Relationship Building for the Non-Profit Sector
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Our Mission
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Pogstone, Inc. is dedicated to brining integrated software solutions to synagogues, religious organizations, and other non-profit organizations. Our objective is to make state of the art software and Internet based communications available to everyone. We leverage open source software and focus on providing professional implementation, consulting, hosting and services required by your organization to leverage evolving technology. Our software offerings integrate everything our clients need into one web based solution with no software installed on their machines and no local administration of computer hardware or software. Our bottom line is your bottom line. We want to help you achieve your goals and objectives without the hassle of having to deal with complex technology and a dozen or more computer software packages. |
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Our Team |
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Sarah Gladstone
Founder & President Sarah is a software architect and the co-founder of Pogstone Inc., the creator of Shul Suite. Sarah has been in the in the IT profession for over 15 years after completing a computer science degree at University of Michigan. She is a published author, including a book published by Prentice Hall and IBM, as well as co-authoring the official CiviCRM manual. She has been a requested speaker at technology, CRM, and synagogue conferences. Sarah has been working with a variety of non-profits, including her own synagogue for many years and developed ShulSuite as a means of serving her community by providing a sorely missing product that allows synagogues to flourish, instead of being constrained by primitive and archaic systems. Since ShulSuite is built on top of the industry-leading nonprofit tools, Sarah has been a pioneer in successfully connecting synagogue communities to the broader nonprofit and open source communities. Sarah provides the vision and leadership to ensure that Pogstone software continues to provide our customers the cutting edge advantage as the only fully integrated offering for synagogues, religious organizations, and non-profits in general.
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Mitchell Gladstone
Founder & Director of Technology Mitchell brings over 15 years experience as a manager and director of infrastructure and technology with a broad background in industry with a strong background in building and managing server based systems. Mitchell’s background includes operation of customer service centers and insuring customer satisfaction. Mitchell’s background is well suited to managing the complexities of building and providing a stable reliable hosting environment. Mitchell has been responsible for both technology and for customer service and support. At Pogstone Mitchell is our interface to technology providers and insures quality and a high level of customer service and support.
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Dina London
Professional Services Manager Dina London has worked in synagogue administration and consulting for the past 15 years. She has held various positions both within congregations and at the movement level, and has expertise in the areas of membership, programming, volunteer engagement, financial management, and organizational systems. Dina is a trained Jewish spiritual director, and has taught Jewish spiritual classes at synagogues, conventions, and retreats across North America. Dina has a certificate in non-profit management from the University of Illinois/Chicago, a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University, and is a member of the Jewish Communal Service Association. At Pogstone, Dina is the primary interface with our potential customers, leading them through the exploration and sales process.
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Melissa Wolfmann |
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Alicia Glaze
Roll-Out Specialist and Support Alicia received her Master's in Counseling in 2011 and began working with Pogstone May 2011. She enjoys creating training material and helping educate clients on the various areas of Pogstone software. When not working, Alicia is active in the swing dance community in Chicago, enjoys reading and learning, and loves to cook! |
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Allen Shaw
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Chris Jungheim
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