Hi, Clark,

I have been using PP for my membership stuff for three years. It's great for
the cost, and has sufficient reporting functions, fields, etc. My only
complaint is that for some reports, you can either draw on membership
information OR individual information, but not both.

Let me know if you have any specific questions about its functions.

Erica

Erica S. Maniez
Museum Director, Issaquah Historical Society
425/392-3500
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Clark Bernat
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 8:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Membership database?
>
>
> Has anybody used the membership programme on PastPerfect?
> Are there any bugs with the programme.  We have a really small membership
> and was planning on using this system for our collection and
> membership.  Is
> there anything I should beaware of.  We are currently just using
> Access and
> of course it does have all the bells and whistles that it appears that
> PastPerfect has.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Clark Bernat
> Managing Director
> Niagara Historical Society & Museum
> Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
> 905.468.3912
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: McDell, Debora <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:19 AM
> Subject: Re: Membership database?
>
>
> > Reine,
> > I worked in the Membership Department at the Memorial Art Gallery for a
> year
> > and we used Blackbaud's Raiser's Edge. The Gallery has
> approximately 8,000
> > members and has been using Raiser's Edge for the past 7 years
> and staff is
> > fairly pleased with the software. It is fairly user friendly
> and has many
> > report running capabilities. The software also has many capabilities for
> > facilitating accounting, maintaining biographical information and giving
> > history, and tracking special events attendance by member. Your annual
> > maintenance fee is based on the number of modules you use and can
> sometimes
> > be expensive. We pay about $7600 a year, but we have lots of
> modules. The
> > cost of attending a Raiser's Edge training seminar is also on the high
> side
> > ---about $1100 for a 3-day session. The company does have a good support
> > department and fields customer questions by phone and by email.
> Check out
> > their website for more details http://blackbaud.com
> >
> > --Debora
> >
> > Debora McDell
> > Coordinator of Community Programs and Outreach
> > Memorial Art Gallery
> > 500 University Avenue
> > Rochester, NY 14607
> > Phone: (585) 473-7720, ext. 3034
> > Fax: (585) 473-6266
> > Email: [log in to unmask]
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Reine Hauser [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 10:30 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Membership database?
> >
> >
> > Dear All:
> >
> > Could anyone make recommendations (for or against) software for a new
> > membership database?  We anticipate the total number of members will
> > ultimately be small, roughly 2,000 or so.
> >
> > Any help you can give will be most appreciated!
> >
> > All best--Reine Hauser
> >
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