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Jun 4, 2026
Should we adopt Power BI (or Tableau)?
It seems like everyone is talking about Power BI these days.
Trust, me, we get it! It’s shiny and new and pretty, and it makes plain ol’ Crystal Re…Read more
Today’s blog post is a special excerpt from our HIFIS Administration Masterclass.
Disclaimer: ACRE Consulting is not a legal expert, and this …Read more
Over the past decade or so, conversation about homelessness data has focused a lot on the By-Name List (BNL). Let’s make sure all the people we know…Read more
The picture above is not a snake. It’s a snake-mimic caterpillar, hemeroplanes triptolemus. Neat, huh?
In general, a bug is something that everyone…Read more
If HIFIS doesn’t have a spot for you to easily record what you want to record, there’s an obvious solution: add a Custom Table! But is that the righ…Read more
Let’s imagine, for a second, that you’re a very crafty person. You crochet these cute little snails and butterflies and bumblebees, and a friend of …Read more
Ever wonder who is using HIFIS across Canada? We've created a map containing the information that we have about communities across Canada.
Did…Read more
The Community Outcomes Report. The Reaching Home Outcomes Report. The Community Homelessness Report. The CAEH Inflow/Outflow Report. The HPP 3. BNL …Read more
And that concludes our annual three-day conference in Montreal. It was lovely to connect with everyone! Here are my top takeaways from the conferenc…Read more
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