A Carefully Crafted Approach to Match You With The Right AMS

A Methodology 25 Years in The Making

Beacon Tech Research is the brainchild of David Schulman, a technology transformation consultant with over 25 years of experience helping associations make the right buying decisions. It marries his deep knowledge of associations, AMS vendors, and his expertise in design thinking to help small associations navigate the tricky technology market.
Co-founder Vanessa Dennison is a Certified Association Executive and Certified Business Analyst Professional. She has more than 20 years’ experience working with trade and professional associations and unions, both as a staff member and an industry vendor. She brings extensive expertise to Beacon’s process and research with her work as a selection consultant for association technology.

We Get It: You’re Different

David and Vanessa have helped everyone from huge national and international organizations with byzantine requirements to associations with just a few people on staff. The Beacon process distills the lessons from these experiences into a series of choices that will help you to understand what differences matter for your membership system and which AMS’s could be a good fit for you. You’ll receive a finalist list with the three best candidates and a tailored interview script with the exact questions that they would ask for your specific situation to identify your best AMS options.

How Can the Net Cost be $0?

Our fixed price is so low, that in most cases, the net cost to you will be ZERO*. How is this possible? AMS vendors offer referral commissions and broker fees. Beacon has negotiated with the curated AMS vendors in our directory to pass that commission to you. You get expert guidance to avoid costly mistakes and most or all of our price is refunded to you in the form of a discount from the selected AMS vendor.

If afterwards you don’t feel our selection process was effective in helping you find the right AMS, we offer a 100% Money Back Guarantee.

If You Need Help Implementing Your New AMS, We’ve Got Your Back

Managing an AMS implementation is a significant undertaking and can be daunting. If you need help, we’re here to assist with:

  • Data migration
  • Change management
  • Project facilitation

TESTIMONIALS

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Selecting an AMS is very challenging – especially for small-staff associations like ours. Beacon unique approach to this process gave us the confidence that we were making the right decision for our organization
— Professional Association
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David and his team at Beacon understand what small associations need: An AMS platform that serves our members, at a fair price. With their help, we were confident that the AMS we selected was the best option.
— TRADE ASSOCIATION
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Beacon has deep knowledge of the AMS market, and in particular, which players in that market can help us achieve our goals. Combine that with their affordable fee, and working with them was a no-brainer.
— NONPROFIT

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