Change is usually accompanied by some pain along with a sizable amount of opportunity. With Blackbaud’s recently announced changes regarding Crystal Reports and Raiser’s Edge NXT, clients will have a good bit of both. There will surely be some challenges in sorting...
Read moreEffects of Expansion: Nonprofit Vendors & Third-Party Support
A client recently asked about my thoughts on the nonprofit software industry. Specifically, they wondered, “Are the leading software providers in our space still relevant in terms of being end-to-end providers?” This question brought back memories of watching the...
Read moreCloud-based Solutions: Separating Fact from Fiction
Over the years, I’ve heard from a number of nonprofit clients expressing their desire to move to The Cloud to take advantage of Software/Platform-as-a-Service (Saas/PaaS) offerings. While these technologies are being marketed as the hip new thing, the concepts...
Read moreHappy 10th Anniversary to Blackbaud CRM
This month marks the 10th anniversary for the first Blackbaud CRM go-live! I can’t believe it’s already been a decade since I celebrated the go-live of Blackbaud CRM (BBEC) with my friends at Heifer International. Since that time, Heifer has been joined by...
Read moreThe Importance of Balance
As I reflect on the past 12 years of my non-profit technology career, and more specifically the last four years at Zuri Group, I am struck by the similarities found in both the Higher Education Advancement and Healthcare fundraising spaces: specifically, the question...
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