TechImpact

AUGUST 20, 2014

Sure, write that new mission statement, direct mailer copy, or fundraising letter, but do not forget the importance of updating and maintaining an effective database of donor data. 100% of respondents rely on 3 or more technology systems to conduct their fundraising campaigns. Have you cleaned out your donor database lately?

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TechImpact

JULY 8, 2014

Image courtesy of z2 Systems. In part 1 , we explored 4 ways your nonprofit could better utilize its CRM, or constituent relationship management system. As a result, there is likely very little documentation on how to appropriately enter data into the system. What are the strengths and weaknesses of our current system?

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NTEN

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

By Margaux Pagán, Director of Strategic Fundraising, DonorFuse , and Tim Sarrantonio, Account Consultant, Z2 Systems. Cloud-based fundraising solutions are not only here to stay, they are becoming the preferred solution for fundraisers of all levels of experience.

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Wild Apricot

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

But before you start brainstorming ideas for member engagement and recruitment strategies, there is an important building block that you need to have in place as a foundation - an effective member/contact database.( read more ).

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 19, 2013

When using a cloud-based email system from your laptop for example, your machine is not doing any of the raw computations, it is simply displaying the results of computations that are happening elsewhere. This is great if you are planning to use a cloud system for one or two applications in your organization. Very low upfront costs.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Some general programs often taken for granted by contemporary nonprofit employees include Office 365, Google Docs, email software, CRM systems, and database management software, all of which can be accessed in the cloud depending on the service provider. Tech cloud computing cloud technology nonprofit npCloud npTech'

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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JANUARY 1, 2007

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology Open Source Database solutions part I January 1, 2007 I’m throwing up my hands. Y’all will just have to live with overlapping series. I have too many ideas be sequential. I promise (!)

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Wild Apricot

MAY 4, 2009

If your organization is in the market for new donor management or fundraising software, Idealware has just released a new (free) research report you may want to check out: The Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems is an impressive 48-page document that compares the specific features of 33 different donor management systems.(

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TechImpact

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

It is sometimes easy to feel comfortable with your current spreadsheets or GoogleDocs and be hesitant to make the move to a more sophisticated system. Leadership Tech CRM data database donors nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' Who are you trying to manage relationships with?

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Wild Apricot

MARCH 10, 2011

17 at 3 pm EST. We'll dig deep into the membership database portion of Wild Apricot software, including online database structure and composition; membership directory; integrating widgets into Wild Apricot; and much more.( Want to learn about Wild Apricot membership management? Attend our free webinar on Thurs. read more ).

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TechImpact

AUGUST 19, 2014

A CRM, or constituent relationship management system, robust piece of software that helps nonprofits track every interaction they have with individuals. Fundraising General Tech CRM data database donation donors fundraising Mobile Fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' Image courtesy of Waiting for the Elevator.

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NTEN

MARCH 11, 2011

After that came online databases of relief supplies that helped ensure that the right supplies got to the right people. With dozens of sites to search through, the odds of actually connecting with someone were tough. Within a week came the Katrina People Finder , aggregating data into one central location.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 30, 2014

Your Salesforce system can be, and should be, setup to execute certain tasks automatically. If your current constituent relationship management system is a simple spreadsheet, it is time to seriously consider switching to a cloud based CRM. Industry News Tech cloud cloud computing cloud technology CRM data database npTech'

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 5, 2013

A lot of information is popping up about CRM , or Client Relationship Management systems. Is your development department using a database to manage your donors, while other departments (communications, volunteers etc.) A CRM system allows your nonprofit to streamline, become more effective, and make better use of its time.

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TechImpact

OCTOBER 14, 2014

General Leadership constituent relationship management system CRM data database nonprofit nonprofit technology nonprofits npTech technology volunteers' The post Volunteers Do Their Best Work While Engaged appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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TechImpact

JANUARY 14, 2014

Cloud technology offers nonprofits a cheap, efficient and secure online database and computing system already. Cloud systems offer nonprofits direct and indirect layers of security providing perks and problems to potential solutions you may have never considered.

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TechImpact

MAY 13, 2014

So you’ve invested in a constituent relationship management system (CRM). Industry News Tech CRM data database nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech VolunteerConnect volunteers' Image courtesy of Cabbage Tree Solutions. Like any tech implementation, there are problems that will undoubtedly arise.

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TechImpact

JULY 7, 2014

Database CRM General Infrastructure Support Tech cloud cloud computing cloud technology constituent relationship management system CRM nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' The post Your New 4 Step Guide To A Successful Tech Implementation appeared first on Tech Impact Blog - Leaders in Non-Profit Technology.

