Associations
tremendously benefit from iMIS’ modularity and breadth of business
software offerings. iMIS has even more to
offer associations that have a foundation. Using one system and
leveraging a set of user licenses, the association and foundation can
approach their business software system planning and budgeting needs
together, but with the expectation of getting a system that is designed
to handle their unique differences. While the association and
foundation might use the core relationship management system in a
similar manner, the association side might employ a module that allows
for the purchase of products online while the foundation utilizes a
module that accepts donations.
Both entities can benefit from a deeper understanding of member
behavior through leveraging iMIS’ rich
report writing capability and built-in analysis tools.
Associations and foundations can take their data collectively or
individually to identify and target potential volunteers, donors, or
members based on past activities and interactions with either the
association or the foundation and from this create incentives and
initiatives to convert prospects to members or turn loyal members into
donors. Through investing in one system that handles both
association and foundation needs, a greater understanding of the total
market and the data for making effective business decisions can be
realized through using the iMIS system.
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iMIS works for associations and foundations
because of its flexibility in its licensing structure. The core
relationship and financial management core of the iMIS system may be licensed for staff administrators
that exist in the association and the foundation while application
modules are only licensed for the number of people that will use the
functionality within a department. This allows the association and
foundation to leverage the total cost of ownership, share the same
customer data structure and system tools, but outfit their workgroups
with the specific tools that they need in a cost effective manner.
Associations with a foundation also benefit from the iMIS' Software
Update Plan which allows both organizations to receive system and
application module enhancements in a manner that is easy for an IT
department or service provider to implement. Rather than tracking
changes and updates for both organizations, the iMIS Software Update Plan will
provide new features, fixes, and functionality through one download or
CD that is easily installed to affect the entire system
