WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY…
“Ken Tallman has been an essential member of our team since our switch to Salesforce. He took the time to understand our organization and needs on the front end to ensure that we ended up with the Salesforce CRM that we were looking for. His technical understanding of how to build a Salesforce CRM and transfer complex data is superb, but he also knows how to put information into lay terms. He is patient and respectful. As a result of Ken’s work, we have a much deeper understanding of the impact of our work. Ken has helped us to build a CRM that tracks complex and changing relationships with students, tutors, donors and prospects and streamlines much of work. Ken has also helped our seven-member staff to become more knowledgeable about Salesforce and that knowledge will serve us well. We look forward to continuing to work with Ken.”
LARA BEAULIEU, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ENGLISH IN ACTION
“Moving our extremely large and complex database from DonorPerfect to Salesforce with Ken was the best choice we ever could have made! The move was extremely complicated, and Ken is very meticulous thus making it that much easier to transition over to Salesforce. He was able to build out any fields necessary to the organization, and answered any and all questions from our staff in an efficient and timely manner. We could not have transitioned to Salesforce without him. I highly recommended 6512 Consulting to anyone looking to transition any complex, and large database over to Salesforce as he works extremely hard to provide your organization with organization and efficient processes.”
ANA CHAPA, VP FOR ORGANIZATIONAL GROWTH, DON BOSCO CRISTO REY HIGH SCHOOL
“Ken’s unique style and authentic approach to Salesforce has been distinctively beneficial to We Don’t Waste as we transitioned from a previous data base to a single platform incorporating food recovery and distribution along with all our financial data allowing us total integration and the ability to facilitate effective communication with food donors, food recipients and financial supporters. He basically put Salesforce on steroids for the organization. When you are tracking over 25 million servings of food annually, accuracy is imperative. He has become a trusted partner to our staff throughout the process – willing to ask the tough questions and able to help us find the right solutions. I am truly impressed with his professionalism and his work ethic in creating a comprehensive data base to support the growth of We Don’t Waste.”
ARLAN PREBLUD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WE DON’T WASTE
Ken is a very creative and intelligent guy. He seemingly knows everything there is to know about Salesforce, and after the first meeting with him, he seemed to know everything about our organization as well. He helped us determine what were the right solutions for our team, even when we hardly knew ourselves what we wanted. I highly recommend 6512 Consulting to anyone looking to make their organization more efficient and organized with a CRM.”
TURNER WYATT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DENVER FOOD RESCUE
“I cannot speak highly enough of our experience with Ken as our Salesforce development partner. Ken truly cares about our organization’s mission to help those in need and has taken the time to learn how we utilize our database to manage our overall goals. Step Denver uses the Salesforce database to manage its client data, its fundraising efforts, its vehicle donation social enterprise program and its board engagement functions. Ken familiarized himself with our system to understand each of these areas to best understand how we require the system to perform with specificity to optimize these distinct functions. He tackled the challenge in the most positive, solution oriented manner possible, with an attitude we had not experience with other development providers. We continue to be impressed by Ken’s willingness to put our needs as the primary objective in his work to make our platform efficient, effective and user friendly. We not only consider Ken a partner, we consider him a friend – to our staff, the organization, and ultimately, to our clients.”
PAUL SCUDO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STEP DENVER
“Working with Ken has been an amazing process every step of the way! He spent so much time learning the ins and outs of our organization so that he could perfectly tailor Salesforce to fit our exact needs. Once it was completed, he took the time to train our whole staff on exactly how to use each piece and he is always available to solve any problem or answer any question we might have. He has proven to be a fantastic resource for our organization.”
MARIA FABULA, PRESIDENT AND CEO, COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
“Ken has become much more than a vendor or consultant for our organization – he has become an indispensable partner and a trusted advisor to me and my team. He is thorough, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and effective. I would always want him as part of my team and I highly recommend him to anyone who needs help working through a salesforce deployment.”
FAHVYON JIMENEZ, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, CRISTO REY PHILADELPHIA HIGH SCHOOL
“Moving our donor database and confidential client files to a new system was daunting. From the moment Ken stepped onto our campus, he immersed himself into our services to learn more about what we do and why. This allowed him to customize Salesforce to improve our efficiency, saving us the time and money we needed to increase our free services to grieving families. It is hard to come by sincere and trustworthy people like Ken these days. He is part of our family now and we are comforted that he will be there for us in a support role moving forward.”
