The 3/50 Project database overhaul, continued

I’m going to be so relieved when this is finished.

As you know, The 3/50 Project began the process of overhauling our database a couple of months ago (although, truth be told, the lion’s share of the work didn’t begin until Nick, Justin, and Brett took the reins a couple of weeks ago). Currently, we’re in the stage that requires most of our Supporters to update the info we have on file—no small task.

This time around, as the reminder emails go out, things should flow a little considerably smoother than they did last weekend. Suffice it to say, this has been quite a learning curve, for both the software engineers in Wisconsin and me in Minneapolis. 

If you received an email update request last week, then gave up in a fit of frustration (welcome to my world), here’s what’s different this time:

1. We’re on an entirely different server (less prone to crashing)

2. We’re no longer using web publishing (the culprit behind all the time outs, “too many users” error, and odd second login page that appeared after a time out)

3. The pace of outbound emails was slowed down after the first day (alleviating log jams that made it difficult for some to access the form)

Please know that if you received an email from us asking you to update your info, it’s important to follow through. Otherwise, you’re going to be omitted from A Very Cool Thing coming up in a few weeks…

…and heaven knows, we don’t want that to happen.

P.S. How will you know if you should have received an email? Check here (then check your spam folder if nothing has arrived).