Bloomerang

JUNE 7, 2021

For those of you on a different fiscal year, skip down to “Cleaning up your Prospect Database” and save this checklist for whenever the time is right for you. 8 Fiscal Year-End Donor Retention Action Strategies + Practical Tips. Get rid of the dead weight in your database. . BONUS Fiscal Year-End Clean Up Tips.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

The key here is making specific enough goals that you end up with an action plan and a timeline. For example, if one of your goals is to make your organization’s join process better, your action plan might have these steps: Look at Google Analytics to see what kind of traffic the join page gets and where people abandon.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Juggling all of these tasks is where nonprofit database software comes in. Nonprofit database software solutions serve as your nonprofit’s hub of information and documentation, allowing your nonprofit to make data-driven decisions to improve operations while staying organized. . It can help make data-driven decisions.

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Connection Cafe

MARCH 4, 2021

Database administrators (also commonly called database managers, DBAs or DBMs) are often operating behind the scenes, outside of the spotlight. Confessions of a Nonprofit Database Administrator. Confessions of a Nonprofit Database Administrator, Part II. Ashley’s Favorite Things: Actions in Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT.

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Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2023

This post describes actions you can take to implement the findings of Bloomerang’s 2023 Fundraising Planning and Climate Report. Multiple, practical action steps are presented below to advance your fundraising based on the survey results. All modern donor databases feature donor analytics and report generation that you can use.

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The Fundraising Authority

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Fundraising systems are, in their simplest form, plans of action for your development office. For example, if your system calls for a thank you call to be made to every donor within 7 days of their gift, have your database set to automatically print out a call list for your development director once per week.

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NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

But do you struggle with technology to put those strategies into action? Don't fight with your database or resort to a spreadsheet. You have amazing strategies to fundraise for your mission. Join Raise HECK and Bonterra to learn how to fundraise smarter, not harder! Wednesday, March 15 @ 1pm EST.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

If you’re just looking for simple newsletter sends and database management, you might need one thing. Chances are something will cost more than you think, whether it’s the number of contacts in your database, SMS charges, or customer support. Find trusted resources online that give you the ins and outs of each tool’s pricing structure.

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The MatrixFiles

JANUARY 2, 2024

The key here is making specific enough goals that you end up with an action plan and a timeline. For example, if one of your goals is to make your organization’s join process better, your action plan might have these steps: Look at Google Analytics to see what kind of traffic the join page gets and where people abandon.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

At its core blockchain is a database technology. What makes blockchain unique as a database, however, is its distributed nature. Each node is required to verify transactions and store the same records in the database it hosts. As a database platform, a blockchain can support a range of applications, of which bitcoin is only one.

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Amy Sample Ward

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’ve followed and supported the work of Peter Deitz and Social Actions ever since hearing about his passion and ideas a few years ago. Let’s start at the beginning: What is Social Actions and where does the API come in? The Social Actions project began in 2006. Earlier this week, I got ahold of Peter to get the full scoop!

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Direct all your promotion to the website so folks can take action to support your cause and event as soon as they hear about it. As soon as you have a date set with the golf facility, send a quick email to your contact database as well as individual emails to major donors and supporters to get it on their calendars and into their budgets.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 17, 2021

Sure, you can look at historical or yearly trends on a graph to identify patterns, but by drilling deeper into the analytics you can uncover insights to help put your data into action. Let’s take a look at how event data can be put into action. Do your repeat event attendees also renew at higher rates? ).

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package. Others I think about: CiviCRM had 4.8%, Organizer’s Database at 3%, Salesforce was at 2.6%, Democracy in Action at 0.6% In that trio was Organizer’s Database, the desktop open source DMS.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

DECEMBER 2, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s that donor database of yours? December 2, 2008 In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package. and MPower at 0.4%.

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Everyaction

JULY 9, 2018

Here are a few examples of how different departments can save time and increase their impact by using a unified database. The database used can have a large impact on the efficacy of an organization’s fundraising efforts, so it is important to use a software which can manage major donors, planned giving programs, grants, and more.

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Amy Sample Ward

MARCH 23, 2009

Social Actions has created an open database of 60,000+ actions from 40+ sites — including GlobalGiving, Change.org, DonorsChoose.org, Kiva.org, NABUUR, TakingITGlobal, Idealist.org, and VolunteerMatch. Next time inspiration strikes you to make a difference, the opportunities to take action will be but one click away.

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EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

Issue awareness is often a foundational step in advocacy work, and it’s important to make sure that your organization’s issue awareness work uses specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals to measure progress. By meeting supporters in the moment, you have a better chance at driving them to action.

