Robert Weiner

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Donor Tracking vs. Business Intelligence

Robert Weiner

This lack of analytic tools often drives nonprofits to look for new donor management software. I've heard countless organizations describe their donor databases as "roach motels" or "data vaults" -- the data goes in but it doesn't come out.

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Taking Advantage of a Crisis

Robert Weiner

Target Analytics' Index of National Fundraising Performance for the first quarter of 2009 had nothing but bad news. Although some recent news stories have reported postive economic signs, the outlook for the nonprofit sector still looks bleak.

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Thoughts on the Blackbaud – Convio deal

Robert Weiner

Provide strong reporting and analytic tools. Support advocacy, volunteer management, complex events, electronic communications, content management, online payments, and merchandise sales. Has an intuitive user interface for casual users. Supports streamlined, high-volume data entry tools. Provide data integrity tools to keep the data clean.

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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

I would consider any data valuable when it can be utilized for predictive analytics or to build a case for trends. It would just be harder to get at the ones that are over 7 years old. Do you know what the issues are that would prompt their wanting to do away with historical records?

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Do New Online Donors Give Again?

Robert Weiner

A new study released by Blackbaud’s Target Analytics division suggests that first-time online donors do not become recurring donors. The study of 24 national nonprofits found that people who make a first-time gift online often don’t make subsequent online gifts to the charity (although some give through other means).

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