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APRIL 6, 2020

According to research : An average organization with a database of 50,000 records could be wasting up to $3,200 per mailing due to inaccurate addresses and deceased records. Annually, check your database to avoid embarrassing mistakes and unnecessary postage. Learn more about the untapped potential in your database.

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OCTOBER 9, 2020

An underlying CRM or database. An Underlying CRM or Database. Your nonprofit is likely already using a CRM or donor database solution to store, sort, and analyze your transaction and engagement data. Like your database, this is another virtual auction tool that you likely already have at your disposal.

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MARCH 12, 2020

When properly managed, your database will provide incredible insight that remains through any staff, organizational, or market changes. Use this rich data to better connect with your donors by segmenting your database and sending more targeted messages. Data enables relationships. Focus on Communicating with Donors.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

Long gone are the days of ‘a database’ – we now manage numerous, vast repositories of data that result from recording not only demographic information and financial transactions, but all manner of consumer behavior, psychographic details, preferences (likes, along with dislikes), and social activity. Okay, now what is an integration solution?

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Before you start querying your database to find your golden tickets—the individuals in your database that meet all five characteristics above— it is vital that you stop and consider what characteristics specifically identify your best donor prospects vs. everyone else in your database or vs. the United States as a whole.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Database Administrator, Manager of Development Operations, Manager of Development Systems, Information Systems Manager — every career move I thought, “With this new title, at this new organization, I will definitely have a voice. Here are four tips for empowering yourself from a former nonprofit database administrator.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

A donor database allows you to manage all your key donor information in one central location. Once you’ve implemented a CRM or another database solution, you can build out your toolkit to better appeal to your supporters. One database feature any nonprofit can benefit from are those designed to support prospect research.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

These timely updates give staff confidence in our database and save the foundation time and money. areas, database entry , communications, and general education. Using standardized formatting saves time in data entry and data mining. We use a data service on a regular basis to update addresses or to find deceased clients.

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JUNE 20, 2013

This gives you high level information to find out what is incomplete, outdated, or missing from your database. It is critical to identify those records of deceased individuals by utilizing the Social Security Death Benefit database. Ah… the fresh scent of a clean and healthy database!

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MAY 4, 2020

Here, I’d like to (virtually) introduce you to Raymond Polikoski, Vice President of Finance & Administration at Special Olympics New York, and Jessie Salpeter, Senior Database Manager at National Park Foundation. For example, manual uploads between our database of record and our old digital marketing tool were time consuming.

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APRIL 3, 2019

Predictive models help identify, for example, those in your database who are best suited for specific types of giving, such as annual, planned, and major giving. Pair that with information that is not in your database – data on constituent consumer behavior, social media activity, education, wealth, other philanthropy, etc.

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APRIL 19, 2019

Adrian Sargeant says “a 10% increase in donor retention can increase the lifetime value of your donor database by 200%.”. And they regularly maintain and update their database. Don’t stick ‘em in your database to save for later. But we can and SHOULD change this! So let’s get started, right? There are no silos.

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OCTOBER 12, 2017

Let’s say that our invented organization is called Arts Now and that it has a development database of 10,000 individual constituent records – not counting any foundation or corporate entities. With the remaining 80% of the database (400 people) generating 20% of revenue – the total raised by Arts Now must be around $625,000.

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APRIL 9, 2020

With P2P likelihood scores and personas, they could: Build a new COVID-19 specific P2P campaign using information about the potential that exists within their database to support a new endeavor. Many higher education institutions are raising significant funds from P2P campaigns, with DIY the flavor of choice for most.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

By understanding sector trends, database insights, how to build an effective year end giving campaign, and remembering to share gratitude, you’ll arrive at the end of the year ready to engage your donors and support your mission in a big way. Preparing your database.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

If this sounds like your organization, then it may be time to do some sort of analysis of your database to help uncover some potential upgrades to your annual fund and major/planned gift prospects to assign and qualify in your portfolios.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

You can use the information in the report to analyze your current database, and search for the best prospects among donors and non-donors. If you don’t have this vital information in your database, don’t despair, and don’t give up! Identify people that might have been missed, and those who could benefit from more attention.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

They wanted to understand how CRM is different from a traditional donor database and how nonprofits can benefit from investing in CRM. What’s the difference between CRM and a donor database? CRM #bbcon Blackbaud database donor Fundraising Software and Services software' Does it sound too good to be true? It’s not – read on!

