A few choice tidbits about Content Management Systems (CMS) provided by Nonprofit Technology News:
(1) Avoid Feature Bloat
CMS tools today have an often bewildering array of options. These options are becoming easier to try, but also increase the complexity and overall cost of CMS systems to maintain. So try before you buy, but keep only what you need.
(2) Content is King
All CMS systems fail if there is no compelling content. Focus on who you need to speak to, what you want to say and how best to say it. Make a sustainable plan for maintaining and updating this content. A CMS can help make your communications plan more efficient!
(3) Team up with a stable partner
A CMS does require regular maintenance, more if your constituency and messaging regularly changes. Find a stable partner that helps you learn how to sustain your system on your own, but is also there to help with the heavier lifting.