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| Page 1 of 3 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER DECEMBER 19, 2011 Year-end donation processing As the calendar year draws to an end, charities (and ideally, donors) are focused on year-end donations and tax deductions. Here are a few scenarios for U.S. charities to keep in mind. Note: I am not a lawyer. When in doubt, contact an attorney who specializes in nonprofit law or contact the IRS for a ruling. ). and charged the credit card that day. | ROBERT WEINER JULY 25, 2010 Chosing a donor database I get a lot of emails like the following from small nonprofits: We desperately need to get a new donor database and most of them are totally unaffordable!! Looking at the Idealware Low Cost Database report , I find that there are so many considerations that it is quite complicated to make a choice. As you said, there are a lot of considerations. | | | | | | | ROBERT WEINER JANUARY 5, 2010 Ingredients of a High Performing Advancement Services Shop I've been thinking about what it takes to run a great Advancement Services operation (aka Development Services, Development Operations, Development Systems, the fundraising infrastructure, the back office). While outsiders sometimes view Advancement Services as data entry staff, there's a lot more to it. Understand and use automation appropriately. | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 15, 2009 Advice for Consultants - Part 1 This post was inspired by my colleague Kris Putnam’s advice for new consultants ( So, You Want To Be A Philanthropy Consultant? and Starting A Consulting Business? 15 Things To Do Right Now ). received the following via CharityChannel’s Consultants forum in 2003. Reposted with John’s permission.). Other things to expect: 1. | ROBERT WEINER APRIL 11, 2009 Anatomy of My Web Site Several friends who have decided to explore WordPress have asked how I built my site. Here are the steps I went through: 1) I hired a designer, Robyn Smith ( [link] ). Robyn installed WP on my existing web host ( dotable.com ). Fortunately, they offered support for WP, since I was paid up for the year. 2) I chose a theme. You can find themes at. | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 23, 2009 Online Discussion on June 23: Using Social Networks to Promote Good Causes This Tuesday The Chronicle of Philanthropy will host another free online discussion about how nonprofits can use social media. Wendy Harman , the social-media manager at the American Red Cross, in Washington, DC. Previously she worked for the Future of Music Coalition and was a law clerk at Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts of Massachusetts. read more. | | | | | | | | | -
ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2009 Twitter Best Practices Every day it seems like there’s a new article on how nonprofits and businesses can use Twitter for engagement, activism, marketing, and fundraising. Today’s entry comes from the Chronicle of Philanthropy, which published When Characters Count: Advice for Charities on Making the Most of Twitter. Inject some personality into your messages. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | SUNDAY, JANUARY 11, 2009 How Many Donor Databases Are There? I thought it might be useful to compile a list of all of the commercial donor databases I’m aware of. This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). SYSTEM. VENDOR. Batsch Group. ActiveGiving. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012 Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal Lots of people have already weighed in on Blackbaud’s purchase of Convio (two of my favorites: [link] and [link] ). Here my perspective. Disclosures: I have clients that use both companies’ products, as well as products from their competitors, open source products, and homegrown solutions. don’t invest in these or other companies that I advise on. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2009 Results of CASE’s 2009 Online Giving Survey Those of you who fundraise for educational institutions or are interested in how they're raising money online should check out the results of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education's 2009 survey on online giving (PDF). Some highlights: read more. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011 Thinking about a donor database selection workshop I'm planning a new workshop on selecting donor databases, focusing on the question, "Why is this so friggin' complicated?" Some initial thoughts: The maxim "Fast, cheap, or good -- pick two" is true. You want the technology to be forward-looking but also want to avoid shiny object syndrome. How can you know what you don't know (e.g., MORE >>
- Spam of the Day: So and so wants to connect on LinkedIn ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: May be try it? ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012
- TechSoup’s New Site Design ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2009
- Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: FDIC: About your business account ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: Notice from WesternUnion) : Account Deactivate. ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JULY 11, 2011
- Creative credit card donation scam ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2011
- Going from Accidental Techie to Technology Leader ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
- NY Times says text donations system is flawed ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2010
- Resources from the Compasspoint Panel ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
- Controlling data entry ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011
- Pinterest and privacy ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: BBB service Re: Case # (various numbers) ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: Your Changelog ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2011
- Lame Spam of the Day: willing to invest. ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011
- CTK Foundation’s "Heart and Soul" Grants ROBERT WEINER | SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2011
- Cities Acting Like Nonprofits ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 2010
- Prizes for Paperless Fundraising ROBERT WEINER | SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010
- Getting RSS Feeds Via Email ROBERT WEINER | SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
- The Limits of “Free” Software ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010
