Unlock Efficiency & Growth: The Case for Associations to Embrace Association Management Software

Unlock Efficiency & Growth: The Case for Associations to Embrace Association Management Software In today's fast-paced world, associations face a myriad of challenges and opportunities. The digital revolution has transformed the way we connect, communicate, and collaborate, leading to a... Continue Reading

9 Tips for Passing the CAE Exam

AMPLIFY // NEWS We believe associations create change, in their communities, in their industries, and in the world. We believe in the power of associations. To best serve and partner with associations, more than 25% of our staff has earned their Certified Association Executive... Continue Reading

Chamber of Commerce Membership Software

AMPLIFY // DEEP DIVES How Novi AMS Empowers Chambers to Grow Their Membership Association Management Software for Chambers of Commerce Finding the time to engage your diverse membership while accomplishing everyday tasks can be challenging. Without cloning yourself or hiring... Continue Reading

The Association Podcast Featuring Pete Zimek

AMPLIFY // DEEP DIVES The Associations Podcast This month, our friends at The Association Podcast hosted our CEO & Founder, Pete Zimek! In this episode, Pete shares the founding story of Novi, our philosophies, our approach to technology, and how Novi delivers on... Continue Reading

State of Associations Panel Review

This month, a group of association experts gathered to talk about the current state of associations. Read on to learn what they had to say. Continue Reading

Building a Best-in-Class Digital Ecosystem

No matter how hard an AMS tries, it can’t be all things to all people.  That’s ok.  With the explosion of cloud technology, there have never been more options for organizations to enhance the various parts of their operations with task-specific software.  The ASAE tech community calls this the “best Continue Reading

QuickBooks Desktop vs QuickBooks Online

Find out what a group of Novi customers - accountants & association executives - had to say about QuickBooks Desktop compared to QuickBooks Online. Continue Reading

Growing An Association In The Middle Of A Pandemic

Transitioning from one AMS to another can seem daunting. Mary shares how taking the leap has impacted her workflow... Continue Reading

Half the Work and Twice the Size

Jason has a career filled with working in around the engineering and manufacturing sector in Georgia. Through the years, he had a suspicion that there was something missing – those suspicions were confirmed … the workers in the state needed a venue to learn from and share with each other. Continue Reading

How A Website Upgrade Drove Member Engagement

Lee Rogers knows a lot about association membership having spent years as the Membership Committee chair for the Apartment Association of Greater Orlando (AAGO). Continue Reading

Case Study: How AOBA Stays Connected To Its Members During the Pandemic

The heartbeat of an association is its members, and in the midst of a global pandemic, providing more member value and better communications channels became essential for the Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington (AOBA). Continue Reading

How the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association Cut Back to 40-hour work weeks.

Judy Keller from the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association sat down with our CEO, Pete Zimek, to tell us about what they were looking for in a new AMS, how they found Novi and what their worklife has been like since making the switch one year ago. Continue Reading

What Is Your Custom Field?

For the Georgia Apartment Association (and likely yours too) member data drives key functions of the association such as dues, membership goals, and key reporting on industry statistics. Continue Reading

"Tech Challenged" Member Discovers Editing His Member Directory Profile Is "Too Easy"

When Meg Palumbo told one of her members that his member directory listing had been upgraded and that he could log in to update his profile, he responded by saying he was “technologically challenged” and wanted to meet in person. Continue Reading

Dues Rules That Improved One Member's Experience

Mr. Lopez is a valued member of AANM. Unfortunately, our prior AMS made helping Mr. Lopez correctly take care of his dues invoices problematic. He wasn’t as technologically savvy as some other members and a language barrier and hesitance to inquire about multiple invoices resulted in errors. Continue Reading

From Limited Time To Limitless Possibilities

Holli is passionate about her work, doing whatever it takes to make ends meet – but this could come at a price. Holli took work home with her virtually every night, exchanging family dinners and much-needed relaxation for sleepless nights and headaches. Continue Reading

Less Time Bookkeeping, More Time Serving Members

Messy accounting and an inadequate technology platform make for a weak association. As an association executive, nothing is more embarrassing than having the Board of Directors draw attention to these shortcomings, especially in strategic planning. Continue Reading

Small Staff Association With Large Staff Expectations

In a small staff association, time is a rare, highly sought after form of currency – every minute counts. This never rang truer than for the Apartment Association of New Mexico, a small staff association with large staff expectations. Continue Reading

Transforming Ideas Into Actions

Adam Skolnik, Executive Director for the Maryland Multi-Housing Association, had an idea. His membership, comprised of apartment communities and those that serve them, needed qualified maintenance technicians. Alongside this need, residents of the Baltimore area required jobs that paid living wages. Continue Reading

Don't Think You Have The Budget? Neither Did They.

