In a time when we seem more divided than ever, I like to remind people that not everyone is that way. People often ask me what does the United Way do? I think the PSA below, that United Way Worldwide has provided, answers that question. Please take 60 seconds of your day to watch and …
Upic will be hosting it’s annual team meeting the week of July 24 to July 28. During that week Member Services help desk will be staffed from 8AM-8PM Eastern at a reduced capacity, should you get voicemail please leave a message and we’ll get back as soon as possible. We recommend sending non-urgent requests by …
Helix recently announced plans to add additional security and data integrity measures to Andar. While much is still unknown about these plans, Upic will be communicating with Helix and the Andar CAB to better understand and inform the Upic community how these changes will affect them. As the security of donor data and integrity of Andar …
On November 15, 2016 Réal Bédard announced the sale of Helix, the developers of the Andar/360 donor management system, to the Volaris Group. This same announcement also revealed the sale of Access International, the developers of the competing Enterprise donor management system to that same company. The acquisitions were coined to be business as usual by Réal. Andar/360 …
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JR, Jim and I traveled to Orlando to meet with friends, new and old at the United Way Finance, Talent and Technology Management Forum. We were able to meet with United Ways, big and small, from across the country. In those conversations there were a few common areas of interest: Risk Management, Business Intelligence (BI), …
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Upic created its first cloud data center in 2001, allowing United Ways to share resources and efficiencies not otherwise attainable. In the 15 years since, we have iterated and improved upon that concept resulting in our current 4th generation cloud data center. We engineered and built our second generation data center before Amazon (2006), Microsoft …
Jim Mead and I have arrived at the United Way Western Regional Conference in Albuquerque. Stop by our table and say hi!
Upic Solutions announces the launch of our new mobile- and tablet-friendly website at UpicSolutions.org. The site is designed to be consumed from a desktop PC, a mobile phone, or a tablet with equal ease. We chose WordPress for is ease of use and rich features. UpicSolutions.org was created with “responsive web design,” which will make …
Winston Faircloth, the CEO of Upic Solutions, has announced he will step down from the organization at the end of September 2015. With 33 years of service in executive positions at Upic and three United Ways, Faircloth will continue to lead the organization while the Upic Solutions Board of Directors searches for a new CEO. …
Members of the United Way Western Information Network (UWWIN) have collectively decided to join the Upic Solutions information/technology collaboration serving the United Way market in the U.S.A.