Robert Weiner

MARCH 21, 2017

Idealware just released the latest version of their Consumers Guide to Low-Cost Donor Management Systems. It will give you an overview of 32 systems and in-depth reviews of their top 11 “best value” choices.

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System Guide Donor Management 100

Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Our friends at Idealware and NTEN have released their Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems. The guide presents detailed comparisons of 33 donor databases that cost less than $4,250 in the first year. The guide is available for free here. read more.

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System Guide Comparison Donor 100

Robert Weiner

JULY 25, 2010

I get a lot of emails like the following from small nonprofits: We desperately need to get a new donor database and most of them are totally unaffordable!! You said you've read the Idealware/NTEN Consumer's Guide, so you know that (system x) got a strong rating there. As you said, there are a lot of considerations. event_KEY=37802.

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Database Donor System Test 180

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

In the wake of the huge number of donations given to Haiti earthquake relief via text mesage, MobileActive has published Texting for Charitable Dollars: The Definitive Guide. It describes the process of raising funds via SMS from the donors' and the nonprofits' perspectives, including costs and tips for getting started.

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Guide Haiti Raise Tag 100

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Unlike their earlier guides (to inexpensive donor databases, content management systems, online donation tools, etc.) It's likely to be a useful guide to nonprofits who are planning to purchase (or request donations) of a lot of software in the near future.

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Software Guide Communication Fundraising 100

Robert Weiner

JUNE 3, 2010

Here they are, with links: Donor Retention. The Agitator’s post “No New Donors!&# [link]. Attracting New Donors. Donor Databases. Idealware's "Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems" [link]. AFP's Fundraising Effectiveness Project: [link]. Ebook: [link]. Social Media.

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Resource eBook Social Media ROI 138

Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

If you have an urgent call to action, a way of reaching a mass audience, and don’t mind not being able to identify, steward, or resolicit most of the donors who give via text, mobile giving can definitely be effective. That will bring down the startup and monthly costs and allow you to identify your mobile donors.

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