Search

Devika Bhatt
Devika started her Salesforce journey while in graduate school. She earned her Salesforce Administrator, Community Cloud, AppBuilder, and Sharing and Visibility Architect certifications and has experience working with nonprofits and associations with a focus on memberships, events, and education/certifications. Devika believes in building powerful, long-lasting solutions to enable nonprofits and associations to leverage technology efficiently and […]

All About...Salesforce: December 2020
As the year is winding down, now is a great time to reflect on how we as people and our organizations have evolved and changed during such a challenging year. I have been forced by the pandemic to work in a fully remote environment which made me tailor my habits to ensure I can focus […]

On-demand webinar: Reduce member churn: Using (Einstein) predictive analytics to anticipate and avoid membership renewal risk
Overview This on-demand webinar discusses and illustrates how you can use data science and predictive models to anticipate and prevent member churn for maximum retention and growth. We demonstrate the use of custom prediction model building with Einstein Prediction Builder to identify member risk at both the aggregate and granular level, with recommended action plans […]

6 web development pitfalls to avoid
In make-believe land, technology projects come in under budget, ahead of schedule, and without any unforeseen issues. Let’s be honest here…in the real world, tech projects can be challenging. We’re dealing with all the wants and needs for the new tool, technical (and maybe emotional!) baggage from past projects, sometimes multiple systems that all need […]

Deborah Ben-Moshe
With 20 years of experience, Deborah is a skilled team and project leader dedicated to serving nonprofits, associations, and government agencies. As the director of strategic initiatives, she focuses on ensuring our intentional growth is focused and planned. She manages two strategic teams in this role – digital services and Accent, Fíonta’s managed services practice. […]

All About...Salesforce: November 2020
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and I have much on my mind. I’m thankful for this opportunity for conversation and to have worked on many meaningful projects this year. Between now and the end of the year we will see family members possibly for the first time since COVID began. Please be safe and […]

David Manuel
David is a 15x Salesforce Certified Salesforce architect, problem-solver, and activist. He loves to solve thorny problems in novel domains, expose hidden connections, and leverage a little to achieve a lot. David joined Fíonta from a career in the nonprofit sector, having worked for over a decade in the LGBTQ-equality movement in operations roles ranging […]

Expressing gratitude
The act of gratitude – of acknowledgement and appreciation of the mundane to the extraordinary – has been valued by early philosophers like Cicero and Seneca the Younger to present-day neuroscientists and millions in between. Dr. Robert Emmons has studied the effects of gratitude on physical health, on psychological well-being, and on our relationships with others for […]

Featured Fíontan: Meet Katie Jones
You’ve been with Fíonta for two years. How did you first hear about us? I wasn’t exactly looking to change jobs, but Mark reached out to me on LinkedIn and was so charming in his email that I decided to go ahead and talk with him. Lol. And after I talked to a few people, it […]

Reduce web hosting costs with a sitewide audit
Web hosting plans are tiered primarily based on site traffic – specifically the number of visitors and pages served per month. If you are migrating to a new host, or your current host is bumping you to a higher tier because your traffic exceeds your current limit, there are steps you can take to reduce […]