Robert Weiner

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Do You Need New Donor Management Software?

Robert Weiner

Idealware just published an article by Keith Heller called Do You Need New Donor Management Software? " His closing summary is right on target: read more. Keith urges nonprofits to look before they leap into new software, cautioning that "new software may not make anything better — in fact, it could make things worse."

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Consumers Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems

Robert Weiner

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.

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Results from Campbell Rinker Donor & Member Database Survey

Robert Weiner

Marketing research firm Campbell Rinker has published the results of its latest survey of donor and member management software. According to the executive summary, the following systems "were recommended by a majority of their customers," which I assume means they were in use by the 47% that like their current systems: read more.

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

He suggests several, including donor retention. Donor retention can definitely be affected--positively and negatively--by Advancement Services. Do donors get timely, accurate receipts and thank-you letters? Are they listed properly in the honor roll and other publications? When constituents request changes (e.g.,

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Idealware’s Field Guide to Nonprofit Software: Fundraising, Communications and Outreach

Robert Weiner

Unlike their earlier guides (to inexpensive donor databases, content management systems, online donation tools, etc.) Idealware recently released its Fundraising, Communications and Outreach. this one is an actual book (84 pages, paperback) and costs actual money ($19.95, plus, I assume, shipping and maybe tax).

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