Robert Weiner

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Lame spam of the day: Please provide your tax information

Robert Weiner

Subject: Please provide your tax information. (a Text: Version 1: Hello, With intent to ensure that accurate data is being maintained on our systems, as well as to provide you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. In order to verify the information on your account, please click here. Yours sincerely, INTUIT INC.

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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. I would consider any data valuable when it can be utilized for predictive analytics or to build a case for trends. Is data-storage limits the concern? Are data-storage limits the concern?

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What’s in Your Data Ecosystem?

Robert Weiner

Our friends at NTEN have launched a survey to examine nonprofits' data ecosystems. Your first question is probably "what is a data ecosystem?" NTEN describes it as follows: The nonprofit ecosystem is a way of thinking about how data is shared by and flows across the different departments and activities in your organization.

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Pinterest and privacy

Robert Weiner

The Facebook signup page isn't nearly as informative. I couldn't figure out exactly which data the app would have access to or how it would use that data. I have to agree wholeheartedly with her when she says "Pinterest broke a basic tenet of online privacy: To not invasively use my online information.".

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Maybe It’s Not Your Database, It’s You

Robert Weiner

Do your codes make sense and give you the information you need? Do volunteers enter data? Is anyone in charge of monitoring your database to make sure everything’s running smoothly (that your database takes in accurate data, and that it produces accurate reports)? Here are my thoughts so far. What am I missing? © Walt Kelly.

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Reigning in shadow databases

Robert Weiner

We in Advancement Services handle data for a living and understand the importance of updates and keeping the database clean. We get updates and information from multiple sources which can only benefit the departments who use our system. We do NCOA, wealth and deceased screenings. Michelle Kolak. Assistant Director.

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Migrating recurring donors to a new system

Robert Weiner

He said: It’s definitely not impossible to migrate recurring donations, but it requires willingness on behalf of both processors in order to exchange the vaulted payment information. In addition to the payment information, you’ll also need to send the schedules and amounts and each processor may handle this differently.

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