Greater Giving

JANUARY 30, 2024

When I started my nonprofit fundraising career a decade ago, all I knew were spreadsheets, paper bid sheets, and manually charging sales for each guest at a fundraising event. Integration with Donor Software Many of our nonprofit fundraising partners ask if Greater Giving integrates with their donor software system.

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Qgiv

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Tricia Marsherall is the Founder & President of Marsherall Partners, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in nonprofit donor database management & operations support and virtual & traditional fundraising events. To understand how to best leverage your data, you need to first understand what caused your database nightmares.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 10, 2012

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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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 21, 2012

A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database. The trainer needs to understand the database, present technical concepts clearly and without jargon, teach at the students' level, and be incredibly patient. Train end users on a sample database, not production data.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 25, 2010

I get a lot of emails like the following from small nonprofits: We desperately need to get a new donor database and most of them are totally unaffordable!! Looking at the Idealware Low Cost Database report , I find that there are so many considerations that it is quite complicated to make a choice. This step is not optional.

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DNL OmniMedia

JULY 14, 2021

Your nonprofit needs to collect donations, message donors, host events, manage volunteers, and much, more more. Juggling all of these tasks is where nonprofit database software comes in. Before investing in a nonprofit database, take a moment to understand why and how it can benefit your nonprofit.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2022

Instead of updating every minute, they’ll only update when a transaction occurs, which will take some processing load off the database. On the control panel side, we’ve added auction event receipt tags for %EventContactName% and %EventContactEmail%. The post System Update: Early January 2022 appeared first on Qgiv Blog.

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EveryAction

MARCH 8, 2023

Ask if they’re capturing and maintaining data in places such as spreadsheets or email inboxes to make sure you migrate all necessary information into your new software system. Create a list of all queries, reports, exports, and dashboards that your organization uses so that they can be created in the new system as appropriate.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2020

By Alan Tyson , CEO of DATABASICS – a software product that enables nonprofits to report, approve, and track employee hours, activities, and spending from anywhere, something that is especially important in an increasingly decentralized environment. DATABASICS. 2) Online Document Sharing & Management. Recommendation ? Conclusion.

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Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2023

As a nonprofit professional, you know how important hosting fundraising events is to both expanding your donor base and retaining existing donors. By giving supporters a way to connect with other like-minded supporters and your nonprofit’s staff, you can facilitate community and deep relationships at these events.

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DNL OmniMedia

JUNE 8, 2023

Whether you’re a government organization, professional association, international corporation, or nonprofit, events can be a major factor in your success. With the many moving parts involved in setting up an event, it can be difficult to streamline your team’s efforts. Understand your event’s needs. What does that mean?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 16, 2022

They follow you on social media, rally their friends through crowdfunding, and participate in your events. Continue to embrace virtual events and digital fundraising for a more flexible strategy. That said, donors who are out and about this summer still might not make it to in-person events – it is vacation season, after all.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 11, 2020

Virtual events, like conferences and trade shows, can provide a lot of value to both attendees and to event exhibitors. Without this data, there are no solid sales leads and your event will have little value to your exhibitors. Without exhibitors, your event cannot succeed. This can hurt you in the future. Make It Easy.

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Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The key tools at your disposal—nonprofit Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems and fundraising platforms—aren’t isolated components but complementary forces driving your mission to engage, retain, and expand your supporter base. Here, CRM systems play a crucial role.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 10, 2021

By GolfStatus.org – an event management platform specifically for golf fundraisers. With 2022 approaching and plans for spring events firming up, now’s the time to consider the lessons learned from successful golf events held throughout 2020 and 2021. 3) Use an Event Website. 2) Have a Backup Plan.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2021

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Boost revenue from in-person and virtual fundraising events. Do you offer a consultation to fully customize my system to my needs? Improve donor retention through donor targeting and filtering.

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The Fundraising Authority

JANUARY 2, 2021

Put your list on paper, or into a spreadsheet, or on a donor database system , and it will grow much, much faster. Hold Non-Ask Events One-on-one meetings can be intimidating for new prospects. Non-ask events are just that: non-ask… the fundraising asks will come later in the relationship. They never write them down.

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 17, 2020

and you think it’s time to upgrade to a new database system after 20 or so years. . Let’s say the system you decide on is well-known for how it managed members, events, and fundraising. Your nonprofit’s staff was used to an old, clunky system that didn’t do much. But there’s one glaring problem ?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 8, 2017

This is frustrating to many NGOs, charities, and nonprofits located outside of the United States, but it’s due to the fact that the United States has a database of nonprofits called GuideStar USA that Facebook can sync with theirs to easily verify a nonprofit’s legal status. Create a “Day of Giving” Facebook Event.

