Successful Association leaders are those who think strategically. If you are a leader whose organization is considering a major digital change, careful planning is necessary to ensure success. Your plan needs to incorporate vision, insight, reality, and your constituents. The following six steps can help you navigate your next digital…
On a recent ASAE Collaborate thread, an association leader for a small organization broached the subject of outsourcing a variety of functions. “Alice” said they currently outsource accounting and payroll. So, she requested assistance finding outsource outlets for the following: Front Line Membership (resetting passwords, purchasing membership) Membership Renewals (reminders,…
One of the universal activities common to all associations is planning meetings, big and small. Using effective planning apps are paramount in keeping your team informed, connected, and collaborating. Many organizations use Google Calendar, Trello, or Jira to manage their planning activities. While those apps are good, if you are…
If you currently use Skype for Business or Office 365, you have probably heard that Microsoft is planning to replace Skype. The heir apparent to that program is Teams. As both a Microsoft partner and a user of the program, we can tell you that there is nothing to fear…
“What was months and weeks is now days and hours” The 4th Industrial Revolution is all about the “rapidness” of software solutions. What used to take months and years now takes hours and days to accomplish. To do this we need to leverage new tools and adopt a new way of thinking. Recently we applied this idea to a client request that we…
Within the Association landscape there are multiple AMS (association management software) solutions. That scope narrows significantly when looking at progressive software models that promote the idea of digital transformation. The two most robust and popular Business Platforms used by associations then comes down to Microsoft Dynamics and Salesforce, but which…
In today’s association marketplace, most people in the industry understand the basic functions of an AMS (association management software) solution. At its core it is a database that houses membership, event, and basic accounting data. Starting in 2005, progressive associations started learning about what the Fortune 500 companies where…
We are expanding our leadership team as a part of Altai’s continued growth and commitment to innovation. Therefore, we are excited to announce that as of January 1, 2019, Altai’s newest partner is Grant Costello! Journey to Partner Grant started as a Consultant with Altai in 2010. As time progressed,…
As a Partner and Co-Founder of Altai, I want to let you know that you are going to see a lot about digital transformation coming from us over the next year. You may ask “What’s going on?” Digital transformation is all about reacting to velocity of change. The loom took…
The Higher Logic Super Forum is one of today’s fastest growing industry events. Attendees are always eager to learn and hungry for new ways to engage with members. We were honored to again be a Platinum Sponsor of the event and would like to take a few minutes to reflect…
This Fall we exhibited at both AMS Fest in Washington, DC and the 2018 ICE Exchange in Austin, TX. At both events we offered drawings for Amazon gift cards. We are excited to announce our winners! Our AMS Fest 2018 winner was Phaedra Stoger, who works at the National Council…
As an association business platform that uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 as its foundation, we wanted to let you know what some of the latest enhancements to the platform include: Enhancements to Dynamics 365 applications include hundreds of new capabilities across Marketing, Customer Service, Portals, Omni-channel Engagement Hub, Field Service, Project Service,…