Director of Marketing and New Business Development, Posted 6/25/09 - We are seeking an outgoing, sales oriented person with good communication skills and solid computer skills. Sales and marketing experience, or working in administration / facilities management in, K-12 Schools will be extremely valuable. For more information visit our website or click here to download a job description (pdf).
Thanks to all of you who visited us at the Indiana Association of
School Business Officials show last week! It’s always great to talk
with you, hear your feedback on what’s working, and get your input on
upcoming features. Of course, we also enjoyed connecting with a few
future DynaCal users too! The word is out….DynaCal is the way to Get a Grip on Your Schedule!
And
here’s something else to get the word out about…..Work Orders are
coming soon! There have been many requests for this feature, ranging
from polite to passionate (you know who you are!) and now your patience
is about to be rewarded. In the next few weeks we’ll be rolling out a
beta version of our new Work Order function, which will allow you to
create and manage Work Orders district-wide. We look forward to getting
your feedback on it!
Our newest feature lets you set up an Approval Workflow for any Facility / Resource you are scheduling in DynaCal!
The new Approval Workflow lets you set up one or more DynaCal Users as Approvers for a facility or resource. When the facility is scheduled the reservation will be routed through to each person for approval. The Reservation will stay in a "Pending" status until approved. This feature includes email notices to the Approvers, and even the ability to approve or deny the Reservation Request directly from the email!
This highly-requested feature will save you lots of time - eliminating phone calls, emails and meetings to coordinate and approve facility and resource use requests.
To find out more about this new feature, or DynaCal's other advanced Resource Scheduling features, give us a call today for a live demo and more information! 866.984.3962 www.dynacal.com
It's no surprise that My DynaCal is one of our most popular features! Designed to work for you, My DynaCal allows users to create personalized calendar views of the events, activities, news and assignments they're most interested in; subscribe to RSS feeds of their personalized My DynaCal calendar; and subscribe from a personal calendar like Google or Outlook. Last spring, My DynaCal was enhanced to include optional Email and Text alerts when events are cancelled, postponed or rescheduled and when Communications (like News & Announcements and Assignments) are posted. We also added My DynaCal access to our Mobile site, enabling My DynaCal users to view their personalized calendars on the go! 3,000 people are already using My DynaCal to get the information they want, when they want it, how they want it. Why not join them, and put My DynaCal to work for you today?
As you look for systems to fill your website content management, calendaring, facility scheduling, news, and communication needs, you will undoubtedly be faced with a tough decision... buying multiple systems to fit specific needs you have, or buying one system that has some shortcomings in meeting those needs.
Content Management Systems (CMS) are now adding some basic calendaring functionality. Blog software is evolving to include opt-in email capabilities. Instant alert phone systems are adding web portals for communications. Many web-based systems are evolving to include new functionality to sell to a broader spectrum of customers. These developments leave you with a decision to have more systems that fit your needs, or less systems that are weak in key areas.
Here's 3 pointers to help you make the best choice for your organization.
The bottom line is this: if the features and functions you're looking for are important enough to be on your list, don't drop them for the sake of having "one system". You spend too much time and energy in a system search to end up with a weak solution that doesn't accomplish what you set out to do!
As 2008 draws to a close, DynaCal reports a 6th consecutive year of significant growth in the number of events managed for Schools and Churches around the country!
"DynaCal is approaching 600,000 annual events and activities managed through our flagship calendaring and scheduling system", according to Arlan Yoder, President of DynaCal. "The number of events and activities managed by Schools and Churches using our system is a clear indication of the value we offer. We really click with Schools and Churches that have lots of events, activities, and facility scheduling needs and want a comprehensive system to manage all of them in one place. We're like a Blackberrytm for the entire organization!"
DynaCal was founded in 2002 and has experienced significant growth as it continues to develop features designed to help Schools and Churches operate more efficiently. Around the clock web access, syncing, mobile access, automatic email communications, and easy website integration make DynaCal the perfect system for busy Schools and Churches.
To find out more about DynaCal or schedule a live demonstration, visit their website at www.dynacal.com, email customer service at info@dynacal.com or call toll free 866.984.3962.
Keeping custodial staff and others "in the loop" when changes are made to room and facility schedules is a real challenge. Even minor changes to the details can cause problems, like changes to room set up, number of people attending a meeting, or desired temperature of the room.
DynaCal recently introduced a new feature we call "Resource Notifications" that helps you communicate all those changes. Specific contacts can be set up for every room, facility or resource that you schedule. If a room is scheduled, changes are made to an existing schedule, or details about special setup instructions are changed, the contact person will automatically receive an email with the details.
A simple, yet powerful feature that saves you time and money, while more efficiently managing your facility scheduling functions.
To see more about this feature and more of our Resource Scheduling capabilities, visit our DynaCal User News & Tips blog.
It wasn't too many years ago that the idea of "syncing" your Palm Pilot with your calendar was the hottest thing going! Put it in the cradle, push the little sync button, and badabing
you got your schedule in your pocket! I was pretty excited about my first Palm device... I mean, how much better could this get?!
Today syncing with desktop applications and even web applications is commonplace, especially with date / time sensitive applications like calendars. But a new technology has been steadily moving in on the "sync" territory, and that is "subscriptions".
Subscribing to a published calendar on the web from your personal desktop calendar or web calendar allows you to stay up-to-date with the events from that calendar without having to sync. Your personal calendar periodically checks the subscription and quietly / almost effortlessly, updates for any changes it finds. The great thing about this is that you don't need to worry about having current information (within a few minutes or so), and you can stay tuned in to the events and activities of friends, family, and organizations who publish their calendars and offer subscription options.
Not using any subscriptions now, or don't know how? Here's a few pointers. First of all, some of the most common personal calendars allow you to subscribe to web calendars, including Outlook 2007, Google, and Mac iCal. Secondly, you can find calendars to subscribe to in a couple of ways. You can visit public sites that host calendars like icalshare.com, share your friends' and family's Google calendars, and check the websites of the organizations you are connected to (like churches and schools) that use web-based calendaring systems (like DynaCal) to manage and communicate their public event information.
Give it a try and see what you think. It's not perfect, and not the right answer for everyone, but you might just like it.
If you have any experiences with subscriptions you would like to share here, or have any opinions about it, feel free to comment - we would love to hear from you!
In this season of thanks, we’re especially grateful for you, our valued customers. Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at DynaCal!
We've been working hard at more communication features to help you get connected and stay connected!
Our newest release, a major upgrade to our existing "My DynaCal" function, is expected to be in place by Monday morning, April 28th.
The new My DynaCal function adds 3 powerful new communication features!
