Hi, We are also looking at streamlining our events workflow and scheduling. Have any of you used or heard of Net Simplicity? We did a couple of demos and also downloaded it for a trial and I think that although it isn't the most sophisticated software, it still allows for scheduling, hardware and staffing allocation, reporting in an easy to use format. We are poised to buy it - does anyone have any experience using this product?
Thanks! --------------- Lori Anderson Senior Web Manager Oakland Museum of California 1000 Oak Street Oakland, CA 94607 510/637-0176 [email protected] http://www.museumca.org On 8/4/05 2:48 PM, "Matthew P. Stevens" <[email protected]> wrote: > Janice, > > We have been using TMVista for over 10 years. Overall, it has been a good > product for us. Basic ticketing and scheduling of events works well. We sell > tickets for general admission, timed tickets for our flight simulator and > planetarium, and manage camp attendance through the front desk and back office > modules. The stock reports are very limited. Room booking and resource > tracking are not strong points. > > We have evaluated and plan to move to Blackbaud Patron's Edge over the next > two years. By year three, we hope to add the full online functionality which > provides real time ticketing, donation, and membership management. We have > used Blackbaud Raiser's Edge for nearly 10 years. I highly recommend > Blackbaud. They are pricey but worth it. Their software is solid, but also > well supported. > > Regards, > > > - > Matthew Stevens, Technology Officer > Adventure Science Center > 800 Fort Negley Blvd > Nashville TN 37203 > Direct: 615-401-5064 > Main: 615-862-5160 > Fax: 615-862-5178 > http://www.adventuresci.com <http://www.adventuresci.com/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Janice [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 4:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Scheduling software > > > > Has anyone found scheduling software that is uncomplicated and incorporates > scheduling all aspects within a Museum? We mainly have tours, special events, > and daily staff meetings that we want to track on one calendar (instead of 10 > different public calendars in Outlook!) It would be nice if it could produce > daily and weekly activity reports; monthly and annual statistics, like numbers > of attendants to different types of tours and functions; track docent hours > based on which tours they were scheduled to do, track resource usage, etc; and > give everything to you in one calendar view screen! And don't forget > unlimited users because we want everyone on staff to be able to view the > calendar and may be even book staff meeting rooms. We looked at Vista, > Blackbaud Raiser's Edge Events module, and ABC Event Manager. There are > things I like about each one of them. They all seem to focus on different > aspects of event planning. Some on room allocation, some on tracking > resources, some on finance, some on ticketing... but, we just haven't quite > found what we need. > > > > So, what software are you using and what do you like/dislike about it? > > > > Janice Craddock > > Information Technology Manager > > 817.738.1933 > > [email protected] > > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > [email protected] > --- You are currently subscribed to mcn_mcn-l as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [email protected]
