Intriguing CiviDay Apeldoorn, the Netherlands

I ‘discovered’ CiviCRM at the end of last year. Looking for an open source software for non-profit organizations. So, January 29th was my first CiviDay, the first meeting with CiviUsers and the people of CiviCoop. A half-day meet up, well organized bij CiviCoop in Apeldoorn. Informal and intriguing. All about to learn more about CiviCRM. I am impressed by the functionality that CiviCRM offers.

After introduction, there was (very enjoyable!) plenty of time to exchange experiences. Later, given by Erik Hommel, an impressive presentation of the CiviCRM case about fundraising in MAF (Mission Aviation Fellowship) in Norway. The company specific CiviCRM development for them is impressive. Completely different from the developing process in closed source software. Realizing that success is of course also determined by the eagerness of the employees at MAF. Wonderful cooperation between MAF and CiviCoop. I have noticed that for the users in the Netherlands Sepa and iDeal (Dutch payment service) are important and urgent issues. So I want to say to them ’CiviUsers unite!’