It’s been a while since you last heard from us and so I thought I would take a moment to update you on what is going on behind the scenes at BlueSky. The Rails Upgrade As we discussed in a … Continue Reading
The BlueBlog
Thoughts, Rantings and Upcoming Features
How to Have Meetings Without Paper
Paperless is all the rage lately in business and government. Whether you approach paperless from a cost point of view, a saving the planet point of view, or an ease of use point of view, paperless board meetings can make … Continue Reading
5 Surefire Volunteer Board Meeting Scheduling Tips
Scheduling a volunteer board is perhaps one of the most difficult tasks in running your organization. The board has to meet, but no one is available, and getting everyone in the same room sometimes feels like getting a cat into … Continue Reading
Email Voting and how it can Impact your Non-Profit Board
We have all fallen into the seduction of a simple email to present a motion and potentially vote on it. Its a problem that only recently became practical, but it is a problem that more and more non-profit boards are … Continue Reading
Looking Ahead: The First Steps
It has been a little under two weeks since we took over BlueSky and made it (once again) a part of the LightSky family. The last few weeks have been filled with discussions both internally, and with our clients, regarding … Continue Reading
Welcome to LightSky
Dear BlueSky Customer, As you have recently heard from Ryan, BlueSky Meeting Solutions is joining the LightSky team once again on January 1, 2017. We have worked with Ryan to create a seamless transition as he steps from the helm of … Continue Reading
Thank You from Ryan
Dear Valued Customer, During this busy holiday season, I’d like to take a moment to thank you for your business and for the opportunity to work with you the last six years. You chose BlueSky Meeting Solution for its ability … Continue Reading
Meetings Meetings Meetings!
Meetings are often viewed as the necessary evil for staff communications. While I agree that meetings can usurp precious time if not handled effectively, I posit that a weekly staff meeting is crucial to strong team connectivity from two perspectives … Continue Reading
Testing the Next Level
One of the constants of programming is that there will be bugs. As a project like BlueSky gets more complex, the likelihood of introducing errors in the code increases dramatically. Since we can’t completely avoid introducing bugs in our code, … Continue Reading