The key is to back up the files from the current program before doing the update.

The software company says that in transferring to the new software, they SHOULD be able to preserve all the posts, but having the back up will help us in case there's a problem.

When we convert the CF may be down for a couple of days at most.

No one needs to contribute to the upgrade. As Bob and Dave have both noted, we have funds available from the ELL sale for that purpose.

Thanks for all your input in this thread. It has gotten people thinking and posting their thoughts which was a primary purpose.