PROGnostications
Welcome to the CTA Blog, featuring how-to’s, tool insights, partner spotlights, and more from the CTA team (including PROG, our mascot).
Webinar: Powering Programs with PAD
Learn from Mack Finkel, Data and Analytics Director, SEIU HCPA, about the process of creating an affordable data warehouse and setting up key integrations to ingest regular, reliable, and quality data from their vendors and data sources.
Notes from BenDesk: Checking CTA’s Operational Status
The best way to check on the operational status of CTA services.
Paying Homage to Our Namesake
Grace Hopper led the team that created the first computing languages in the 1940s and 50s.
What We’re Reading, Watching, and Listening To
Our recommended books, TV shows, movies, podcasts, articles — updated every month.
SEIU Healthcare PA: Case Study
HCPA partnered with CTA to create an affordable, centralized data warehouse, as well as reliable, smooth data integrations, freeing their team to use their data more effectively.
Introducing our New Knowledge Base Platform
We're transitioning to Freshdesk for our new knowledge base platform and support ticketing system.
Notes From BenDesk: Transferring Ownership in PAD
PAD makes it easy to transfer ownership of either a Scheduled Query or a Connected Sheet.
It’s March Sync Madness
We’ve nominated a Sweet 16 and now we’re calling on you to advance your favorites to the Elite Eight. Vote for your favorites.
How to Move Your Data for Maximum Impact: Webinar Recording
Watch our Webinar with Pipeline Initiative and BallotReady to discuss how you can maximize your data.
5 Critical Syncs Made Easy with Hopper
5 ways Hopper is helping orgs move data between tools (that might work for you, too).
Notes From BenDesk: Visualizing Geographic Data in PAD
While you can use many great options to visualize geographic data in PAD, we recommend using Looker Studio or BigQuery Geo Viz.
PAD 2.0: Working with Data isn’t just for SQL Users Anymore
New PAD features that allow tech-friendly and tech-novice users to do key tasks in PAD.
Team Spotlight: Ben Deverman
Meet Ben Deverman, a Partner Success Manager (and person behind BenDesk!).
Meet Hopper!
Hopper lets you move data between tools — like VAN and Hustle — without code or configuration. You can also link Hopper syncs to CTA’s data warehouse, PAD, if you need to store, analyze, transform, or build reports.
*New* Clarity Campaign Labs - Model Samples
Announcing our new partnership with Clarity Campaign Labs, offering PAD users access to their extensive national model suite.
Notes From BenDesk: Automate and Schedule Queries
Is there a way for me to automate and schedule my queries in PAD?