3rd Sector Labs

MAY 29, 2014

What about access to great data that helps us to understand the outcomes being produced by our programs and to know our donors and their interests better? Isn’t all this technology and data helping? All this technology is helping us to capture more data than ever. We need to help our clients simplify, streamline and focus.

Data 148

Data Technology Fundraising Database 148

3rd Sector Labs

JULY 24, 2015

If your organization is fundraising without donor data to support it, then you have a problem that needs your attention. The problem lies where we could get gathering the necessary data we need to run our organization but we fail to do so. All businesses and organizations need to develop predictable revenue streams.

Data 100

Data Donor Giving Fundraising 100

3rd Sector Labs

MAY 14, 2014

So, add the term ‘fundraising’ and you understand that we are talking about donor or constituent related data that helps us to understand who our prospective donor is and how we can develop the best relationship possible in order to maximize giving over the course of a campaign or a lifetime. What can smaller organizations do?

Analytics 170

Analytics Data Fundraising Database 170

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 7, 2014

If your organization is fundraising without donor data to support it, then you have a problem that needs your attention. All businesses and organizations need to develop predictable revenue streams. Our client took it as a given that lots of money came into the organization through “anonymous” donors.

Data 100

Data Donor Giving Fundraising 100

3rd Sector Labs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

How do you know when your organization is storing and using too much data? In fact, data is already a big enough challenge for most of us in the nonprofit sector, and it may not seem like I am helping matters by telling you “not too much, not too little … just the right amount.” Too much data vs data hoarding.

Data 155

Data Charity Hints Problem 155

3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Furthermore, as organizations grow in size, there is a tendency to use multiple versions of the same family of software as departments develop a fondness for particular systems that meet a specific need. Every system we add to our organization requires management … and the system’s database requires data management.

Software 161

Software Data Fundraising Database 161

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 13, 2013

Carr Systems’ growth has prompted us to redesign our site to better reflect precisely what it is that we do for our customers, who those customers are, and the unique approach that makes us an ideal solution for SMBs, nonprofit organizations and public agencies.

Open Source 100

Open Source Websites Drupal WordPress 100

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 23, 2014

1 – Does your organization have a data management plan? 2 – When was the last time your organization cleaned your donor data? 3 – Is someone in your organization responsible for data quality? You need better data to drive fundraising success, and a data management plan will help you get there.

Data 133

Data Management Rate Benchmark 133

3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Worse still, if you weren’t in “the cloud”, then your organization was exposed to all sorts of risks, problems and unnecessary costs? Not long ago, chatting with a prospective customer about their donor data storage practices, I suggested we step back and look at the organization’s bigger technology picture.

Organization 130

Organization Software Data Local 130

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

To help with your donor data management planning, we have created a Donor Data Management Dictionary to help you make sense of all the data jargon as it applies to the nonprofit organization’s business needs. Is more data jargon giving you a headache? Send us a note and we’ll add it to the dictionary.

Data 100

Data Management Donor Database 100

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

3 – Who is responsible for maintaining data quality in your organization? QUESTION: Do you also help clients evaluate database management systems to determine a best fit for a client? GARY: Data policies will vary from one organization to the next, but they should not vary too much. About the same = 27%. 1-2 = 61%.

Data 138

Data Donor Poll Aggregator 138

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 15, 2014

Now donors know how many people were helped and how much money was raised. Most organizations utilize multichannel fundraising. Do you know if your organization is offending prospective donors? If we can help you better understand your data potential, please let us know. Definitely. If not, it should. Conclusion.

Digital 138

Digital Data Marketing Org 138

3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 28, 2015

The answer is a resounding ‘yes,’ which should be good news to nonprofit organizations concerned about recent news articles portraying the declining fortunes in walkathons and other popular team-building events. You can also cross reference these groups by the number of touch points they have with your organization.

Fundraising 100

Fundraising Retention Data Donor 100

3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Our friends at AmeriGives help explain what is going on in two important blog posts. It’s like the old Kennedy quote: Ask not what corporate partners can do for you; ask what you can do to help corporate partners achieve their CSR goals. Data is the only way that the organization knows the donor. Everything.

Problem 100

Problem Data Giving Charity 100

3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 11, 2014

Where does it comes from, how is it stored and organized, who wants it and why, and so on. Data is the way that an organization or institution understands its customer or consumer. But organizations know data. More specifically, it’s about consumer data. “Big data” Lots of it. Is big data bad? Certainly not.

Data 122

Data Aggregator Washington Law 122

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Organizations in every industry today dependent on good data to be successful. Within a nonprofit organization, many data inputs are often manual. You are probably dealing with multiple types of data in or your organization – donor, event, social, service outcomes, financial, etc. What’s going on? For example ….

Data 130

Data Management Map Problem 130

3rd Sector Labs

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Customizable – Again and again we’ve seen SMBs medium-sized organizations be required to invest in mammoth technologies simply because they had no other choice. The Drupal framework, for example, has been extended through more than 25,000 modules contributed by the developer community.

Open Source 100

Open Source Open Drupal WordPress 100

3rd Sector Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

The root cause of bad data management for any organization – for-profit, nonprofit or government – can usually be found in the data management paradigm itself. Does this sound like your organization? So you will need to identify each type of data utilized within your organization.

Data 160

Data Management Synchronous Database 160

3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 4, 2014

3 – Which of the following would describe your organization’s investment of time in deploying multichannel fundraising campaigns: Not enough time = 80%. And from the Q&A at the end of the event … QUESTION: Isn’t successful fundraising ultimately connected to the quality of the organization’s work?

Data 100

Data Technology Strategy Fundraising 100

3rd Sector Labs

MAY 4, 2015

Treat your organization’s budget as status quo management. All organizations spend near all of their budget for the purpose of running programs, serving clients, communicating with stakeholders, raising money from existing donors, etc. This is called “meta data”, and it is really important to understanding your organization.

Donor 100

Donor Database Analysis Activities 100