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Zack joined Fíonta after beginning his career in the hospitality industry. Zack wore many hats in his role there and has found himself right at home with Fíonta. Zack’s heart lies in the causes of animal welfare and environmentally conscious global practices. Zack graduated from East Carolina University and currently lives in Arlington, VA. He […]

Join Fíonta for a tour through Marketing Cloud Account Engagement’s automation tools and learn how your organization can utilize automation to personalize communications, segment your audience in myriad ways, and free up staff time. We’ll also cover how a little spring cleaning goes a long way and tips for using Marketing Cloud Account Engagement for […]

TL;DR: To keep your organization flexible and secure, avoid short-term thinking that may create technical debt.   If you manage a website or application, you may have heard the phrase “technical debt.” (No, it doesn’t mean you’ve overdrawn your Bitcoin account.) Technical debt is like financial debt for the software that powers your organization.  What is […]

If your association has to cancel in-person conferences and events, do you see it as a disaster or an opportunity? Resist those negative feelings. Remember, necessity is the mother of invention. Look at your cancelled events as an opportunity to design new experiences for attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors—virtual events that generate both revenue and engagement. […]

Teresa has been involved with the end-end implementation of software systems and data migrations for 30 years; in her career, that translates to hundreds of projects. As a Math major who graduated from UVA, Teresa is a very left-brained analytical thinker. She started her career working on very large custom government and commercial systems but […]

Since our inception in 2001, we have worked with organizations advocating and effecting change for historically underserved populations. Not surprisingly, many of our clients have responded to the events of the past several days following the murder of George Floyd by four policemen in Minneapolis with stellar thought pieces and actionable resources. This post will […]

Board members play a critical role in the formation, strategic oversight, and governance of associations and nonprofit organizations. In advance of board meetings, members typically need to review any number of documents – from financial statements and annual reports to changes in the bylaws or policy, and more. Beyond regularly planned meetings, board members need a […]

With over twenty-five years of experience working in nonprofits and associations, Tanya is adept at needs assessment, process management, change management, and implementation. She is enthusiastic about helping her clients address capacity and change – primarily through the use of Salesforce. She is known for her versatility and breadth of technical knowledge. Tanya lives with […]

On June 3, 2020, Drupal 8.9 and Drupal 9 will be released. An upcoming release, especially two releases in one day, surely brings up questions like… How long will my existing site be supported? Why are they being released at the same time? How do I upgrade? Should I upgrade? What’s the meaning of life, etc.? A quick […]

Salesforce offers many powerful declarative (point and click) tools that let you build no-code solutions to your organization’s problems. While you should often prefer declarative solutions, there are indeed many situations in which they are not appropriate.   An even more common occurrence is that problems that were originally simple evolve and outgrow their original solution. Raise your […]