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Media Release: ASI To Offer Non-Profits SOA Web Services
- New Web-Based Interface Enables Customers and Partners to Integrate Third-Party Applications into iMIS -

Melbourne, 11th August 2010 Advanced Solutions International (ASI), the largest, privately-owned global provider of web-based software for member and donor-based non-profits, today announced the availability of iMIS 15.1.3. The latest evolution of iMIS features a Service Orientated Architecture (SOA) Web Services Application Programming Interface (API).

This new universal, web-based API allows customers and partners to easily integrate third-party applications into iMIS, regardless of technology or application platform, without affecting the product upgrade path. Developer documentation for iMIS SOA Web Services is available in the SDK Center of the iMIS Developer’s Community.

Media Release: Madison Down Under prompts largest round of ASI’s SMART Company Scholarship Fund
- Eight recipients and over $9000 awarded in June 2010 -

Melbourne, 3rd August 2010: Advanced Solutions International (ASI) today announced that the latest round of the ASI SMART Company Scholarship Fund has committed over $9,000 to the professional development of eight recipients working in the not-for-profit sector.

The largest round in the history of the Fund had applications requesting more than $80,000 of funding. Over half of the requests were to attend the Fundraising Institute of Australia’s (FIA) intensive fundraising educational program, Madison Down Under, which starts on August 13th in the Barossa Valley.

Media Release: Paul Ramsbottom, ASI Asia-Pacific Managing Director, to present at the Associations Forum National Conference
- ASI To Drive Change In Membership Renewal Process For Not-For-Profits -

Melbourne, Australia, July 22nd –Advanced Solutions International (ASI) – the developer of iMIS -will explain how associations can improve their processes around membership renewal and reduce time inputting data and duplicating effort in a presentation at The Associations Forum National Conference 2010, taking place on July 27th and 28th at The Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne.

Paul Ramsbottom, managing director at ASI Asia-Pacific will discuss with association executives that the significant resources put into the renewal process and complex renewal forms are a thing of the past with the internet and electronic banking changing all of that, and that today a membership renewal is just a transaction where “less is more”.

Media Release: Advanced Solutions International Strengthens Asia-Pacific Team With Two New Business Development Managers
- Strong financial year for ASI supports a continued push for growth -

Melbourne, 15th July 2010: Advanced Solutions International (ASI) has appointed Ian Wilcock and Bob Ko as business development managers for the Asia-Pacific region in a move to grow its customer base further and expand the company into new markets and territories.

Based in Melbourne both Ian and Bob will be tasked with expanding sales for the company across Australia and New Zealand and further afield to South East Asia.

Media Release: Advanced Solutions International honoured with Australia’s ‘Best Companies to Work For 2010’ accolade

- Dedication to the not-for-profit sector key to ASI’s success -

Melbourne, 24th June 2010

Advanced Solutions International (ASI) has been named one of the 50 best places to work in Australia by the Great Place to Work Institute’s 2010 survey, published today in BRW magazine. This is the second year in a row ASI has received the accolade, placing the not-for-profit partner amongst the exclusive ranks of more commercially-focussed premier workplaces.

2010 represents the second year the illustrious survey has opened eligibility for small companies such as ASI to enter. A testimony to its emphasis on maintaining a great place to work despite global economic difficulty, ASI has been rewarded for its leading approach to flexible working and outstanding dedication to staff recognition and wellbeing.

ASI is pleased to announce the recipients for the September round of funding for the ASI SMART Company Scholarship Fund.

The Fund yet again recieved a solid stream of applications and was pleased to be able to assist seven very worthy recipients from across Australia.

Recipients included:

Amy Amato, Wildlife Victoria
FIA Skills 1

Cathy Holland, Hear & Say Centre
FIA Skills 2

Luke Williams, The Crusader Union of Australia
FIA Skills 1

Stefania Rochford, Australia Zoo Wildlife Warriors
FIA Skills 1

Liz Balogh, Bush Heritage Australia
Major Gift Fundraising (Artful Fundraising)

MEDIA RELEASE: You don't have to be Google to be great

Embargoed until 30 April 2009

It’s not every day that a company with around 30 employees gets to be mentioned in the same breath as corporate heavyweights like Google, Coca-Cola, Yahoo!7 and Deloitte.