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Greater Giving

JULY 18, 2023

You collect information at every turn, whether someone fills out your donation form, registers for an event, interacts with you on social media, or browses your website. As explained in NPOInfo’s data append services guide , appending is the process of filling any gaps in your database. The provider matches your data.

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Qgiv

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

These systems follow predefined instructions without the ability to learn from new data. ChatGPT can help you create content, come up with fundraising ideas, and assist with event planning to support your organization’s mission. You can also use AI to automate your database organization!

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NonProfit Hub

JULY 12, 2017

To make it easy for you to navigate this article, we’ve broken our discussion into three helpful sections: Donor Databases for Small Nonprofits. Donor Databases for Medium-Sized Nonprofits. Donor Databases for Large Nonprofits. Let’s get started shopping for the perfect database! Donor Databases for Small Nonprofits.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 17, 2019

It is the ideal content management system for nonprofits because of how it’s open source and anyone can contribute to making it better. Yoast SEO – uses a templating system so you can specify your title and meta description; create sitemaps and get full control over your site’s breadcrumbs; automatically set canonical URLs.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. Start with contact databases, donor management systems, and CRMs. Add to that volunteer management and event management. There’s a lot.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 27, 2014

Take another example : your organization is ramping up for a big event. You’ve collected RSVPs from guests who plan to attend in an event management or ticketing system. An increasing number of software tools and systems are offering and supporting APIs. Knowing that would help you cultivate these new connections.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 12, 2022

At one of the first auction events she worked, she was reprimanded for showing a donor a seat a the far end of the room. Nonprofits use donor management software or a donor database to organize their donor data and ensure its accuracy. Another coworker quickly took over and showed that donor to another seat right up front.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 19, 2022

Thanks to technological advances and changing times, online events are quickly becoming the norm, and virtual auctions are no exception. Hosting an auction online extends your reach beyond an in-person event. When you organize an online auction, your website will be the ultimate hub for your event.

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Association Analytics

JULY 22, 2021

To help alleviate your fear of dirty data, we have some tips on how to tackle cleaning it up and getting your database in great shape. Spoiler alert – we’ve never encountered an association database that wasn’t in good enough shape to start performing analytics. It’s an easy way to collect phone numbers for your database.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The more complicated you make it, the less likely it is to be understood, and the more inconsistent it is in your system. Did you attend What is a Database Manager ? Find out how to use technology to simplify events… and more. . To the smooth operation of your event. Ok EVERYONE raise your hand here). Did you go?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 31, 2020

By Stephanie Kanak , Content Strategist at Donor Perfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. They depend on the quality of the data collected in their donor management system. Virtual Fundraising and In-Person Events Can Co-Exist. Pro Tip: Thinking about hosting a virtual event?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

67% of nonprofits use a constituent relationship management system (CRM) to track donations and manage supporter communications. That’s just the start—nonprofit software tools come in many varieties, offering support for marketing, event planning, form building, and much more. Software solutions keep the nonprofit sector in motion.

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Nimble AMS

JULY 28, 2022

If your current software fails to meet these requirements, or is built on a legacy system , it’s time to consider a new AMS. I can now spend that money on value-added things…That was impossible in our old system,” says Bruce Moe, Executive Director of the Missouri State Teacher Association and Nimble AMS customer.

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Everyaction

JULY 16, 2018

Though database technology may not be anyone's first thought related the the human services field, experienced staff of these organizations know just how important these tools are, allowing them to work more efficiently, saving time and money, and maximizing the impact of their work at every level.

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AccelEvents

JUNE 11, 2020

Virtual events, like conferences and trade shows, can provide a lot of value to both attendees and to event exhibitors. Without this data, there are no solid sales leads and your event will have little value to your exhibitors. Without exhibitors, your event cannot succeed. This can hurt you in the future. Make It Easy.

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Association Analytics

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What happens if you’re heading into 2024 with big goals and ambitions and a database filled with duplicates? It may not match between systems. For instance, the events department can consider clean up opportunities when members register for your conference. But what happens if your data isn’t clean? It may be inaccurate.

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Everyaction

JULY 9, 2018

Here are a few examples of how different departments can save time and increase their impact by using a unified database. The database used can have a large impact on the efficacy of an organization’s fundraising efforts, so it is important to use a software which can manage major donors, planned giving programs, grants, and more.

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Qgiv

JANUARY 4, 2023

Find an event to attend. There are plenty of events that you can take part in throughout National Mentoring Month to mark the occasion and celebrate mentors everywhere. Get involved with your local MENTOR affiliate and check out their calendar of events to see what kinds of events you can attend.

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