The value of making connections

Yesterday I raved a little about the CiviMobile app and noted how surprised I was that more people aren't using it or talking about it.

But there's a funny thing here:

I've known about this app for years.
But when I tried it several years ago, it seemed to have only a few useful features.
And I didn't think much of it.

Then last week I jumped on a call with the project manager of CiviMobile just to chat.

She had reached out to me, just hoping to make some acquaintance before she and her team show up at CiviCon 2025 in May.

We had a great conversation, only partially about CiviCRM and mobile, and more generally sharing the ways that we try to help our people and our work.

As a result, I've got a great new connection in the CiviCRM community.
We've already exchanged a few emails to follow up on various points of our discussion.
I learned about CiviMobile, which I now see is a great resource for my people.
And I'm looking forward to meeting her and her team in person at CiviCon.

Here's the thing:

Making connections with others in your service area can seem like a significant investment of time.

We're already busy enough. We have plenty of people, issues, and projects competing for our attention.

But a casual chat with someone new in your service area tends to yield surprising benefits.

That's why I love the responses I get from this list, and why I always try to make time to meet new people, or to reconnect, even when there's no obvious immediate problem to solve.

I hope you're making time to do the same. The value, in my experience, is unquestionable.

All the best,
A.