DS ezine - January 2008

Happy New Year! Welcome to the January edition of the DS ezine - the newsletter for the Donor Strategy community. 

Contents

Latest news: 200 clients, v4 update, annual conference
Account Management: £200 discount per additional licence for clients 
Training: open courses for January and February
Support: April 2008 tax changes, adding new licences
Insider: meet the team, Jonathan’s speaker tour, office move 

Latest news

200 clients: we are delighted that At Bristol is our 200th client! This represents a significant milestone in our managed growth. Read more...  
   
v4 update: Account Management team to oversee migrating the remainder of clients to the latest version. All development work on extra modules is complete. Click here to read more...

Annual conference: feedback from the last DS ezine shows that clients would be happy to travel to Bristol HQ The event is planned for the spring. Date to follow shortly.

Account management

Exclusive offer: £200 discount per additional licence, for clients, until 14/02/08. As part of our 200 client celebration, we are offering this unique sales promotion. Find out who to contact...

v3 to v4: the Account Management team will be in touch with v3 users around four weeks before their upgrade is scheduled. A project plan will be set up for each client. Read v4 update for more...

Training

If you are expanding your team or wish to invest in new skills, there are three open training courses coming up soon:

• 31/01/2008 - User Introduction: great for beginners

• 20/02/2008 - Events: feel confident about total event management.

• 12/03/2008 - Reporting Masterclass: for the more proficient user

To book your place, please email madge.dobson@donorstrategy.com or read more...

Support

April tax changes: on 06/04/08 the income tax rate in the UK will decrease to 20%. You can add the new rate to your Donor Strategy configuration by following some simple steps. Upgrades will contain this change automatically. Read more...

Additional licences: if you are taking up the 200 client promotion, adding new licences is as simple as 1,2,3! Find out more...

Insider

Meet the team: we are proud to stand out for our people-focused approach. To help you put faces to names, we are profiling team members. This edition we speak to Alex Marsh. Read more...

Our inspirational MD, Jonathan Air, is a popular speaker. If you are going to the major events this season, join him to hear about ‘Bringing your data to life’ and ‘Managing risk with your database.’ Find out more...

As we continue to expand, we are moving to larger premises on The Brewery site. The magnificent building, currently under renovation, was once was the grain store. Improved facilities will include a training and conference floor. Hear more...