I thought it might be useful to compile a list of all of the commercial donor databases I’m aware of. This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). It does not include custom systems, of which there are many. Feel free to let me know what I missed, which systems no longer exist, and which aren’t really I am not planning to keep this list updated — that sounds like a full-time job. But I will post additions

open collections databases like the Powerhouse Museum's tagging system , where visitors can add their own keyword tags to museum artifacts. Technology Tools Worth Checking Out web2. On Monday, David Klevan (from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum) and I spoke at the MAAM Creating Exhibitions conference about Web 2.0 and museums.

This week, they presented "Technology Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore." Disruptive Technology #1: Virtualization .   There Disruptive Technology #2: Data Deluge You We're going to need more server space, and databases that can handle more of that data. Every Wednesday, Gartner does a free webinar on a variety of topics . quot; I tweeted my way through the one hour call, but here are some notes with a little more clarity and reflection.

Hat tip to Sonny Cloward for suggesting that nonprofits should have a Maslow’s hierarchy of needs  when it came to implementing nonprofit technology. It However, it’s high time that a Maslovian hierarchy of nonprofit technology is written for  someone who is looking to improve their small (under $5 million in revenue) nonprofit. 8221; A focus on metrics-driven management is essential for getting your It was in response to Tweets I made last month stating that social media has been oversold to nonprofits and that they really needed to concentrate on their Web site first .  I’m

Hat tip to Sonny Cloward for suggesting that nonprofits should have a Maslow’s hierarchy of needs  when it came to implementing nonprofit technology. It However, it’s high time that a Maslovian hierarchy of nonprofit technology is written for  someone who is looking to improve their small (under $5 million in revenue) nonprofit. 8221; A focus on metrics-driven management is essential for getting your UPDATE: This is now a four-part series instead of two. The next installment will appear on 2/18/2009.

The vaunted Catalist database was supposed to be the backend for everything that us canvassers were working on. Here is a pic of the precinct maps I canvassed in Virginia for the last weekend through Election Day for Obama. I

Tags: Non-profit technology Fundraising nptech database Donor management research softwar 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...( read more ) ...Tags:

NOZA (a TechSoup donor partner) is a Santa Barbara based technology company that has developed a platform to convert unstructured web data into searchable databases. Tags: Donors Donors Fundraising Grant-Management Databases Online Fundraising Online Fundraising Running Your Organization Staf This week, Craig Harris, the founder and CEO of NOZA, Inc . is sharing his wisdom on developing a major gifts program at nonprofits.

Others could tell us how many donors they needed to store in their new database, but not what the results of an email campaign had been. They knew the power that technology could unlock, but some had a hard time understanding how to tap that power. Nonprofit Nonprofit technology is about eyeballs -- attracting eyeballs, engaging eyeballs, and reporting on eyeballs. Jeremy Heffner, Avencia [Ed. Ed.

Tags: Acquiring Technology Backing Up Data Databases Operating Systems Tech Planning Technology Assessmen While looking for anything to watch other than Tom Delay shake his bum on Dancing with the Stars the other night, I came across one of the new commercials from Microsoft about their upcoming release of the Windows 7 operating system. The commercial featured the cutest little spokesperson you've ever seen.