3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2014

This is the time of year when fundraising teams are pouring their available time, energy and talents into perhaps the most important task of the year. When was the last time you cleaned it, appended it, purged it, normalized it? If one or more of those terms sounds unfamiliar, make time for some thorough data hygiene.

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Data Time Fundraising Retention 184

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 30, 2014

For starters, ALL data degrades over time. We move, take new jobs, change phone plans, change email accounts, marry, divorce, raise families, change religions, develop new interests, attend new events, and get involved in new activities. This realization hits everyone right between the eyes when nonprofits experience turnover.

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Attention Data Donor Retention 157

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

The topic of consumer data privacy has had the attention of Capitol Hill for some time. There’s been a lot of recent activity coming out of Washington, DC … it’s a good time for an update. Consumer Data Privacy Activities in Washington. It all boils down to ones and zeroes. Is big data bad?

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Data Aggregator Washington Law 122

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

2 – When was the last time your organization cleaned your donor data? For example, I would expect lower email open rates for a donor acquisition campaign that is targeting a high percentage of first time contacts (e.g. DEBBIE: From our experience, industry benchmarking can be tricky. Plan those activities.

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Data Management Rate Benchmark 133