http://www.handelit.comHandel Information Technologies -Software for Tribal, Non-Profit, and Government Social Servicesen-USCopyright 2011 by Handel Information Technologiesbusinessdevelopment@handelit.com Perhaps one of the most frustrating aspects of working with technology occurs when technology d...Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=93http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=93 Human service organizations manage a colossal amount of information for the services it provides to...Fri, 20 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=92http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=92 As of this writing the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kicks off again in Las Vegas. Am...Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=91http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=91 The RiteTrack Challenge is an annual contest for Handel employees to use the RiteTrack framework to...Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=90http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=90 In spite of many challenges in the national and global economy, 2011 has been a great year here at...Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=89http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=89 The Alliance and UNCA 2011 National Conference in Washington, D.C. was informative and useful to ...Mon, 07 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=88http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=88 0 0 1 909 5187 Handel IT 43 12 6084 14.0 ...Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=86http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=86 This is a letter sent out to tribal associated organizations and affiliates of the Self Governance...Fri, 23 Sep 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=85http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=85 I’m standing on the wing of a plane while it’s in flight—just walking along as if the feat were not...Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=84http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=84 I wanted to pass on this highly important information to our contacts who may find it most valuable...Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=87http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=87 I was in Denver attending the National Tribal Child Support Association Conference last week. It wa...Thu, 07 Jul 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=83http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=83 Does your social services providing organization promote itself to reach more clients or inform th...Wed, 22 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=82http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=82 Two frequent questions I heard from customers and prospective clients in the early days of Handel w...Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=81http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=81   “Too much information, running through my brain, too much information, driving me insane” ...Tue, 24 May 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=80http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=80 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ...Fri, 06 May 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=79http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=79 Say you’re driving, and you see a cow off of the side of the road? Do you stop to look at it? Proba...Fri, 29 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=78http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=78 Those who know me well know that I will probably never win an award for patience. As part of the en...Mon, 25 Apr 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=76http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=76 On March 5th this year Terje Vangbo, Emil Backlund, and myself were able to participate in the 32nd...Thu, 31 Mar 2011 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=77http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=77 This winter in Laramie has been cold and long. Just last week the temperature dipped to 38° below z...Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=70http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=70  The start of 2011 has brought to a close our first Handel Your Health Wellness Program Challenge a...Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=71http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=71 At Handel we have a chapter in the employee handbook called Core Values. One of the core values is:...Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=69http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=69 “I didn’t have time to write a short letter, so I wrote a long one instead.” – Mark Twain Length...Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=68http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=68 The second entry into the RiteTrack Challenge 2010 was a family management program developed on ...Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=67http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=67 Road blocks are really just building blocks. Don’t let those challenges stop you in your tracks. ...Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=66http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=66 Road blocks are really just building blocks. Don’t let those challenges stop you in your tracks. ...Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=65http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=65 Every year Handel has what’s known as the "RiteTrack Challenge." This is a challenge to our employe...Wed, 22 Dec 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=64http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=64 Who gets excited about attending a mailing conference? I do.  On October 19 my coworker, Tracey ...Wed, 08 Dec 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=62http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=62 What kind of vendors are out there in the world that can provide you with a software solution? ...Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=61http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=61 I recently attended the National Congress of American Indians annual convention and trade show in A...Fri, 19 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=60http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=60  I recently read an accompanying monograph to Jim Collins’ seminal work, “Good to Great,” entitled ...Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=59http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=59  Hi there! You may have known exhibiting booths like me, but there is no story quite like mine. I ...Fri, 05 Nov 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=58http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=58 I recently married the man I have been dating since I was in high school. Ours is an interesting st...Mon, 25 Oct 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=57http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=57 An RFP, or Request for Proposal, is a written document released by your Tribe defining exactly ...Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=56http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=56 In my opinion our society generates and consumes way too much paper. We go through reams of paper w...Wed, 06 Oct 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=55http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=55 I was recently writing a story about the use of electronic health records in Indian Country. As I o...Tue, 28 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=53http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=53 I recently spoke at the annual Ways to Work Institute. The theme this year was "The Future is Now" ...Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=52http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=52  Nonprofit agencies face a variety of challenges in today’s world. Lester M. Salamon, in the book T...Fri, 24 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=51http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=51  Previously, I mentioned we were planning to implement a wellness program at Handel and today I’m p...Wed, 22 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=49http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=49 Don't be overwhelmed if you are asked to plan a conference, I'm here to help by sharing my first-h...Thu, 16 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=48http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=48 Joe Nevshemal is the VP of Business Development at Handel Information Technologies, Inc. and has b...Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=47http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=47  I recently organized a team for the 2010 Wild West Relay consisting of coworkers from Handel and...Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=38http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=38 I didn’t pay much attention when rumors began circulating about a year ago about an Apple tablet co...Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=37http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=37 Last month my department participated in a team-building experience. After deciding on whitewater r...Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=36http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=36 Are you thinking of organizing a conference? Well take a few tips from me because I am in the midst...Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=35http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=35   Cathedral Home for Children is a wonderful organization right here in Laramie, Wyoming, the h...Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=33http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=33 I’ve celebrated the Fourth of July watching fireworks in 80 to over 90 degree weather while living ...Thu, 22 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=34http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=34 Ever wonder what kind of software is out there for your Tribes? There are so many options and vendo...Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=32http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=32 I just got back from my first conference, and it was certainly a new and enjoyable experience. So...Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=30http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=30 It is drilled into the minds of all business school students (like me) that it is vital to the surv...Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=31http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=31 Over the last several years there has been an increased interest on health and wellness throughout ...Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=29http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=29  Over the last several years there has been an increased interest on health and wellness throughout...Fri, 18 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=50http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=50 While doing research to keep up to date on the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), I’m reminded of jus...Fri, 11 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=28http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=28 Mohegan Tribe has already developed a Tribal Information Management System (TIMS) on RiteTrack. ...Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=27http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=27 Before we head out on a 3 day weekend for memorial day it seems like a good time to talk about a Ha...Fri, 28 May 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=26http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=26 This May I attended the 2010 Tribal Self-Governance Conference in Scottsdale, AZ.  Self-Governance ...Wed, 26 May 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=25http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=25 I recently called to give an RSVP to an event that I was not going to be able to attend. Here is ap...Wed, 12 May 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=24http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=24 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NO...Wed, 28 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=23http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=23  An e-mail was sent out to all employees at Handel saying we were going to have an employee skiing ...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=22http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=22 When Georgina Castañeda tried to get a loan to purchase a car, several financial institutions turne...Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=21http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=21 When we first started working with Arkansas Division of Youth Services in 2004 the primary goal was...Mon, 05 Apr 2010 06:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=20http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=20 I recently returned to my native Norway to   compete in the Holmenkollen Ski Marathon...Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=19http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=19 Yesterday I had the honor of being the closing keynote speaker at the 2010 Wyoming Procurement Tec...Fri, 19 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=18http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=18 It was not good enough to simply turn on and off our coffee pot. We wanted to indicate the status o...Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:34 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=17http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=17 To control our coffee pot we had many hurdles to overcome. We needed to be able to switch a pot on ...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:31:54 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=14http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=14 Normal 0 false false false ...Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=16http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=16 Handel Information Technologies, Inc. is at the 2010 CWLA Conference in Washington D.C. If you are ...Mon, 25 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=13http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=13 This is the first post in a series of posts about CoffeeTrack. Coffee Track was Product Development...Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:08:19 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=12http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=12 Technology surrounds us and we surround ourselves with technology. In a prior blog post I mentioned...Tue, 05 Jan 2010 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=11http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=11 Healthy competition is the fuel that feeds innovation.  As Silverlight gains acceptance, the war be...Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=9http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=9 Yesterday I mentioned that most providers in the platform-as-a-service space use AJAX for their und...Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=8http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=8 Over the next few days we will be exploring various advantages and disadvantages of using Silverlig...Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=7http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=7 I recently celebrated my birthday and as one of my requested gifts I received a PlayStation Portabl...Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=6http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=6 I just wanted to say that I appreciate everyone at Handel for all your hard work on RiteTrack with ...Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=5http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=5 Test Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 GMThttp://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=1http://www.handelit.com/Blog/GeneralBlog.aspx?PostID=1