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What You Need to Know About Managing an Awards Program for the First Time

Because you’re so competent—a blessing or a curse?—your boss asked you to take charge of your association’s awards program. The good news: this will be an impressive addition to your […]

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Tips for Creating a Transparent & Fair Association Awards Program

Your association’s awards program will attract more participants if members and industry professionals believe it’s fair and unbiased. When members trust your submission and judging processes, they’re more likely to […]

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Increase Award Program Submissions & Avoid Common Mistakes

It’s a common situation at associations: on top of all your other responsibilities, you’re also in charge of the awards program. Unless you’ve taken a class in Awards 101, you […]

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OpenWater is Essential Element in ASI’s Solutions Showcase Booth at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Expo

Alexandria, VA (August 8, 2024) — Advanced Solutions International (ASI), a leading global provider of cloud software and services for associations and non-profits — and the developers of the iMIS […]

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G2 Summer 2024 Report: OpenWater Named Leader in Awards Management

The G2 Summer 2024 report is out, and the OpenWater application and review software platform earned badges for Leader and High Performer in the Awards Management category.  The G2 software […]

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Should My Association Have an Awards Program?

Let’s address a question everyone’s hesitant to ask: Are association awards programs really worth the effort?  The answer depends on how you manage and leverage your program. An awards program […]

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OpenWater Receive’s G2’s Best Support Award for 5th Consecutive Year

Alexandria, VA (May 16, 2024) – OpenWater, an ASI company and leading provider of application and review management software, announced today it has achieved G2’s Highest Quality of Support award […]

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OpenWater Earns 8 Badges for Awards & Scholarship Management in G2 Spring 2024 Report

The G2 Spring 2024 report is out, and the OpenWater application and review software platform earns High Performance, Easiest to use and Highest Quality of Support badges in Awards and […]

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OpenWater Launches New Integration App on Salesforce AppExchange

Alexandria, VA (February 5, 2024) – OpenWater, an ASI company and leading provider of application and review management software, announced today it has introduced a new integration app on the […]

Conference Sessions and Abstracts Scheduling with Conflict Detection

Transcript  Hi everyone. Kenzie from Open Water here. Today we’re gonna be taking a look at everything you wanted to know about our scheduler. So let’s dive right in. So […]