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Database management for nonprofits

fusionSpan

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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Ask Maureen: Cleaning Up a Messy Fundraising Database

sgEngage

Dear Maureen, My organization’s fundraising database is a hot mess! There are no rules, and that means our database is almost useless. Here’s what I’d recommend: I’d like you to schedule a meeting with everyone who uses the database and facilitate a few fact-finding sessions. These aren’t about placing blame!

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Database 101: How to Improve Your Nonprofit Donor Database for Fundraising Success

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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. This makes it difficult to know where to start when you’d like to turn your database nightmare into a pleasant dream.

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4 Top Nonprofit Job Trends In 2021

CauseVox

The job market for nonprofits is heating up again and it might mean that 2022 is the year to shake things up in your career. Four clear job trends in the nonprofit field signify major changes coming next year and it might be worth paying attention to see if a change is in the cards for you. Check out the Nonprofit Job Board.

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The sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 185: Promoting Your Value as a Database Administrator

Connection Cafe

Database administrators (also commonly called database managers, DBAs or DBMs) are often operating behind the scenes, outside of the spotlight. Confessions of a Nonprofit Database Administrator. Confessions of a Nonprofit Database Administrator, Part II. That’s what today’s host and guests are here to discuss.

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New Year’s Resolutions For Your Website in 2024

The MatrixFiles

Meet with your membership database and marketing team to map the member join process and map the journey. A decision could be: Delete all but the last three years of news, or delete all but the last two years of annual meeting information (except session handouts, which will live in a separate database). Where are the friction points?

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5 Must-Have Productivity Software Products Nonprofits Need to Be Effective in 2021

Nonprofit Tech for Good

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. Recommendation ? 4) Internal Communications Tools. Recommendation ?

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