<div dir="ltr">Jonathan's idea struck a chord with me. I like the idea and would like to explore it further. Having standardization would be a great advantage.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font face="georgia, serif" size="4">Nancy Hoffman</font><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Main Street Executive Director</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Estacada Development Association</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">475 Main Street/PO Box 1057</font></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Estacada, OR 9702</font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">3</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">office 503-303-8920</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">mobile 503-803-1956</span></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2" face="georgia, serif"><i>"Building a vibrant downtown."</i></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 6:10 PM, Jonathan Stone <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jon@downtownoregoncity.org" target="_blank">jon@downtownoregoncity.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I suggest that one of our quarterly trainings is brainstorm session that we can then turn into a usable product (with some developer support). A combination of Salesforce (free for non-profits), Quickbooks Online, and another technology or two may not only solve individual Main Street organizational problems but put power in the hands of volunteers and help standardize how data is collected and managed at the state and national levels. (Not to mention we might be able to sell the product to other states!) Imagine being able to update information from your smartphone!<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div class="h5">On Wed, Jun 10, 2015 at 10:18 AM, STUART Sheri * OPRD <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov" target="_blank">Sheri.Stuart@oregon.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="h5">
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<b>Subject:</b> Downtown Database<br>
<b>Importance:</b> High<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">My Board asked me to research to identify a good database to manage: Membership information, Membership billing, Membership communication, EID participant information & communication, Downtown vacancies, etc. We are currently using Filemaker
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<p class="MsoNormal">Would you kindly put out a request for me on the ListServe to learn what others are using to manage their contacts/data?<u></u><u></u></p>
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