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What is a Donor Management System?

Saleforce Nonprofit

If this sounds like you, maybe it’s time you implement a donor management system, or DMS. I know what you’re thinking – what is a donor management system? A donor management system is like a really big filing cabinet that lives in the cloud and tracks everything about your organization. Host an awesome event. Pretty neat, right?

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Reigning in shadow databases

Robert Weiner

The following story, posted with permission, was sent to the FUNDSVCS list in response to a question about how to reign in schools and departments at a university that keep their own shadow databases of contacts. I have a story that we have used quite often: A few years ago, we imported a shadow database into Raiser''s Edge.

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Introducing Cloud for Good Campaign Services

Cloud 4 Good

I am excited to announce our newest line of business: Campaign Services. This service is designed to pull Salesforce and non-Salesforce data into an off-platform database and execute load-intensive queries for our nonprofit and higher education clients. This is where our Campaign Services come into play.

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ROI for a donor database

Robert Weiner

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. Our system is like the “roach motel” of data; the data goes in, but never comes out again.

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Choosing a Marketing Automation Application for Your Nonprofit: 5 Steps to Success

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Remember, it’s always easy to upgrade… but it’s hard to downgrade.

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How To Find Effective Database Solutions for Social Services Organizations

Everyaction

For social services organizations such as food banks, shelters, and community centers, managing data well is a critical part of keeping their doors open to members of the community in need of their services. When looking for a data tool for social services organizations, four functions are especially important to keep in mind: 1.

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Supporting Brain Trauma Nonprofits In Their Critical Fundraising Efforts

Bloomerang

Vancouver Brain Injury Association was looking for an affordable donor management system that could help them effectively grow their donor base. “[We The devil is in the details After doing intensive research and comparing different nonprofit CRM systems, Richard and his team chose Bloomerang as their donor database solution.

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