June articles up!

Our June articles are up on the site and ready for your viewing pleasure.

First off, we have the conclusion of Paul Hagen's two part series on Searching for CRM. Last month, Paul talked about the methods that can help you understand what you need from a Constituent Relationship Management system. This month, in his In Search of CRM Part 2: Searching for Software article, he offers some advice in the thorny area of choosing CRM software. Vendors may lead you to believe that there's good all-in-one solutions, but Paul tells you differently. And as always from Paul there's a nifty (and useful!) diagram.

Also this month, we have a great article about software and communication tools that can help in peace-building efforts - Building Peace Through Information and Communications Technologies - from Teresa Crawford, a consultant who's at the forefront of the international circuit rider movement, and Skip Cole, a Senior Program Officer at the United States Institute of Peace. Peace-building involves a wide variety of efforts, including helping people communicate, view information, make decisions, and understand each other better. Skip and Teresa give a tour of what's been done and what's possible.