Note Box on Administrator Dashboard
I am not sure if other Foundations are like us and have multiple administrators, but it would be helpful to have a text area available on the main dashboard where we could post a to-do list of open items. https://d2r1vs3d9006ap.cloudfront.net/s3_images/964918/Screen_Shot_2013-03-04_at_10.31.36_AM.png?1380567900
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Ideas commented
Chris,
Yes, notifications that appear on an applicants dashboard would also be a great addition. We for instance had a deadline for submission and many organizations missed it, even though it was sent via e-mail. I think a notification within Foundant on their dashboards would probably have solved the problem.
We have only two admin and a small board, but I could see the same type of deadline messages and to-do announcements being posted on the board members dashboards again so that everything is within Foundant and people aren't having to rely on paper or ourside e-mail for notification information.
Diana
posted March 27, 2013 by Diana Rode, Judy Family Foundation
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Chris Dahl commented
Hi Diana,
Thanks for the suggestion - and a big thanks for including a mock-up ... that really can help a lot when communicating about functional changes.
I think quite a few foundations have multiple administrators, and I like your idea. I think I'd extend it a bit to give administrators a way to communicate not just with other administrators, but also with staff evaluators, board members, and potentially applicants. This would tie in with our effort to reduce the multiple systems users have to log into to communicate and manage things like files, etc.
We are looking at implementing a better notification system within GLM from Foundant to our users (administrators, applicants, etc.) to help advise people of recent releases, upcoming down time (for maintenance or releases), performance issues, etc. While I recognize this won't address the issue you're raising here, I think it'll give us some experience in this area and position us to better implement what you're suggesting at a later point.
Given that, do you think it would be useful to be able to add notifications to staff, board, and / or applicants, as well as other administrators? I'm not sure when we'll be able to do something in this regard, but if we get some more interest, it's definitely a reasonable and useful request.
Thanks,
-chris
posted March 27, 2013 by Chris Dahl, Foundant Technologies