Here’s a short and sweet update on some of the exciting things we have brewing here at Wild Apricot.
Upcoming Webinars
As mentioned in our October update, due to your requests, we’re continuing our free expert webinar series. This month we were joined by Dr. Richard Lent who shared his expertise on Leading Great Board Meetings.
And going forward into December, we're ramping up the webinars we offer with two in one month instead of just one! You can read more details about these webinars and sign up by clicking on the links below:
How to Get Your Board Members Engaged and Active in Fundraising
Dec 2
Hosted by Gail Perry
Leading Great VIrtual Meetings
Dec 10
Hosted by Dr. Richard Lent, and Nancy Settle-Murphy
Wild Apricot’s First Comprehensive Course: Board Meeting Hero
We at Wild Apricot want to be more than just your software solution. We’ve been collecting your feedback and sifting through hundreds of your comments to discover how we can serve you better. From this, one thing has became very clear - you’re eager to learn more about how to change your organization to be more productive.
One topic that arose time and time again was how to run an effective board meeting. Take a look at some of these comments and see if they relate to you:
"Wading through the minutia and politics of making an informed decision." - Garry C.
"Once a decision has been made, the enthusiasm for the project is tabled until the next meeting." - Janet S.
"Getting others to think analytically and prepare adequately to present at meetings." - Patricia F.
And so, we’ve created a comprehensive course about how to run the ultimate board meeting. We’ve even implemented the course within our own office and have found that it truly transforms our meeting productivity - we’ve been able to work on more projects and meet more of our organization's objectives with the strategies outlined in this course.
This course goes beyond our knowledge articles, our mini-courses, our blog, our case studies, and even our expert webinars. It's the entire package! Check it out below:
Board Meeting Hero: Rescue your board, boost productivity, and grow your membership.
Board Meeting Hero comes complete with:
- 15 instructional videos
- 12 worksheets
- 3 quizzes
- and much more
You can read more information about the course, and even sign up for it here.
Coming Soon… Version 5.7!
We’re nearly ready to release our latest version, 5.7, which includes many new features that you’ve requested in our UserVoice forums and updates to existing features to make them better.
Perhaps one of our most awaited updates with 5.7 is the redesign of our Newsletter Email Templates. Expect much simpler, and easier to customize templates for creating your organization's emails and newsletters.
Besides the Newsletter Templates, we've also got a lot more in store for Version 5.7, including:
- Event Waitlist - allows prospective registrants to be added to a waitlist once event registration fills up
- Facebook Comments Gadget - an easy addition to any page on your site where users can add their comments by logging into their Facebook account
- New Theme: Showcase - ideal for artists, this beautiful theme was designed for those wishing to showcase a portfolio of products or services
- Streamlined payment workflow for online payments including a reduced amount of emails a contact is sent
- The ability to allow administrators to choose what type of payments are accepted for event and memberships dues: offline, online, or both
- and much more!
That’s all for this month’s update!
Best of Success!