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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 203: The Ever-Changing Role of Database Administrators

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For years, the role of development operations teams has been perceived as a data and technology-focused position within the nonprofit world. As technology, nonprofits, and the way we fundraise has significantly changed over the last few decades, so has the role of the operations team. The evolution and opportunity of the role.

Database 101
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Database management for nonprofits

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And whether you have a few people entering and maintaining data or a large team with their own areas of speciality, locking in the best practices for database management is key to making sure your database works for you, not against you. Contents : Why should an organization have a database?

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Donor Database Management: A Quick Guide to Prospect Setup and Tracking

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However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Donor Database Management Essentials. Donor Database Management Essentials. Getting Started. Is a pledge paid over a period of time acceptable?

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Don’t Let Staff Turnover Affect Your Grantmaking Data Quality

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Here are some best practices for effectively managing staff turnover and onboarding with your grantmaking software, including some methods of reassigning existing records to new staff members, establishing clear security roles, and building a comprehensive policies and procedures guide to keep everyone on the same page.

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Nonprofit Volunteer Management: Three Tips to Increase and Maintain Engagement

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Learning this type of information about your volunteers can help your organization best utilize each volunteer to further your mission and even extend your internal team’s work. Keep all of this important personal information organized and in a secure database. How your team collects and shares information internally.

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Here’s How Each Member of Your Nonprofit Staff Fuels Fundraising Success

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There are many nonprofit roles that are responsible for fundraising. We’ll outline the role each area of a nonprofit’s organizational structure plays in a successful fundraising strategy and the value that each user from different areas of your nonprofit can gain by getting involved. Database Owners. Heifer International.

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Countdown to GivingTuesday: Drafting Communications

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If your organization is large, be sure to include representation from a variety of internal departments and roles in addition to your group of board members and supporters. Meet with Your Internal Teams. When we plan campaigns, we can be so focused on the external messaging that we forget to communicate with our internal teams.