Choosing a new web-based Membership Management tool

One of our clients, the New Hampshire Society for Technology in Education (NHSTE), recently approached us to help evaluate tools for membership management.  They are trying to deliver more of their services over the web - you know, the things that really make sense like newsletters, membership renewals and event registrations.  Their current solution is pretty limiting.  Currently the email lists are handled outside of the membership tool.  If a member changes email preferences, someone has to manually update the listserv.  As cumbersome as their current product is, it offers forms of payment that most tools don't, like accepting Purchase Order numbers for payment.

NHSTE asked us to research available products and to make a recommendation for a tool that will meet their needs while still offering the flexible payment options they currently have.  After our research, we have recommended MemberClicks as their solution.  NHSTE's Board of Directors will be voting soon, and I expect they'll move forward with Memberclicks.  If they do move forward, we'll be documenting the project here - how was the data migration, were there any pitfalls, what's the learning curve like.  Check back for the details.