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Winter Wrap Up: Explore Our Most Popular Content in 2023

December 20, 2023

As the year comes to a close, we want to pause and extend our sincere thanks for your support throughout 2023.

To cap off this incredible year, we’ve compiled a list of our most popular content from 2023. These pieces have resonated with our community, and we are proud to share them with you.

As we usher in a new year, we look forward to sharing more industry insights, client success stories, and JCA news. Your support has been invaluable, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for 2024.

 

Most Viewed Blogs

Streamlining Success: A Guide to Nonprofit Data Cleanup

Top 5 Nonprofit CRM Technology Trends

What is a Needs Assessment and Why Does Your Nonprofit Need One?

5 Signs Your Nonprofit Needs a Data Governance Framework

 

Client Success Stories

Studio Museum’s Move to a New Ticketing System

Studio Museum in Harlem is opening a new building in Fall 2024. With this large (and exciting!) institutional change came the need to obtain and implement a ticketing and admissions system to handle their expanding programming and attendance and better engage patrons. After speaking with several museum colleagues about their needs, Studio Museum was referred to JCA.

In this case study, Consultant Shannon Abitbol shares how JCA helped Studio Museum figure out their needs and select the best technology path forward.

Read About Their Move

A Top to Bottom Technology Transformation

In early 2022, with renewed focus on future fundraising, the University of Toledo Foundation leadership recognized it was time to evaluate current systems and processes. Their goal: to position the Foundation’s advancement team with the right set of tools to strengthen alumni engagement and grow donor support.

Faced with the daunting task of selecting new CRM and Finance systems, the Foundation team contacted JCA for help. In this blog, Senior Consultant Holly Parrish shares how JCA helped the Foundation tackle a total systems rebuild.

See the Transformation

 

News and Spotlights

Celebrating Milestones

In 2023, our Professional Services team celebrated several milestones, including Liz Murray being promoted to Director of Professional Services, Rashida Brown being promoted to Senior Consultant, and our newest consultant, Sarah Cronin joining the team. We also had several team members highlighted for their stellar work, including Brittany Ivey and Shannon Abitbol.

JCA Team Volunteers as Part of Company-Wide Initiative

For a number of years, JCA has offered paid volunteer time to our staff. This year, we challenged our staff to increase our reach. To further strengthen our communities, we set a goal of providing 350 volunteer hours to our communities. To date, we are proud to say that we have over 310 hours completed or committed in 2023.

2023 Company Meeting in Portland

At the end of April, 22 of JCA’s employees gathered in Portland, Oregon for our annual company meeting.

Each day of the meeting consisted of sessions programmed, developed, and presented by our team. Every member participated in a session—leading a discussion, presenting new service offerings, guiding us through a team-building activity, and more. Read more