I get the majority of my communication through email. Sure, I check different websites for news, events, and promotions, but it seems the majority of the initial information comes from an email. Whether it is a digest of community events, the church schedule, or a sale at a local retailer, there seems to be a [...]

I am in my 2nd Kleenex box deep into a winter cold. Tis’ the season. This past Sunday, we didn’t go to church because I felt like I needed to keep my youngest son home since he already had the sniffles. Church attendance is often down in the wintertime because of us sick folks and [...]

Ron Kochanowski and his wife, Lynne, love to go out for walks and hikes along with their chocolate lab, Stanford.  The photo here was during one of those walks – on January 1, 2011. His daughter, Sara, took the photo.  It was taken in the Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts along the Keystone Arch Bridges Trail in about a [...]

The Access ACS API opens up an avenue for you to have access to your data via products other than the ones by ACS Technologies.  Ministry Scheduler Pro had previously released an integration that let clients have access to their ACS Small Group data in their product.  There is no cost to this integration.  If you have [...]

And all the development creatures were hard at work using their computer mouse.  The stockings have been hung by some of the testers with care, the wreaths and garlands are throughout and on the buildings letting us know that Santa will soon be there! Steve goes down the aisles and occasionally gives a team a whistle, And to [...]

It started a month or so ago when I was reading a blog.  It’s a family friend  who has two children that God made uniquely but wonderfully special.  (If you want to be inspired by her faith and journey, check it out at – http://baseballsbutterfliesblessings.blogspot.com/) She recently had her son’s super hero birthday party and mentioned the great [...]

Fisher Price makes a nativity set in its Little People collection. It’s great because of instead of it being a manger that your children can’t touch, it is made for them to play with. Since I have kicked off the season early, it has made an entrance. The other day I hear from the kitchen [...]

The Research and Development Department (which I am a part of), stays quite busy designing, planning, coding, researching, testing, and writing all of the many updates to the many ACS Technologies products.  Even if the floor might be a bit quiet at times, there is a lot going on!  Yesterday, we all gathered for a [...]

2011 is coming to a close, and we can see 2012 just around the corner.  Before long, the television shows and magazines reviewing the top events and people of the year will be out.  It seems now that I don’t write out the year on many things, with checks being few and far between and [...]

Think of what can be done and needs to be done in the software for this time of year. Make your list and check it twice! Look through the Constant Contact holiday designs for any festive templates for special communications. Make sure your published calendars are up to date. Set up any special events that need to allow for sign ups. Create any special holiday funds for Online Giving.