But that’s what Advanced Solutions International (Asia-Pacific), a software provider to the non-profit community, has achieved after today being named one of Australia’s 50 best companies to work for – despite having one of the smallest workforces on the list.

The list is compiled by the Great Place to Work (GPTW) Institute Australia, part of a US-based research and management consultancy that works with organisations in more than 40 countries and has been releasing the list in the United States for 10 years.

April 8, 2009

ASI Media Release: Discover fundraising insights to make you smile

On the face of it, the UK’s Comic Relief and Brisbane’s Royal Children's Hospital Foundation don’t share anything in common.

That’s until you learn Comic Relief’s Director of New Media, Martin Gill, turned digital media into a powerful fundraising, education and campaigning tool for the organisation in activities including Make Poverty History and LIVE 8.

And the foundation’s Fundraising and Marketing Director, Meredith Campbell, started Daffodil Day in Queensland, established multi-million dollar partnerships for Kids Help Line and co-founded an internet-based charity that runs adventures for women diagnosed with breast cancer and raised almost $1 million in its first four years.

ASI AP is hosting two upcoming webcasts on Social Networking for iMIS. Chris Dworin from GoLightly, Inc will present the sessions.

An exciting new addition to the iMIS software solution, Social Networking for iMIS is a fully integrated, online community platform that puts the latest online networking and communication tools directly into the hands of your members, such as Blogs, Shared Libraries and Profiles.

With these social networking tools, your constituents can build vibrant online communities where they can share information, job hunt, gain recognition for their expertise, form valuable relationships, and tap into to collective wisdom of others in their field.

The Age recently published a great article about ASI client National Breast Cancer Foundation and their selection of iMIS to support their work.

Go to http://www.theage.com.au/news/case-studies--profiles/pink-ribbon-connect... to read the full article.

2 weeks ago I announced the cessation of support for Open Alms effective from 1 January 2009. All existing customers were sent letters, and these last few days Peter has been calling into all customers to confirm they have received the letter packs.

There is more information for customers on our public web site www.openalms.com.

And for staff additional information including staff FAQs is on the staff site www.advsol.com/staff - under Departments then Asia-Pacific.

A copy of the letter text sent to customers is below.

Lehman Associates in the US recently completed a study on Association Management Systems, which showed that iMIS holds 37% market share in the US, that iMIS ranks highest among major AMS vendors in implementation experience, and iMIS ranks higher than the combined average ratings of other major AMS vendors in product satisfaction.

We put out a press release summarising the results, which I have copied in below. Edward has a full copy of the report for anyone wanting the specific details.

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Lehman Associates Study Shows iMIS is the Market Leading Association Management System

On Tuesday, Sue-Anne Wallace (CEO of the FIA) and I attended the Sydney luncheon to announce the state finalists of The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships. ASI and FIA jointly submitted a nomination for this award, which I had posted about a few months ago.

Unfortunately, we did not win the state award, so that's it for us for this year. But it was really a good thing to be part of, and already Sue-Anne and I have started to make notes on how we can improve our community partnership so that we can nominate again next year.

ASI Consulting has joined ASI Tech Support in the SCP certification program as a fully certified Consulting services business.

There are three programs under the SCP banner - the Technical Support Standards program, Field Support Standards program and Professional Service Standards program.

This certification is a true reflection of the quality and stature of ASI’s Consulting team and also of the support the consulting team receives from the other departments at ASI.

We have now signed a 3 year sponsorship agreement with the FIA (www.fia.org.au), the Fundraising Institute of Australia. While we have been principal corporate sponsors for a few years now, it has only ever been on a year to year basis. This year, we have signed for 3 years, which actually works out better for both of us.

This is a 6 figure sum for us over the 3 years, so it is a substantial investment in the fundraising profession and sector generally.

The sponsorship includes the usual ASI branding on all printed and electronic materials, website home page, chapter invitations, etc.