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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

There seems to be a feeling we should remove any records that have not had an action in 7 years. If it’s a record with no financial giving and no actions, is there another reason that it is in the database? The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share.

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Lame spam of the day: My Name is Tuma

Robert Weiner

No graphics, no link, no attachment, no offer, no call to action. OK, this hits all the marks for lameness. Someone must be playing with their new spambot. The message is exactly as it appears below, including the blank lines at the beginning: Sender: tuma ahoussou (toumaahoussou@indiatimes.com). Subject: hi. Text: Hello dear, How are you?

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Lame spams of the day: more fake ADP notices

Robert Weiner

Please overview action changed by. Please overview action processed by. Incident number 380306978. Case Head: RQBE. Event Cause: Processing. We at ADP achieve to create a personalized and client focused experience with every client interaction. visiting the link below. Click here - ADP Major Accounts Transactions described above.

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NY Times says text donations system is flawed

Robert Weiner

If you have an urgent call to action, a way of reaching a mass audience, and don’t mind not being able to identify, steward, or resolicit most of the donors who give via text, mobile giving can definitely be effective. I’m still skeptical about its suitability for most nonprofits, and the NY Times said the same yesterday.

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Lame spam of the day: Money from Homeland Security

Robert Weiner

So you are by this notice to contact us and claim your fund within the next four (4) working days or necessary actions will be taken by our team to terminate the transaction and return it back to Nigeria, were the compensation. Greeting from Home Land security Emergency Management Georgia U.S.A.We is coming from. secretarias.com.

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Lame spam of the day: Facebook notifications

Robert Weiner

This is a reminder that you need to complete this action by clicking this link and Confirm or Cancel your request. Text: You recently requested a new password for your Facebook account. It looks like we sent you an email with a link to reset your password a few days ago. link leads to [link]. Thanks, The Facebook Team.

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Green IT for Dummies

Robert Weiner

The guide, produced independently by research and analysis firm Freeform Dynamics, provides guidance for where to start in greening an organization and maps out a pragmatic, yet comprehensive course of action ranked according to expense and difficulty of implementation. read more.

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