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Karen O'Connor

Karen is an Account Manager with Soft Trac. She is a resource for existing customers helping them achieve the full potential of their software solutions. She also works with prospects to assist them as they evaluate and select software solutions that align with their business needs.
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Turning one time donors into long term supporters.

June 2, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Peer-to-peer fundraising can be enormously successful in increasing donations around an event as people are able to reach out to their individual social networks for support. Unfortunatley, ...
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Soft Trac Attends the 2017 Northern New England Community Action Conference

May 19, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
Yesterday, Soft Trac attended the Northern New England Community Action Conference as an exhibitor. This was the tenth anniversary of the conference of which we have been a proud sponsor for many years.
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Do you want to be more productive? Take a break and learn to manage your bandwidth.

May 12, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
I came across this article, The Mistake Busy People Make by Sendhil Mullainathan, shortly after returning to work several years ago and really connected with the message. The message has grown more relevant to me, as ...
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Learning a new software? Ten things to do first.

May 5, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
INTRODUCTION: Even if you are completely up to speed with all the software that you use at your job, chances are at some point that will change. Technology is constantly evolving and you will likely need to learn new ...
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How-to plan for scalability when selecting an accounting software.

March 31, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
INTRODUCTION: No one wants to hear the words, "you've outgrown your software system", but it happens. Wouldn't it be nice to have it happen less often? We're going through a software transition ourselves right now. One ...
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Diocese of San Angelo Awarded an Abila Rising Star Excellence Award

March 24, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
We love the opportunity to share good news about one of our customers! The Diocese of San Angelo has been awarded an Abila Excellence Award. The Abila Excellence Awards are given to nonprofit organizations who utilized ...
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Four Key Financial Reports Every Nonprofit CFO Needs to Use

March 16, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
We are inundated with data in our world today. Being able to sift through this data to understand it and, more importantly, to take action from it is critical to your organization's ultimate success. But, where to ...
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5 tips to ensure your software training session is not a waste of time.

February 24, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
You may not need to write a term paper, or pull an all nighter studying for a final exam, once you've graduated, but ongoing learning remains a critical component to being successful on the job. According to the ...
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Soft Trac's Top Ten Highlights from 2016

January 3, 2017 by Karen O'Connor
The start of a new year always brings with it a time of reflection and an opportunity to take a breath and make note of what you have accomplished. As we did last year, we pulled together our own top ten list of ...
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Important Questions to Ask When Utilizing Electronic Attachments

November 3, 2016 by Karen O'Connor
It is often common in software applications today to have the ability to attach documents directly within the software. Electronic attachments are a fantastic way to reduce your reliance on paper and help to streamline ...
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