For Josh Gold, seeing the power of Novi AMS for the first time was like being hit by a tidal wave - in a good way! In comparison to Novi AMS, his association's current software was outdated and far too robust for their needs, with complicated features and minimal automation. Continue Reading

Increase Your Associations Email Deliverability with These Tips

Communicating to members via email is a hot topic in the association and chamber space -- and it's no wonder! Email marketing has been shown to have higher conversion rates than both social media and search engines. Continue Reading

Tools & Tips For Keeping Your Member Data Clean

Dirty Data costs associations thousands of dollars each year. Learn how to identify your dirty data and tips for keeping it clean! Continue Reading

3 Ways To Use Google MyMaps with Member Data

Online mapping tools are web-based programs you can use to generate custom maps using location data. These tools are used to create a wide variety of map types, such as heat and survey maps. Many mapping programs are free or have a free trial version. Continue Reading

How To Create Member Maps with Google MyMaps

Determine what data you want to visualize. Depending on your organization’s needs, you may want a simple snapshot of all members, or segment it down into certain member types or attributes. Continue Reading

Asana for Project Management

If your association is looking for a way to better manage events, publications or onboarding new members or staff, Asana may be a good option for you! Continue Reading

How One Chamber Led Its Community Through the Coronavirus Crisis

The Coronavirus pandemic has created a need for organizations to quickly find ways to support their members' most basic needs.  Many associations and chambers of commerce are uniquely suited to help bring people and organizations together (even at six feet apart). Continue Reading

Tools for a Healthy Remote Environment

We recently held a roundtable for our customers on taking their associations remote. In conjunction with our own remote techstack, see what our customers said are the tools that they found most helpful. Continue Reading

QuickBooks Plus vs QuickBooks Advanced

With so much Intuit marketing behind QuickBooks Online Advanced, people often ask me if it's truly worth it. Like so many other things in life, "it depends." Continue Reading

Novi AMS Company Retreat 2020

The 2020 Novi AMS team retreat is in the books. We gathered, we laughed, we ate, and some of us even made it out of an escape room! This year, the Novi leadership team made an intentional plan to bring the company together for a few days of connection and camaraderie. Continue Reading

Using Live Chat to Deliver a More Personalized Member Experience

A number of our Novi AMS customers have been having a lot of success using LiveChat to communicate with their members.  Internally, we have had a ton of success using Intercom to communicate with our association customers within the admin and the prospects on our website. Continue Reading

Remote Work: How to Create Happier Employees Who Get More Done

Remote work can be an amazing opportunity for organizations and their employees but it isn’t for everyone. Pete Zimek, CEO of Novi AMS, has been working remotely for over two decades. He shared his thoughts with the Florida Society of Association Executives at their 2019 Education Conference.  Continue Reading

Chamber of Commerce Software: What Your Community Needs

If you’ve ever needed services from a business, it’s likely that you’ve looked up companies in your local chamber of commerce directory. When you help run a chamber of commerce yourself, this means you’re part of a business network for local companies that intends to serve the community. Continue Reading

Association Websites: Choosing and Using the Best Builder

When your association’s members want to login to update their information, register for conferences and other events, or explore new offerings available to them, they know just where to look—your website! Continue Reading

Trade Association Management Software: What Your Team Needs

Your trade association is dedicated to providing your member companies with opportunities to advance and managing your members' information and providing them with the programming and resources they need to succeed becomes much easier with the help of the right software! Continue Reading

AMS Integrations: 5 Connections Your Association Needs

Your association succeeds whenever you're able to expand programming for your members, utilize the strengths of your team members to simplify the management process, and save time and energy. The right software solutions will help you achieve these goals. Continue Reading

ASAE in Columbus

This year's ASAE Conference in Columbus runs from Saturday, August 10 through Tuesday, August 13, 2019. Are you going? We'd love to see you there. Find out how to connect. Continue Reading

Top Rated AMS: 9 Reasons Why Novi is Ranked #1

When we were asked to build an AMS from the ground up, we made it clear to our advisory board that we didn't want to "sell" the software. We wanted to focus on customer service & solving problems for associations with such an intensity that our customers couldn't help but refer us to their friends. Continue Reading

Membership Management Tools: 8 Software Features to Know

Software for managing memberships can incorporate a very wide array of features. Some features are considered core to the function of almost all organizations, while some others may only be important for a smaller subset. Continue Reading

The Ultimate Guide to Membership Management Software

Membership Management Software is a collection of software products designed to manage the relationship between a nonprofit organization (association or Chamber of Commerce) and its members. Said more succinctly, it is the technology that allows your staff to communicate with your members. Continue Reading

Webinar Recap: Tech Tools to Make You Immediately More Productive

We all want to feel accomplished: be more efficient, work smarter instead of harder, among other clichés about modern productivity. However, too many of us seem to be stuck in “I don’t have time to think about that right now” mode.  Continue Reading

Tech Tools for Associations

Mike Pennington, CAE presented "Tech Tools to Make You Immediately More Productive" in concert with ReviewMyAMS.com. Continue Reading

QuickBooks Desktop: Going out of Style Like VHS Tapes

Pete Zimek, CEO of Novi AMS and a QuickBooks Advanced Certified ProAdvisor, shared his thoughts on Intuit's transition from QuickBooks Desktop to QuickBooks Online with the Strategic Non-Profit Alliance (SNAP) and accountants from James Moore & Co. Continue Reading

2019 Message from Our CEO

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being part of the Novi family. What was simply an idea a few years ago has now become a rapidly-growing movement. Continue Reading

QuickBooks Connect

For the third year in a row, members of the Novi AMS team flew across the country to join accounting experts and other software developers at the QuickBooks Connect conference in Silicon Valley. Continue Reading