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6 Qualities A Nonprofit Database Management System Should Have

TechImpact

Nonprofits use databases to handle volunteers, donors, staff, and more. For smaller nonprofits, a database may be nothing more than an Excel file. Medium to large nonprofits might have an IT staff and a simple database, designed by the in-house development team. A good system is one that makes maintenance easy.

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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.

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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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Save the Day: Knowing Which WordPress Files to Always Back Up

Byte Technology

From targeted hack attempts to denial of service attacks to unexpected—and all too common—server failures, not having the correct data backed up can cause headaches and even total ruin for a site owner. And the sad reality is that too many WordPress users—especially beginners—believe that having a backup system in place is of no importance.

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From Dusty Boxes to Digital Gold: Transforming Nonprofit Histories into Fundraising Assets with Digital Archives

Allegiance Group

This is more than just scanning old photos and adding them to an online database. And while it’s imperative that these institutions digitize their files, it’s equally important for other organizations like nonprofits, businesses, and churches. It contains two key components: large, high-quality files and a sensible tagging system.

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Five myths and misconceptions about Candid’s grant data

Candid

In service of this, in this blog, we’re highlighting five things we’ve heard about our grants data that aren’t quite accurate. tax exempt nonprofit organizations must file various Forms 990 with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) each year. Myth 3: Candid’s databases are updated once a year.

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Doing Your Appeal In-house? 5 Tips to Save Time & Money

Get Fully Funded

That’s why nonprofits outsource to nonprofit mail experts as their donor file grows. Then reimport the list to your system to save those changes for good! Save the file in its original format and in the format your design software requires for mail merge. Save both the source and merged files. Or a donor who prefers J.C.

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