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NTEN

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

] By Laura Quinn, Idealware Since most organizations don’t track just one type of constituent, the idea of a single database for all of them—donors, volunteers, clients, email subscribers, advocates and everyone else—is something of a holy grail. In reality, a single constituent database usually means some sort of compromise.

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TechImpact

AUGUST 14, 2014

We’ve talked on this blog before about constituent relationship management systems (CRM). Tech CRM data database donors fundraising nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech technology' Image courtesy of WiseGeek. However, what we have not discussed is what the future of CRMs might look like.

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NTEN

MAY 28, 2009

A donor management system is sometimes called a fundraising system or a donor database. There are a huge number of systems available, ranging from the basic to those that offer all sorts of additional features and functionality. Costs vary as well -- and there are even some Free and Open Source options.

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TechImpact

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

Identify your target market using your donor database or CRM system and develop a strategy around your market segments. Try sending out personalized letters through the traditional mail system signed in ink, or another personal way to show how much you appreciate their support of you. Make Your Donors Feel Personally Fulfilled.

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NTEN

AUGUST 27, 2012

As recently as the year 2000, especially for small nonprofits, the central database usually lived on one computer in the office. Once you got that list, you were lucky if your database had a report that helped you print mailing labels. Your best bet at understanding your data was having a staffer with pivot table skills.

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Whole Whale

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

nptech Click To Tweet Use SNORKL to create clear RFPs and connect to great nonprofit vendors that won’t rip you off. Try our RFP Generator RFP Resources Submit your RFP to the best nonprofit RFP databases Want to move things along quickly? Technical Requirements : Integrations with existing databases, systems, and CRMs.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2009

I’ve been a very long time cell phone user (had one since 1998), but I haven’t been involved in implementing a mobile system for an organization, so I had a lot to learn. So how do you get SMS data into a database system like CiviCRM? You need an SMS gateway, and systems such as RapidSMS to gather data.

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NTEN

AUGUST 23, 2011

Earlier this summer, Idealware and NTEN released the updated Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management , which provides reviews and comparisons of 29 donor management systems under $4000. To start, do you even need a donor management system? Hosted Vs. Installed Systems. Custom-Built Systems. Prospecting and Proposals.

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NTEN

AUGUST 15, 2013

The role of IT has historically been, “Here is your computer, and your database, and your file system, and this is how you enter information and save files.” Change Management Cloud Infrastructure Leadership Michael Enos nptech nten Richard Cooper IT Staff'

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 10, 2013

This area includes computer hardware, software, databases, networking, and communication. Ask this if it is helping, what could be changed, and tweak the system through their suggestions. Leadership Tech CRM implementation nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech online fundraising' Anything that your staff uses on a daily basis.

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Tech Soup

OCTOBER 1, 2014

The eye bank's database has to be powerful and easy to use by many people. This blog post explains how the eye bank uses its FileMaker database to do critical sight-saving work. Most organizations nowadays, TechSoup included, rely on their databases to do their work. The Database That Does Nearly Everything.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 1, 2009

As you know, I have built a long-time expertise in open source software and web applications, particularly Content Management Systems (CMS) and online database systems, including CRM. Tags: CMS CRM Consulting Database technology Nonprofit Tech civcrm drupal nptech salesforce. And you can follow us on twitter.

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JANUARY 16, 2008

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology So where is open source in the nptech ecosystem? Freelance Switch Gavin’s Digital Diner Idealware Jon Stahl’s Journal Lifehacker LinuxChix – Be Polite.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

APRIL 20, 2009

It has to do with the fact that many, many nonprofit websites and web applications are built using MySQL, the most popular open source database management system. And, ultimately there is a great open source database alternative called PostgreSQL, but support for it is not universal.

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TechImpact

DECEMBER 11, 2013

A cloud-based constituent relationship management (CRM) system is the modern way to run in-office donor databases. Industry News Tech cloud cloud computing cloud technology CRM nonprofit nonprofit technology npTech' What are the different types of Cloud Computing?

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NTEN

MAY 6, 2011

Prior to the project, two of the three nonprofits had paper-based systems – not because they loved what they had, but because they looked at alternatives and found them all out of their price range. The third nonprofit had a system: an old DOS based system, supported and used by one person on the staff.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MAY 3, 2009

A legacy client database requires a certain order of data entry, and your intake forms have been produced to copy that order. You have a requirement that data be entered into the system in one particular way, probably because that’s the way you’ve always done it. Human processes mold around software.

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Amy Sample Ward

DECEMBER 9, 2010

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