foreSight Blog
Read about our latest perspectives and insights on software development, data, cloud, user experience design, and more.
Constituent Relationship Management from the Rolodex to the Cloud
In the nonprofit world, developing strong and meaningful relationships with constituents is an obvious prerequisite for success. Regardless of the particular cause or the role we may play in advancing it, we're always managing and (hopefully) growing and nurturing relationships with people who can help us achieve our goals as [...]
The Big Data Revolution and Your Nonprofit
Big Data - even if you don't follow technology trends particularly closely, chances are you've heard the term. In fact, if you've been reading the mainstream media over the last couple of years, it's been hard to avoid. Several high-profile big data projects have garnered a disproportionate amount of ink, [...]
Beyond Direct Mail: Embracing new ways of communicating with donors
The communications revolution is in full swing and the innovations keep on coming. Never have we had so many new and novel ways of communicating and engaging with one another: e-mail, Skype, voice, Twitter, Facebook, SMS, MMS, Reddit, Quora, Tumblr, LinkedIn, WhatsApp – it’s hard to know where to stop. [...]
Four Reasons You Need to Modernize Your Legacy Software
When it comes to technology, the allure of the upgrade is hard to resist. After all, who doesn’t want a smartphone with a faster processor, a slicker interface, and even a 50 megapixel camera? Judging by the length of the early morning line-ups every time a new device is released, [...]
NetFore Named one of Ottawa’s Fastest Growing Companies
We're excited to have been named by the Ottawa Business Journal to their annual list of the Fastest Growing Companies in Ottawa! NetFore experienced revenue growth of 477% over the last three years, thanks to a diverse customer base across several different sectors, including telecom, enterprise, nonprofit, and government. [...]
Spurious Correlations: Is There Really a Big Data Backlash?
To anybody who's paying attention, there's no question that big data has gone mainstream. Every week sees the publication of countless articles and blog posts making claims (some inflated, some not) about the power of big data and its ability to help solve any number of intractable problems facing humanity. [...]