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MARCH 18, 2021

Every nonprofit has individuals within their database who own appreciated assets (land, apartment buildings, homes, private businesses, even oil and gas royalties). Remember, we are not talking about gifts that come when a person dies ; we are talking about donors gifting some of their assets to your cause today.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Most CRM databases have the ability to track and store an enormous amount of data but unless you can link it to helping you in being strategic in segmenting out your database or implementing strategies then it is only taking up space. If you are conducting donor surveys, be sure the information is documented in the database.

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DECEMBER 20, 2012

It is refreshing to hear organizations regard their CRM as the source of truth and not simply a transactional database to track addresses and donations. So what does it mean to be "the source of truth?".

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DECEMBER 9, 2016

If you have a database that is connected to the IRS database or to Guidestar, run your charity checks in batch at the beginning of December so you don’t have to spend time running checks for organizations to whom you’ve granted previously. Your auditors and CFOs will thank you later.

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MARCH 20, 2014

Since publishing, I’ve received feedback that the post was helpful, and have been asked to dive into further detail on how best to prepare for this move (data conversion) to your new home (new database). Broken relationships – orphaned records in your database such as gifts with no constituent to relate to. Let’s begin.

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JULY 26, 2017

However, by paying attention to trends in your donor database, you can begin finding supporter trends that will signal when a supporter is primed to take the next step. According to Adrian Sergeant, a 10% increase in donor retention can increase the lifetime value of your donor database by 200%. Social Media. Newsletter. Email Blast.

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AUGUST 7, 2019

The donor uses a matching gift database to search for their employer’s matching gift policy, determining whether they are eligible to have their donation matched. Embedding matching gift database. The matching gift process is quite simple: Step 1: Initial Submission. A donor makes a donation to your organization. Step 3: Submit forms.

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JANUARY 12, 2016

Outsourcing operations has any number of benefits, especially in the world of direct marketing execution and database management. They can run reports, import and export data, and keep your database in tip-top shape while you focus on your donors, not your data. That way, you can focus on what you do best—raising money.

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JUNE 19, 2013

Most CRM databases have the ability to track and store an enormous amount of data but unless you can link it to helping you in being strategic in segmenting out your database or implementing strategies then it is only taking up space. If you are conducting donor surveys, be sure the information is documented in the database.

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JUNE 28, 2013

My duty for the week was to mill over local and state newspapers for obituaries, clip them and document accordingly in the alumni database. There are several services out there specifically for nonprofit organizations that aid in taking a proactive approach with keeping your database up to date and avoiding the money pit of outdated data.

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AUGUST 22, 2011

A good CRM system should do just that; provide a complete 360 degree view of each and every name in the database. Your database administrator should be running regular data hygiene queries to ensure data remains clean. Unfortunately, it seems that data consistency is lost every time a database administrator leaves the organization.

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JANUARY 6, 2014

Adrian Sargeant says “a 10% increase in donor retention can increase the lifetime value of your donor database by 200%.”. And they regularly maintain and update their database. Don’t stick ‘em in your database to save for later. But we can and SHOULD change this! So let’s get started, right? There are no silos.

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MAY 11, 2016

They enter your database from multiple engagement pathways and have wide-ranging experiences (or no experience at all) with your organization. But a one-size fits all welcome series may be leaving out some powerful opportunities to engage. For most organizations, new constituents come in all shapes and sizes. Make sense? Early Action-Takers.

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JUNE 25, 2013

Theme #1: “Our users are out to maliciously harm our database.”. More often than not, database security has been implemented out of an abundance of caution of the mistakes that people might make. Most databases have security roles or groups that govern security. Okay, I’m exercising some creative license there.

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OCTOBER 21, 2013

Most CRM databases have the ability to track and store an enormous amount of data but unless you can link it to helping you in being strategic in segmenting out your database or implementing strategies then it is only taking up space. If you are conducting donor surveys, be sure the information is documented in the database.

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OCTOBER 11, 2013

4. Use the database/ export them into a CRM. One benefit of online donation forms is that you have a strong database with your donors which can be exported in certain CRMs. Research this database, it can be a good way to find new perspectives for your nonprofit. Top Don’ts when creating your donation form.

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Grant Databases : There are many searchable databases for grants, some of which are paid, others of which are free. You should also check out federal grants databases, like these for the U.S. The IRS Form 990 for nonprofits lists the major funders for an organization, so that’s a great place to start looking. and Canada.

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APRIL 3, 2013

There are several resources out there that you can investigate on the subject of learning the mechanics and strategies behind database analytics as it relates to your various fundraising programs and initiatives.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Once your database is sparkling clean, get a Policies and Procedures manual in place that outlines data entry standards. I hope by using some of these basic concepts, you’ll be able to take a look at your database and get a sense of what you can do to clean things up. The impact on your donors’ experience should be a positive one.

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