Studies show that tech savvy employees are more productive, engaged and satisfied but how do you turn your tech-shy staff member into a productive tech-savvy employee? AT to the rescue! Based on the positive feedback we received from the live IT Basics Bootcamp series, we will be offering the IT Basics Bootcamp again. However now we are offering it on-demand. We are excited to announce the AT Training Program. The subscription includes the following for your entire team:
- Access to all AT training videos including IT Basics, productivity tools and AMS training
- Access to four live online training events each year
- 25% discount on any small group custom or personalized training
- The ability to enroll users in the IT Basics Certification Series which includes the videos and a final exam
Please contact Jim Meyers (jmeyers@assctech.com) for more information.
What our clients said about our first IT Basics Boot Camp:
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| "The IT Basics program is broken down into segments that are then presented in a way that is understandable to the casual user. There are many tips and tricks along the way that I may not have known or forgot were there. I evaluate a program on the ability to teach me something new and to bring the forgotten to the forefront of my mind. IT Basics has done just that. Great job to everyone involved." |
"Association Technologies staff are incredibly knowledgeable and have an obvious passion for the information in which they specialize."
"I learned a number of shortcuts that I'll be able to implement in my day-to-day work to save time and increase efficiency." |
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| Conference Recap by Cindy Meyers |
I had the opportunity to attend NiUG’s 2022 Discovery Day Conference and ASI’s iNNOVATIONS Conference back-to-back in Arlington, VA a couple of weeks ago. It was three days packed with learning and I walked away with lots of knowledge and very motivated for what’s coming next in iMIS, specifically iMIS EMS, aka, iMIS Cloud.
The conferences really underscored the fact that iMIS EMS is not just giving you the staff site and taking away the desktop. There are a lot of new and exciting features that really support the needs of not-for-profits and cater directly to their unique business model.
The new and robust form-building feature, updated Bootstrap offerings, enhanced IQA capabilities that allow more linking and drill-down capabilities and more sophisticated filtering, simplified refunds and other financial transactions, ACH payment option, painless upgrades and so much more all sent the message that ASI understands the association world and is truly software that was built by association experts for association experts.
And, beyond that, partners are making it easier and more efficient to use industry tailored add-ons that do some pretty amazing things as well.
What does your road to iMIS EMS look like?
What new features of iMIS EMS will most benefit your organization?
How do you prepare to move to the Cloud?
What tools might make your work so much easier and more efficient?
AT would love to show you! |
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We are honored to be this month’s Association Technologies Partner Showcase highlight! We value the partnership we have with them and are proud to have been partners with them for the last several years!
Who/What Is NiUG - We are the largest independent, not-for-profit, iMIS user's group. It is our vision to create and maintain a platform where the iMIS community can: share information, easily connect with one another, and continuously gain knowledge through accessible educational tools and networking experiences. Our organization started in 1996, with a handful of iMIS Users and consultants coming together in the Northeast, and we are now an International organization with thousands of iMIS Users as active members.
We offer several benefits to our members such as:
- iMISInsider.niug.org - here to answer your iMIS questions and share information with other iMIS users all over the world
- NiUG’s Learning Center - 24/7 economical and/or complimentary training for all skill levels and departments
- NiUG’s App & Add-On Toolbox - your search area for all the apps and add-ons available for iMIS and RiSE to make your staff and organization more efficient
- NiUG Connection - the iMIS communities’ quarterly newsletter filled with articles, tips & tricks and more!
- NiUG Vodcast and Blog - If you need to review resources that are here to inform or provide needed data, check out the Blogs section. If you want to listen while you work OR workout, our Podcasts are a great way to get quick information, details, tips, and tricks!
- FREE Webinars - broadcast 1-3 times a month.
- iMIS/RiSE Training - our events are available to increase your iMIS/RiSE knowledge, whether basic training or advanced, we have topics for all skill levels and we cover various iMIS versions being used. We have in-person, virtual and webinar events available for iMIS users. In fact, we just recently implemented Association Technologies - AT Virtualizer - to integrate both Zoom and Go-To-Webinar with our iMIS events. It has saved our staff so much time and we highly recommend it!
- CAE Provider of ASAE so many of our webinars and sessions can be used to qualify for CAE or toward your CAE renewal.
Be sure to check us out! |
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This month the spotlight is on one member of our development team (Brian Hines) and the leadership team (Bryan Hartsock, Jim Meyers and Mark Granquist) The dev team focuses on software development and custom integrations for our clients while the leadership team focuses on all parts of the business and collectively keeps the wheels on the AT bus spinning and the engine humming.
We asked the team a few questions to help you get to know them a little better and they said...
If given a chance, who would you like to be for a day?
- Brian: Over the years, I've learned to manage my neurosis well. I'm not sure I want to deal with anyone else's, even for a day. 🙂
- Bryan: An astronaut in space.
- Jim: My Dad – he was my hero!
- Mark: Insert pro-golfer name here…probably Rory or Speith
What are your top three life highlights?
- Brian:
- College. I loved everything about it.
- Growing up close to my extended family. As a kid, I would see all my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins every week.
- Buying a home before the weight of late-stage capitalism + fiat money became too much to bear.
- Bryan: Marring my wife, having kids, and surviving kids.
- Jim: First in my family to graduate college, marrying Cindy, births of my two beautiful daughters!
- Mark: Getting married, having my three kids and the newest addition…becoming a grandparent.
