Maestro Tips

The past few months have been very exciting for us. In addition to welcoming many new Maestro communities, we’ve been building some great new tools and features that will be coming in the next few weeks. More importantly, we’ve been working with downtowns on some various projects that have really taught us a lot about…

One of the biggest assets – and one many of you aren’t taking full advantage of – is  your data. You may have your business list, your properties, work plans, and maybe even your contacts in the system. Chances are though, you’ve still got your spreadsheets somewhere with list of sponsors, membership, etc. Believe it…

In a downtown organization, like most businesses, planning the coming year is a crucial part of your success. Especially in a volunteer-driven organization, the process can take a long time because there are so many people that need to be involved for a project to be successful. Maestro can help you make that planning process…

If someone asked you for a list of everything they sponsored over the past two years, how many spreadsheets would you have to go to to get the information for them? With Maestro, all of that information is saved to their profile, so simply searching their name gets you everything about that contact or business.…

We know events are important for any downtown organization. Some raise funds to keep the organization financially secure. Others build goodwill in the community and get people through the doors to keep business owners happy. No question about it, events are critical for most downtowns. This fact was a driving factor as we developed Maestro…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Property Data in Maestro Downtown organizations are some of the best when it comes to knowing their properties. We know who the owner is, the architecture, maybe even the architect, the entire history of a building. Keeping that data together is often another story. If you are lucky you have a spreadsheet somewhere with…

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Work Plans Make Managing Easier Work plans are the engine that drive downtowns. They are the way we manage projects, keep everyone on task, and ensure that the events and programs we conduct are successful. Work plans are how we get things done. That’s why work plans have been a key instrument in Maestro…

We know that one of the biggest challenges with Maestro is the onboarding process. For those of you not familiar with this term, onboarding is the process of setting up your Maestro – getting your data into the system. For most downtowns this can be a cumbersome process for a number of reasons. The first,…

If you are like most organizations, prior to Maestro you kept all of your information in a series of lists. You had a list for your membership, another list for all your businesses. You had lists for each committee, each event, and so on and so on. If you wanted to get a complete picture…