basecamp
May 25, 2006
In ministry, one of the key tasks is working with teams. If you are not working with teams, you are probably not as effective as you should be. Team ministry is rewarding, efficient, and essential. However, the challenge many times is collaboration. Email and phone calls have become the way to share information, but are certainly not the most effective. Email gets piled up and disorganized faster than most would like. And unless you are taking notes, phone calls provide very little reference material.
There is a host of collaboration software on the market for businesses, but most of it is very complex. About 3 months ago, I came across a web based collaboration tool called Basecamp.
What is Basecamp?
Basecamp is a unique project collaboration tool. Projects don't fail from a lack of charts, graphs, or reports, they fail from a lack of communication and collaboration. Basecamp makes it simple to communicate and collaborate on projects.
It's elegant, easy, and web-based. You don't need to download, install, or configure anything (no IT department required!). All you need is a web browser and an internet connection. And don't worry, your data is safe with us.
How can Basecamp help us?Basecamp makes it easy to centralize group communication with co-workers and clients.
Assign to-dos and tasks
Post messages and gather feedback
Simple scheduling and permissions
Share files internally or with clients
Track people's time
Who uses Basecamp?Over 250,000 people and small businesses. Freelancers, designers, lawyers, publishers, teachers, students, non-profits, and more.
We have been using basecamp in our ministry to track contacts, assign tasks, post messages, and share files. It has been invaluable for us. I would highly recommend you give it a try. The base package is FREE and gives you a chance to play around with it. You can upgrade for more features for a monthly fee. 37 signals also has a few other products that are worth testing out. I especially like the ease of use and simplicity of their products.
