Get Fully Funded

MARCH 16, 2021

With indicia, a postage block that reads, “nonprofit org US postage paid,” along with a permit number underneath, is printed on the envelope. Be sure to update your donor database or spreadsheet with correct addresses. Pre-printed indicia and pre-cancelled nonprofit rate stamps make the most sense. This will save you a step later.

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Tech Soup

MARCH 5, 2013

If you haven't upgraded to the new Office, be sure to read TechSoup's Microsoft Office: What Your Org Should Know and visit TechSoup's Microsoft donation program. This app uses the cloud to constantly refresh its database of words so you have the latest definitions and spellings available. Apps for Office.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 29, 2008

If you want to see my article about my impressions of snews…see sNews – an easy and simple web publishing tool for non profit organisations Each CMS should be judged by an org, on what it can provide now for an organisation as well as in the future. I’ll have to give it a whirl. 5 Laura Whitehead 02.07.08

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Connection Cafe

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. Their donor file has quintupled since 2008. Don’t stick ‘em in your database to save for later. But we can and SHOULD change this! Chew ‘em up.

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Museum 2.0

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Slack is a combination messaging/file-sharing tool intended to replace internal email and intranets. Like most museums and nonprofits, we have a donor database. Our data catalyst, Karen Bush, who ran grandpa's car like a champ, is leading our transition to a cloud-based, open database that feels like a fleet of shiny vespas.

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Connection Cafe

OCTOBER 1, 2013

This trend is because orgs are now able to market for online purchases and eliminate or minimize transaction fees. On average, organizations in the dataset saw their email house file grow by 17%. The important thing to remember if you capture email addresses in this fashion is to sync your records with your database.

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Connection Cafe

AUGUST 1, 2017

Are there EOY tips for orgs that are Science and Research focused? For the donors that provide their email address, get them into the online database as soon as possible (within days, not weeks) and send them a special automated welcome series targeted at in-kind donors. How do you deal with new-to-file donors after EOY?

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DNL OmniMedia

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Nonprofit consulting services might solve a specific challenge, like customizing and cleaning up your database , or serve as more of a long-term investment, like designing a complete technology plan for your nonprofit. Data analytics services, including donor file audits. Email appending to strengthen and refine your existing database.

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CauseVox

OCTOBER 11, 2021

While we know that not all orgs have this same brand awareness, we believe that less can be more, that simple can be best. Many orgs create a mix of what is called “soft” and “hard” asks, balancing storytelling with urgency and straightforward requests. You’re trying to raise money, so you need to ask for it! Compile a blogger list.

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Judi Sohn

APRIL 8, 2013

But did you know that you can use Conga to generate a fully formatted Word file of your monthly donors, let’s say for your newsletter or annual report? I maintain the Salesforce database for my synagogue. I need to get this to the volunteer who lays out our newsletter in a neatly formatted Word file. That’s it.

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Cloud 4 Good

JULY 22, 2021

Second, we must then explore Tracking Cookies: files containing anonymous data that identifies website visitors through their activity on your website. Then, make sure they’re all connected to Pardot so all submitted data is tracked and actionable through Pardot’s intuitive and accessible database. Now add even more!

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

The point-and-click, folder-based interface made accountants and finance employees look up at the screen and think about how the files should be organized. CTOs and CIOs began appearing in nonprofit org charts in the early 2000s as well, a few years after those roles became commonplace in for-profit organizations.

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sgEngage

JANUARY 3, 2023

The point-and-click, folder-based interface made accountants and finance employees look up at the screen and think about how the files should be organized. CTOs and CIOs began appearing in nonprofit org charts in the early 2000s as well, a few years after those roles became commonplace in for-profit organizations.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 17, 2007

Yes, Freeconferencecall and open source screensharing options are good for some orgs– but sometimes “duct taping&# together different solutions ends up costing more time/money than a true integrated audio/web solution. Keep up the good work… 11 Albert Kim 08.27.07 at 5:47 am Hi Michelle, I just stumbled upon your blog.

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Connection Cafe

MAY 16, 2011

Employees at your organization are using IM, Skype, social networks, and collaborative file and note sharing tools to communicate and exchange information and do their jobs. Comments, files, and links can be shared. Orgs that are split across teams or geographically could find that Chatter is the virtual water cooler they need.

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NTEN

MAY 5, 2015

The 20-person department pulls the information from scanned PDFs of the filings, enter the information into their database, and classify the information in the Foundation Center taxonomy. We had to use optical character recognition scans on five decades of Billboard Charts, get them into a database, and categorize all the entries.

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Judi Sohn

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

I don't have the resources to hire anyone or purchase a tool to automate a sync between Salesforce/Common Ground and Quickbooks, so it's a manual download file/upload into QuickBooks process for now. I don't want to wait while a utility searches the entire database and then I have to fish for the one I saw. I certainly have.

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