Moving Forward

All too often in the non-for-profit world, the ability to access the latest technology tools, much less use them effectively for operational and marketing purposes, is sorely lacking. Too little time…too little knowledge…too few resources. For the Arts Council of the Morris Area, that has certainly been the case. Until now!


Since the beginning of the year, the Arts Council staff has been working with Sue Nyoni of Conscious Technology to both migrate our dysfunctional database to a new platform, as well as to create a new website. While we knew that it would be a lot to take on at once, we also knew that we could no longer afford to delay what has been sorely needed for a while. What we also did not know is that doing both at the same time was the perfect opportunity to integrate both so that they could “talk” to one another!

For someone like me who is not technology-oriented, the fact that a database and website could speak to one another is nothing short of magical. With new visions in my head of all that is possible, I began to chomp at the bit, as they say, to have both up and running PDQ.

Enter Sue Nyoni, with her experience, expertise and calm assurance that everything was possible. Under her guidance and with a well-thought out process, we are now almost ready to migrate our database to a much more user-friendly platform. We are now going live with a new website. Yes, it is only an interim site while we continue to work on our permanent site. But in the meantime, it will allow us to see what we like, what works, and to get feedback. Needless to say, we’re very excited!

So check out our new website. Let us know what you think. And keep checking back as we continue to refine the site with your feedback.