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sgEngage

APRIL 2, 2024

Action items not assigned to an active team member can lead to phone calls, meetings, and other crucial tasks not being completed. Consider the level of database training the user has. Be sure you’ve properly documented how to inactivate access to the database for staff members who leave the organization, too. Likely no.

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EveryAction

APRIL 18, 2023

Equipped with 360MatchPro and Double the Donation’s database of 24,000-plus companies, organizations can make the most of corporate giving programs by educating and empowering donors to secure matching gifts. What is Double the Donation?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

Donors can choose the option on your online form to create their own crowdfunding page, then the funds and information from their page are sent directly to your database. Early winter is ideal for using your fundraising CRM to set goals, assign tasks, tidy up your database, and create donor segments. ? Giving Tuesday.

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sgEngage

APRIL 17, 2024

As a Database Administrator, my world revolves around helping users make sense of the information they receive, from voice-of-the-customer anecdotes and impressions to polished Key Performance Indicator (KPI) graphs, charts, and dashboards. Maybe that’s your Database Administrator, your CFO, or an office support staff person.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 20, 2022

Nonprofits can utilize AR tools to allow volunteers and supporters to perform engaging and immersive actions that were, in the past, only done in person. Accepting cryptocurrencies or using sophisticated security measures for your donor database means the organization is on its way to using Web3.

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Whole Whale

MAY 2, 2024

Data hygiene projects This can range from cleaning and completing Salesforce, spreadsheet, CRM or other databases for stakeholders. Make sure to create a dev copy and avoid letting interns edit live databases. Social media posts and account maintenance We’ve noted that organizations should guard their voice online.

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The Modern Nonprofit

MARCH 5, 2024

The Heart and Soul of Supporter Advocacy Your supporters are more than just names in a database. Engaging them to take concrete actions like signing petitions or spreading the word can create ripples of change. Together, we’ll turn that passion into action. It’s the spark that ignites empathy and drives action.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Let's say your organization is running one desktop database program to manage its constituents, one to organize your finances and fundraising, and maybe a cloud-based one to track your email marketing. Caspio Bridge , now available through TechSoup, can be used to create, customize, and host all the databases you need all in one place.

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

To help, we’ve put together this guide to break down your donor data management into actionable items. As explained in NPOInfo’s data append services guide , appending is the process of filling any gaps in your database. The provider will match the data you shared to their more comprehensive database of information.

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 7, 2022

Being aware and on the lookout for donor engagement signals – while having a donor database that can capture and visualize them along with other constituent information – allows fundraisers to take action on an individual level. How Measuring Donor Engagement Can Empower You.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What happens if you’re heading into 2024 with big goals and ambitions and a database filled with duplicates? If you’re considering whether to focus on cleaning up physical addresses in your database, first ask yourself, “Are we sending people physical postcards and having them respond to calls to action?”

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Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Through the group, we are taking action to help build a more equitable, efficient, effective, and transparent philanthropic sector through the strategic use of evaluation and data. Moving forward, we will use the more than 64,000 records in the Demographics via Candid database to test the validity and reliability of the draft definition.

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Qgiv

APRIL 11, 2023

When you have fundraising goals, it can be difficult to pause the action and focus on reading donor signals. From there, you can read the donor signals and take action. That process of tracking and reading donor signals elevates that data from simple information to actionable insights. What are Donor Signals?

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Connection Cafe

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Today we are sharing two examples of skill sharing in action and the positive organization and individual impact they delivered. We look forward to hearing your stories of skill sharing in action in the comments section. Developing agile project management skills.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 2, 2023

Type it in to ChatGPT and let it help you generate new ideas that will excite and motivate your supporters to take action. In simpler terms, predictive analytics shows you valuable information about your donor database and analyzes large volumes of data points to give you actionable takeaways.

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Get Fully Funded

APRIL 9, 2023

How do you motivate people to take action so you’ll get the results you’re looking for? A good fundraising message gives hope , which triggers action. Now that you understand, let’s look at some specific words that are powerful in motivating people to take action. So, what ARE the right words? So se it whenever you can.

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VQ Strategies

JANUARY 22, 2024

To that end, VQ Volunteer Strategies partnered with Offero (a provider of database software) to develop a guide summarizing the research and outlining steps to build the case for citywide volunteer engagement. Yet, leaders are also seeking guidance on how to get started once support is garnered.

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Neon CRM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Here are just a few components of good association management software: Membership databases: Membership databases and association management software go hand in hand. In fact, they’re so closely tied that people sometimes conflate the terms “membership database” and “association management software!”

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2024

Put simply, email automation is a feature of marketing software that allows your organization to set up emails that are automatically triggered by supporters’ actions. You create one or more emails for a specific purpose, such as thanking donors for taking action.

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