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Top 10 Actions To Do To Avoid Software Selection Anxiety
Top 10 Items to Consider To Avoid Anxiety in Software Searches We know! There are simply too many membership management and donor...


Top 10 Questions You Should Ask On A Software Reference Call
Ok, Nonprofit Association Executives. It’s down to the wire in your search for the best damn Nonprofit Donor Database Software system in...


Software ease of use like beauty is in the eyes of the beholder
The Art of Rating Ease of Use of Nonprofit Association Management Software The notion of “Software ease of use” is straight forward. It’s...


How much should you pay for Association Nonprofit Software
How much does AMS membership software cost? And, how much should we budget? In this article, we wanted to explore the money questions we...


Seeking the Best AMS Association Membership Software? Check this out.
Top 10 Checklist To Find Association Membership Software Search We often get the question, “Where do we start our membership management...


Beyond the Search, Be cautious with the search for Association Nonprofit Software
Beyond the Search Engine, there are SmartThoughts for your Association Nonprofit Software It’s a fact. Many consumers take the typical...


5 Ways People Can Be The Problem in Software Failure
Yes, this is one of George Constanza’s, from the TV show Seinfeld's, most famous one liners which many of us have heard before. In this...


3 Social Factors Influencing Your Software Decision Making
This article takes a quick look at three influential impacts on software selection decision making which goes beyond the use of search engin


Deep Thoughts, Decision Making and Buying into Your Own Bias
In college, (many many moons ago) I studied Psychology. And one item I recall is that true self-knowledge involves awareness, but that...


Behind the Psychology of Buying New Nonprofit Software: Shaking the Status Quo
1. Why change? Selecting software is a big decision. You must be more attracted to the potential benefits of change than the present...


Decision fatigue in your software search; need good counsel?
Making the Decision to Buy Software I believe it was Cyrus the Great who said “diversity in counsel, unity in command” meaning that...

Software may seem like a commodity today but culture and support is not
Vendor partner culture matters! In today’s association software market, there are a considerable amount of options. In fact, we have...


Top 10 Signals Your Database is Done
Here are some clear signals that it’s likely time to review new association’s software.

Should you build Membership or Donor software internally?
Recently we have fielded a resurgence of questions from clients evaluating new association membership software options who want to know...


Going Rogue, The Shadow IT path to disparate systems
The number one reason we receive from Nonprofit Executives (501(c)(3) & Associations) today for exploring a new enterprise software...

How to Sell Your Database Software Ideas Internally
The Art of Selling Software Change You may have likely heard it many times in your career, “Oh, I would love to have XYZ Software, but I...


What can 3 Idiots teach us about technology?
While working at a former company, I felt very fortunate to work with a diverse workforce. With this diversity, we are able to benefit...


Starting a Nonprofit? The Power of Voice in Software Selection
We have another year of “The Voice” on TV now. If you are not familiar with the show, The Voice, it is an American reality television...

When Should You Break-Up With Your Membership Software
With Valentine Day drawing near, I stumbled upon an oldie but goodie, “The Break-UP”. If you are not familiar with the movie, The...


Avoid Monkey Jumping to and from Association Software
And so begins the holiday season! CHEERS! ‘Tis a season marked by damp weather, muddy feet and a community sentiment that one must buy...
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