- Roundup of 2009 Online Giving Stats ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2010
- Separating Personal and Professional Lives on Social Media ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 2010
- Keeping appointment times from moving around ROBERT WEINER | SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2010
- Phishing Scam: Habitat for Humanity fundraising ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010
- Impressions of the Palm Pre ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2010
- Free Digital Storytelling Online Event ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
- Advice for Consultants - Part 2 ROBERT WEINER | SUNDAY, JUNE 21, 2009
- Lame spam of the day: messages from YouTube ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
- Want your product covered in Idealware’s Donor Management report? ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2011
- Blackbaud – Convio merger expected to close this week ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: U.N. natural disaster victim payment ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012
- More lame spam as blog comments ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: The variant of the contract you’ve offered has been delcined. ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: weight loss blog comment ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: Starbucks is giving away gifts ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: USPS Delivery Confirmation ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: Wrong transaction from your credit card in The Palmer House Hilton ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: FBI & Nigerian Govt want to send me money ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JULY 22, 2011
- Lame spam of the day: Credit Card is one week overdue ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011
- Spam of the Day: “McDonalds invites you to The Free Dinner Day” ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2011
- Editable List of Donor Databases ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009
- Firefox error: sec_error_untrusted_issuer ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011
- Phishing scam of the day: U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change lottery ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 2010
- Thoughts on Software RFPs ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010
- A Month with the Palm Pre ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2010
- The continuing saga of the new T400S ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
- Making the Case for Advancement Services ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010
- Setting up my new Thinkpad T400S ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2010
- Online Alumni Communities in the Age of Social Media ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009
- Schools using social media but not for fundraising ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009
- Donor Tracking vs. Business Intelligence ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
- Blackbaud’s acquisition of Convio is a done deal ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MAY 7, 2012
- The Nonprofit Guide to Going Green: Book Release Parties! ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010
- Apologies for the strange posts ROBERT WEINER | SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011
- Analysis of the CASE Online Fundraising Survey ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2009
- Jay Love leaving Blackbaud ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010
- Lame spam of the day: self-identified spam ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Amazon cancelation ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: My Name is Tuma ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MAY 1, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: CareerBuilder position notices ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
- Lame spams of the day: confirmation from [insert social network name] ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: pizza order ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2012
- Lame Spam of the Day: Poker Associates ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: US Airways reservation ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Hiccough ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: IRS notices ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012
- Defunct Google Products ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Traffic ticket N88790 ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: It’s important! ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Order Confirmation ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Your Intuit.com invoice. ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: meeting reminder ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2012
- What’s a good donor database? ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Termination of my CPA license ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: job offers from ITX ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Prize Winning. ROBERT WEINER | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Need your help! ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012
- 2012 Heroes With A Heart Awards ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: FBI and Nigeria still want to send me money ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Please provide your tax information ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Money from Homeland Security ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Tis the season for warranty sales ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Pandora Beads ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Validate Your Internet Listing – Yellow PagesUSA ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: Your order for rotorcraft for the weekend ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: boundless online grant applications ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 2012
- Lame spam of the day: spelling error correction ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2012
- Predictions for Nonprofit Fundraising Technology in 2012 ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012
- Lame spams of the day: Robospam promoting Liberty Reserve investments ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 2012
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