Andy Burns

CiviCRM is not your average CRM you’ll find searching on Google. What do I mean? It isn’t like other proprietary CRM’s where you put down your credit card and start using in some fashion. It’s an open source CRM that allows flexibility and control over how it is deployed. You get to make decisions, yay! […]

Did you do the CiviCRM double step upgrade dance recently? Today a security version was released, which means you need to upgrade. No, this really cannot be ignored for responsible custodians of their CiviCRM install. If this isn’t part of your routine maintenance plan, start now to and work with your in-house CRM expert or

When you’re a nonprofit executive, you can choose to rent or own your CRM software. It’s a major decision that will have ripple effects for years to come, so how do you decide prudently? When you rent a house, you don’t need to think about the plumbing, house layout design or what furniture you’d like

Most Content Management Systems progress through certain versions sequentially but Drupal 7 is an interesting case. Take Drupal 9, it actually has an end of life (EOL) that’s earlier than Drupal 7! Drupal 7 is very powerful when you have qualified people to make use of it. There’s no doubt about it. And it fits

There are times when I get looped into some conversations about X versus Y versus Z tool on rather sparse reasoning.   These are usually borne out of the following reasons: I say “too often,” because it’s #1 and #2 that covers the majority of these conversations. #3 is a different case and should be handled

No matter what data management system you choose, one critical point is for it to be a critical tool for your key stakeholders. Your Executive Director, Communications Director, Development Director, Community Organizer, other staff roles and a whole host of volunteers all have their different and important needs that you have to account for when