How to Improve the User Experience
User experience (UX) includes everything from a user’s interaction with your nonprofit’s or association’s products or website to their communication with support associates. At the highest level, it’s how a user interacts with your organization in total. Because of that, improving the user experience can be done through numerous different approaches, such as better project …
2017 Tech Trends: Pulse Check
Each year, I look forward to hundreds of journalists’ predictions for the upcoming year’s hottest technology trends. Though they always sound promising, it’s important to keep a pulse on how they’re faring as the year progresses – especially in relation to your nonprofit or association.
Here are some 2017 tech predictions from Forbes, and how some …
Determining the Best Way to Merge Computer Networks
Constant change in the business landscape dictates a need to merge disparate business networks into a single functioning computerized system. Cost and personal preferences aside, there’s a methodology that can be used to more efficiently combine separate computer networks.
Think of system integration as the process of combining different systems, and sub-systems, into a single functioning …
Social Media 101: The Three Cs
Depending on who you speak with, social media can be anything from a huge asset to a major headache. I’ve connected with organizations across the country, and there’s one misconception many folks have in common regarding this technology – social media doesn’t require strategizing and planning. Wrong.
In fact, I’ve seen organizations go from ground zero …
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 …
