Introduction Joe Hiller started working in June of 2021 at Ely HRA as their new Executive Director. This is his first time working in housing and it’s been a learning experience. He has prior background in sales and management and has earned a bachelors degree in accounting as well. The Opportunity to Simplify Ely was [...]
Introduction Zac Grulke (Housing Director at DeForest CDA, WI) and the team were seeking training on their previous software. Instead, they noticed an opportunity they could take advantage of – a new cloud-based system was available. Zac, self-described as a "former marine, former autism therapist, former grad student for autism research and pretty good [...]
This employee spotlight is a little bit different than our others. In December of 2021 our CTO suddenly and tragically passed away. As our organization (labelled by Tony himself as his family) has taken the time to heal from this loss, we wanted to share his spotlight interview. Led by the wonderful copywriter, Tim Stitzel, [...]
Time with Kanso: One and a half years Guilty Pleasure: Learning about, brewing, and enjoying all kinds of beer (huge IPA fan, BTW). Spirit Animal: Sloth (according to his wife, because he’s super laidback)…but according to us, he’s an Owl (because he’s pretty wise, and can turn his head 360 degrees around a software [...]
Time with Kanso: 16+ years. Ninja Status: Submitting clients’ 50058 forms to HUD with a quickness. Guilty Pleasure: Games of chance ???? bingo, casinos, you name it. Spirit Animal: The Bassett Hound (she’s also the proud momma of two of her own: Dolly Rae and Patsy Jo). We caught up recently with [...]
Time with Kanso: Almost four years. Ninja Status: Helped implement our automated training program. Huge Fan Of: Playing guitar like a boss + reading about Tesla. Wizard of Oz Connection: Was hit twice by tornados as a kid. Spirit Animal: Dhole (Google it, folks….it’s an amazing cross between a fox and a dog and [...]
How’s this for a little exciting news? Kanso Software was recently named as a Finalist in the 2021 Colorado Companies to Watch (CCTW), and we couldn’t be prouder! We also had the chance to attend the Finalist Reception held earlier this month at the Governor’s Mansion right here in Denver, with both our CEO Doug [...]
Let’s face it: change is hard. That can even include the exciting kind of changes, like your organization upgrading to a premium software platform like the Doorways system by Kanso Software. Whether you’re making the move from HDSWin, or another software altogether, chances are your team has been using it for a long time – [...]
Kanso Software is proud to welcome 12 new housing organizations to our growing family of Doorways users – in just the first quarter of 2021 alone. While seven of these groups represent upgrades from our Legacy HDSWin product, the other five are organizations that were not previously using software. Instead, these clients were still using [...]
Government forms are often anything but simple. For the many organizations serving tribal housing and public housing populations, the task of building and improving upon the sometimes exhaustive collection of complex forms is a constant challenge. But for organizations using the Doorways application by Kanso Software, here’s some good news... We’ve added a powerful tool [...]
