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Many software companies are vendors you call upon for a single project, then never hear from again once it’s complete. At Etchasoft, we prefer to think of ourselves as long-term partners who grow with you over time. Here’s what you can expect when you choose to work with us:

The relationship starts with a specific need. Perhaps you want to overhaul your AMS or finally get your website mobile responsive. Whatever the initial goal, we start by intimately understanding your organization and the challenges you aim to solve.

From there, we become a trusted advisor. As we customize technology to fit your needs, we get to know your workflows, systems, and personnel. Our team takes time to learn what makes you unique so we can better support you.

Soon you find yourself turning to us for more than just that first project. When other issues pop up—a cumbersome process here, an integration need there—you know exactly who to call. We’ve already done the work of understanding how you operate.

Bit by bit, we transform from vendor to partner. You allow us into more facets of your organization to streamline. We provide insights based on decades of expertise serving associations. It becomes a collaborative relationship marked by open communication, transparency, and shared goals.

This partnership expands in two directions simultaneously: wider and deeper. Wider, by tackling new initiatives across your organization. Deeper, by continuously refining and enhancing existing solutions. We ensure your systems stay up-to-date and that emerging needs don’t get left behind.

Along the way, your team comes to see us as an extension of your own staff. We know your culture, best practices, and members almost as well as you do. And when turnover happens internally, we retain that institutional knowledge. That continuity provides immense value.

This approach leads to technology that truly fits like a glove—designed around you rather than forced upon you. Solutions that smoothly integrate with existing tools. Your staff can spend less time fighting technology and more time focusing on what matters: your mission and community.

At Etchasoft, we take great pride in these symbiotic partnerships with clients. They are built on trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to your organization’s goals. If this consultative approach appeals to you, we’d love to start the conversation. Let’s explore how a relationship with Etchasoft can benefit your association for the long haul.

With over 20 years of experience exclusively serving associations and societies, we at Etchasoft have gained valuable perspective on what makes these organizations tick. We’d like to share some insights we’ve gathered over the years about the unique needs and realities of membership groups.

#1: Membership means community.
Associations exist to unite professionals, individuals, companies and organizations around a common cause, industry or interest. While each association is unique, they all rely on cultivating connection and community among their members. Technology should enhance this, not hamper it.

#2: One size does not fit all.
Associations come in all shapes and sizes, from local groups with a couple hundred members to international organizations with hundreds of thousands of constituents. Their needs range vastly depending on size, structure, and objectives. Beware of technology providers peddling “one-size-fits-all” solutions.

#3: Evolution over revolution.
Change is necessary for growth, but it has to be incremental. Associations often have years’- or decades’-old processes, personnel and member relationships. Major overnight changes can alienate key stakeholders. Gradual improvement is the name of the game.

#4: Data is power.
Membership data is an association’s most valuable asset. But siloed, disjointed data helps no one. Unified datasets, through a robust AMS, enable smarter decisions using business intelligence, predictive analytics and more. Don’t leave this potential untapped.

#5: The member is king.
At the end of the day, an association exists for its members’ benefit. They deserve tools and experiences tailored to their needs and preferences. Member satisfaction and retention should be the chief measure of success.

#6: Partners share goals.
Vendors treat clients like transactions. Partners get invested in long-term shared goals. Find a technology provider who acts like the latter, taking the time to understand your mission and vision.

By taking these lessons to heart, you as an association leader can be well-equipped to find and implement solutions designed around members’ needs. If you’re ready to turn these insights into action, let’s keep the conversation going. Our team is prepared to help you serve yours.

At Etchasoft, we understand that no two membership organizations are exactly alike. Each has its own unique goals, values, processes, and members that make it special. This is why we don’t believe in one-size-fits-all software solutions. They treat every client like a commodity, rather than recognizing them as individual organizations with specific needs.

Our approach is different. We start by learning all about your association or society. How do you serve your members? What pain points and challenges do you face? Where are the gaps and opportunities in your current systems and workflows? What makes you stand out in your industry? By taking the time to understand your organization inside and out, we can build technology around your processes, not the other way around.

With generic out-of-the-box solutions, you often must bend your needs to fit the software’s limitations. This might mean changing how your team works day-to-day or forcing members to interact with you in an unfamiliar, inconvenient way. Etchasoft flips the script – we shape our tools to match your workflows and strengthen your member experience. The result is technology that feels like a natural extension of your organization.

In addition, we place immense value on your data. Most associations have critical information spread across multiple systems and programs that don’t communicate with each other. This makes accessing data and turning it into usable insights incredibly difficult. Our integrated platforms bring all your data together in one centralized hub. With a comprehensive view of your members, programs, finances, and more, you can spot trends, predict future needs, and make data-driven decisions that drive impact.

Yes, custom solutions may require more investment upfront. But they save you time, headache, and frustration in the long run by seamlessly supporting your work rather than obstructing it. The productivity and insights gained are well worth the investment.

At Etchasoft, we become a partner invested in your organization’s long-term success. We combine deep membership management expertise with technical know-how to deliver tailored solutions. This focus on your specific needs, processes, and data empowers your team to work smarter, faster, and better serve your members. When you have technology built just for you, by true collaborators, you have the power to evolve fearlessly.

The Etchasoft difference means software designed around you, not forced upon you. It means understanding memberships not as mere transactions, but rich, lifelong relationships. And it means your data illuminating the way forward, not just looking back. Does your current technology provider see you as more than a sale? If not, it’s time to demand better. Reach out and let’s chat about how we can co-create the tools your unique organization deserves.

At Etchasoft, our process for building technology solutions starts in an unusual place: by forgetting about the technology altogether. Too often, vendors lead with what they already have on the shelf rather than listening to the client’s needs. We take the opposite approach.

First and foremost, we seek to understand your organization, your members, and your goals. This starts with thorough discovery: our team will interview key stakeholders, review your workflows, audit existing systems, and learn what makes your association unique.

Armed with this deep understanding, we can have informed conversations about the challenges and pain points you aim to overcome. The solutions then start to reveal themselves based on where your organization wants to go, not where our predefined products try to push you.

Next, we strategize how to design customized tools that resolve those pain points elegantly and effectively. Your staff and members are the priority here, not the technology itself. The goal is to craft solutions that feel like natural extensions of your processes, not disruptions.

With strategy in hand, our technical experts get to work building from the ground up. We leverage versatile open-source frameworks that allow immense flexibility to meet associations’ diverse needs. The focus stays on your goals and workflows—the technology molds accordingly.

Throughout the process, we welcome stakeholder feedback to ensure solutions take shape as envisioned. Our goal is to eliminate surprises or disjointed systems. With your active involvement, we build solutions as carefully considered as if your own team engineered them.

The result is technology tailored specifically for you, designed collaboratively with you, not simply sold to you. Solutions that empower rather than restrict. Systems that won’t quickly become outdated as your association evolves. Custom craftsmanship, not commodity software.

This method does require more time investment upfront. But that commitment to deeply understand your needs pays off exponentially over the lifetime of our partnership. We get your technology right the first time, minimizing needless iterations and revisions.

At Etchasoft, taking the time to listen first and sell second is at the core of our DNA. If this approach resonates with you, we’re eager to learn more about your organization’s goals and how we can design solutions to meet them. Let’s start a conversation about translating your needs into transformative, custom-crafted technology.

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