JENNY VINCENT, CHILDREN’S GRIEF CENTER OF NEW MEXICO
“Ken Tallman is an exceptional partner to work with. YouthZone’s transition to Salesforce was incredibly smooth and that is due primarily because of Ken’s commitment to excellence. He truly went above and beyond for YouthZone. While working with Ken, it seemed we were his only client, we were his priority and he gave us his undivided attention. His skill, patience, knowledge and passion for his work, is amazing. YouthZone staff members give Ken Tallman a thumbs up, we strongly recommend him and look forward to his ongoing support.”
LORI MUELLER , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, YOUTHZONE
“Ken worked with us at all stages of the project to ensure the new system would best meet our needs. He is an out-of-the box thinker and is committed to problem solving to best meet the needs of our non-profit organization. Ken is passionate about his work and helping others. Ken built us a customized system that is intuitive, user-friendly and responsive to our growing needs. From start to finish of this project, we have been thrilled with the professionalism, integrity, and quality of his work. I would definitely recommend Ken to others!”
KATY PEPINKY , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LA PLATA YOUTH SERVICES
“Ken has been an amazing consultant to work with. He is patience, efficient and responds quickly to our requests. He has an amazing grasp of all that he does and is able to explain perfectly in a way that makes it very easy to understand and therefore utilize. We appreciate his time, energy and thoughtfulness and are so grateful for the program we are now utilizing.”
KATIE TASMAN, CRISTO REY BATON ROUGE FRANCISCAN HIGH SCHOOL
“Ken has been a fantastic partner in our Salesforce adventure. Our processes are complex and not necessarily intuitive. Ken dove right in from the start and worked hard to gain a solid understanding of how we do our work and why. He is an incredibly hard worker and approaches projects with an open, friendly, high-energy style. On top of all that, the system we have built with Ken has had a dramatic and very positive impact on our work flow, giving us access to our data in ways we could previously only dream of. We look forward to continuing our work with Ken and recommend his services without reservation.”
BILL O’NEILL, DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATIONS, CPEP
“Prior to working with Ken all of our client information was scattered and not well organized. We needed to track meals served, backpacks and client services all in one place. Ken spent a lot of time up front interviewing staff to be sure he designed Salesforce to be exactly like we wanted it. Then after we were 100% satisfied he came and trained the staff on how to use the system and continues to make himself available for questions. Ken has been a joy to work with; he is a smart, polite, conscientious, hardworking man who knows exactly what needs to be done to fulfill his client’s needs. I would highly recommend hiring Ken to anyone looking to use Salesforce!”
KATHY TONNESSEN , EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MANNA SOUP KITCHEN
“I can’t recommend anyone more highly than Ken Tallman; it has been such a pleasure working with him. Everything he does, he does with passion. He cares about the organizations beneficial work, and has an in-depth knowledge of how to tailor Salesforce to their specific needs. When Ken is involved, things are done correctly and timely. I wish there were more consultants like Ken.”
SUZETTE BAKER, BUSINESS & ADMISSIONS DIRECTOR, THE LIBERTY SCHOOL
“Ken worked with us to learn about our database needs then worked diligently to clean up existing system and data issues, then customized our system far beyond what we thought was possible. This has made our daily work with landowners incredibly efficient. I’ve never had database development be so thorough and straight forward! LPOSC now efficiently and effectively tracks over 4,000 contacts, as well as nearly 200 conservation easements and associated details.”
AMY SCHWARZBACH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, LA PLATA OPEN SPACE CONSERVANCY
“It has been a delight working with Ken. With his straightforward guidance, we were able to smoothly transition to Salesforce for all our database needs, including integration of our donor, member and volunteer databases. He cut down our costs significantly, while also providing us with an ultra-efficient and expedient approach to meeting all of our goals, including streamlined data migration and tracking, integration to 3rd party payment solutions and systems training. I am impressed, and continue to be impressed, with his work ethic and seemingly inexhaustible energy and dedication.”
KATHLEEN O’CONNOR , BOARD PRESIDENT, POWERHOUSE SCIENCE CENTER