Before working at AT, what was the most unusual or interesting job you've ever had?
- Brian: I worked in the mail room at the national headquarters of a sorority.
- Bryan: I used to work at a local butcher shop. It was a great job to learn about the different cuts and how to handle them.
- Jim: Can’t decide between bartending or night custodian during college…
- Mark: So many choices…probably costume/magic store or fresh fish market…both in Champaign during college
People would be surprised if they knew...
- Brian: I loved that first Lady Gaga album. The rest of her stuff...meh..
- Bryan: In my early 20’s I use to skydive. It taught me to push past my comfort zone and manage the fear. Besides a great life lesson it’s a crazy adrenaline rush.
- Jim: I won Senior Showman for showing one of my steers in a 4H fair.
- Mark: I went to school to be a professional pilot.
Where is the best place you've traveled to and why?
- Brian: San Juan, PR - the beach was beautiful, and the rum was cheap.
- Bryan: Positano, Italy. We were able to celebrate my daughter’s birthday while enjoying the Mediterranean and the local culture.
- Jim: Any place in Europe. Why? Have you been there?!?
- Mark: Impossible question but I’ll pick the Green Turtle Club in the Bahamas. Super remote, great food, amazing beaches, tiny island.
If you could only eat one meal for the rest of your life, what would it be?
- Brian: Fried chicken with creamed squash, black-eyed peas, and pickled beets.
- Bryan: Steak
- Jim: Roasted chicken, potatoes, and any green vegetable
- Mark: Sea Bass with Jasmine Rice and veggies
What is your favorite family holiday tradition?
- Brian: Christmas is my favorite. There's an endless array of homemade treats, from sweet to savory. I love food.
- Bryan: For each person’s birthday dinner, we have a tradition of telling our favorite things about the birthday person. It has become one the most excited aspects of each person’s birthday.
- Jim: Taking our daughters to see a neighborhood Christmas display that tells the original Christmas story. It has been put up every year for the last 60, and then driving around to see big light displays.
- Mark: Every year we make our “Swedish Feast”. It is based on my grandparent’s Christmas dinners when I was kid. We have Korv (potato sausage), Bond-ost cheese, Swedish meatballs and so much more.
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Congratulations to the Granquist family on the birth of Theodore Henry Granquist who was born on Saturday, September 3rd at 12:21am. Theo joined the world at 22 inches tall and weighing 8 pounds, 9.6 ounces.
Paige and Chris are enjoying every moment with their new bundle of joy and the whole team at AT is enjoying the photo updates, special Teams appearances by Theo and calling Mark grandpa. |
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| How Associations Can Use the Metaverse in Future Events |
Metaverse technology is in its infancy, but it still presents interesting opportunities for meeting planners. Here’s what associations can do to create “metaversal experiences” with existing technology.
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| Prioritize Financial Health with a Tech Upgrade |
It pays to replace aging AMS systems with modern association platforms. Here are some areas in which you may experience unexpected gains.
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We have an extensive archive of industry related articles
available on our website, click HERE to access them.
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| Take a Byte ASAE22: A Digital Annual Meeting Digest |
Location: Virtual
Take a Byte ASAE22: The Digital Annual Meeting will offer access to the ASAE community members who are unable to attend the ASAE Annual Meeting in-person in Nashville. ASAE is proud to present a digital offering to a virtual audience at the very accessible price of $399 (members) and $499 (nonmembers).
Features:
- 60-day access beginning on Monday, August 29, 2022
- 18 On-demand education sessions including three Main Stage events
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| HighRoad Solutions Webinar: Closing the loop with attribution reports |
| Everyone loves reports and dashboards. Marketers LOVE attribution reports but cringe when someone asks them to put one together. Why? Because it can be a headache to pull different reports and charts and data sets and stitch together the right narrative. It doesn’t have to be complicated if you have the right data flowing between systems and the right tool to pull all the data points together. Join us and we’ll show you what you need to build attribution reports that illustrate your campaign results, and paint a picture of success. |
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| OCTOBER |
| 26 |
| 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM EDT |
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| PREDICT - Acumen User Conference |
Location: 3030 Conference Center, 3030 Potomac Avenue, Alexandria, VA
Join us for insightful sessions from our data-loving staff and association thought leaders focused on helping every level of your association leverage Acumen and data analytics more successfully.
Walk away inspired, refreshed and ready to take your data and analytics journey to the next level.
**AT will be sponsoring, attending and exhibiting at the conference, we hope to see you there! ** |
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| Webinar: NiUG Partners Product Showcase |
Location: Online
Join us as we show you some extraordinary products that can help you and your organization achieve amazing results while using iMIS! This online product showcase will provide you with information on some of the many products that can work with iMIS and RiSE. Come see this showcase to enhance your use of iMIS and help take your offerings to the next level, save you time and stress, and add efficiency to your processes and offerings to your constituents. This online event is complimentary to everyone in the iMIS Community! In fact, it is FREE for members, non-members, iMIS Solution Providers, Consultants and preferred Vendors. |
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| NOVEMBER - DECEMBER |
| 30 - 1 |
| 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM CST |
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| Association Forum's Holiday Showcase |
Location: Hilton Chicago
For more than 30 years, Holiday Showcase has been the place for our association community to celebrate achievements, network with colleagues and friends, and build for the future. Join us as together we learn, share, and lead our industry into 2023, more resilient and better prepared to propel our organizations into a prosperous new year! |
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