I agree with Kimo that Civi can be a good solution - with emphasis on 'with a bit of training' and add using a Civi experienced hosting company. Civi has a startup bump which while not overly steep, should not be ignored -- if you don't plan on the time/effort and having someone responsible to answer questions of new users, you will have issues using the system -- if planned for, it is an excellent solution for many non-profits. A number in the area use it. Rich/webmaster On 11/24/2015 1:35 PM, B. Kimo Lee wrote: > Hi Adreinne, > > I missed the words "small non-profit" in your original post on my first read. > It doesn't look like anyone mentioned this in previous Access-related posts, so I'm > going to throw it out there since I do this kind of consulting. > > Since you are a nonprofit, have you considered the open source CRM for nonprofits called > "CiviCRM"? > > CiviCRM is a full-fledged fundraising and CRM database system specifically for nonprofit > organizations. It runs within Joomla or Drupal sites so if you already have a site based > on those CMS systems, or are in need of a new website, you might look into it. You could > also create a Joomla site without content (to start) so you can run CiviCRM. > > In my experience, there are many, many small nonprofits still doing things the old way, > with Excel spreadsheets, mail merging, Outlook for emailings, etc. At least you're on a > database, so you're one step up from spreadsheets. > > What CiviCRM does is integrate your fundraising database into your web site so all of > your staff can view your donor database from a centralized solution online. Because it > is integrated into your website — with a bit of training — you can quite easily manage > and interact with your donors and members, create fundraising campaigns which are > integrated into the site, manage events (free and paid), create personal campaign pages, > do email marketing, generate custom reports, manage cases, etc. > > You would definitely need a secure server to encrypt the data, regular PCI scans, and > some kind of a maintenance plan to make sure the software is kept up to date with > security patches. > > I partner with HeronGrace.com <http://HeronGrace.com> who could help you with grant > writing if you need to fund a project/migration such as this. > > Please let me know if you have questions about CiviCRM. > https://civicrm.org/ > > Best, > Kimo > > > > AZURELINK :: "Simply Connected!" > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Web Site Design & Scalable, Managed Web Hosting > Joomla! 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They're now looking to upgrade a few of their older computers but I'm >> confused about what the transition to newer versions of MS Office (with lots of >> emphasis on web apps and cloud services) will mean for the database. >> >> For instance, this article (If you're looking at Office 365, and you use Microsoft >> Access, look harder >> <https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140625115126-4665957-if-you-re-looking-at-office-365-and-you-use-microsoft-access-look-harder>) is >> pretty old but it did raise some questions for me that I haven't been able to resolve. >> >> Mostly I'm wondering if Access 2016 will be able to open and use the existing database >> without needing to migrate anything to cloud servers? The database contains >> HIPAA-protected information... >> >> Is it likely that the other users on the network who will still be using Access 2010 >> after the transition will run into compatibility problems on their end? 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