functionality of Adobe Flash. Flash has been a dominant force of technology in video and advertisement delivery. As its usage increased, so came the hackers. Basically, the quantity of exploits to the technology surpassed the ability (or decision) for Adobe to keep …
Taking Your Nonprofit or Association to the Cloud
If your nonprofit or association has been slow to adopt the latest in cloud computing, here are some thoughts on how to best present cloud technology concerns related to security and usability; along with some cloud computing pros and cons.
Security
A chief concern for nonprofit or association management is securely storing the data related to the …
A Future of Data
I recently posted a tweet –
“Waiting on my cloud-based intelligence to provide actionable data feeds to my built-in HUD… #2030Tech, #WhyNot, #DreamIt”
As I envision a future of technology and see what we already have available to us, I imagine a world where our future generations will have personalized business intelligence working in the background to …
Meet Your Constituents Where They Are: On Social Media!
Your nonprofit or association has mastered the process of engaging your constituency using a message board, and now you’re ready to take a dive into the social media messaging pool.
Your budget hasn’t changed, and the board is wary as ever of approving additional expenditures, so you’re looking for the most cost-effective means to get your …
5 Security Tips for Your Nonprofit Accepting Online Payments
Community Brands brings you this information from our partner, BluePay, which offers fast, easy and secure payment processing solutions to fit every organization’s needs. Whether a nonprofit or association, BluePay is the all-in-one credit card processing company for any business. This post first appeared on #Onward, the YourMembership blog.
Over the years, the Internet has provided …
Only 13 Days Left to Register for Tech Conference of the Year!
The countdown is SO ON! Our first ever Community Brands conference – Xperience 2018 – is just 13 days away!
To get you excited about attending, we thought it would be fun to take a look at the event by the numbers …
# 1 association and nonprofit technology event of the year!
4 inspiring days …
5 Reasons We Can’t Wait for 18NTC in NOLA
It’s almost time for the Nonprofit Technology Network’s annual Nonprofit Technology Conference, and we could not be more excited! This year’s event, held this Wednesday through Friday, April 11 through 13 in the beautiful city of New Orleans, offers more than 120 educational sessions. The only downside to the conference will be that we can’t …
Mobile First by Design
Want to better engage your younger association members to build a stronger member base going into the future? Consider letting go of the “antiquated” concept of the desktop – or even laptop – computer and embrace the notion of mobility in the workplace. Like it or not, the sheer number of mobile users continues to …