Robert Weiner

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Creative credit card donation scam

Robert Weiner

The next day, we receive an email from the donor with the following info: the $9,000 gift amount was a mistake, it should have been $900. The scammer had done enough research to use specific references to our college to make it appear genuine, although there was considerable broken English in the emails.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

I {enjoy|really like|love} the {knowledge|info|information} you {present|provide} here and can’t wait to take a look when I get home. This is|That is} {the type of|the kind of} {information|info} {that are meant to|that are supposed to|that should} be shared {around the|across the} {web|internet|net}.

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Discussion of Donor Data Retention

Robert Weiner

As others have said, data storage is cheap and reporting systems should allow you to deal with excluding individuals from mailings or solicitations if they''ve been inactive for a period of time, but if individuals aren''t in the database, they''re not being included in screenings for updated addresses, employment info, wealth events, etc.,

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How Many Donor Databases Are There?

Robert Weiner

Mission Research. Total Info. FundRaiser Select. FundRaiser Software. Generations. inRESONANCE. Hunter Systems. Gifts2u.net. Grizzard Advertising. GiftsFriends&Time. OneWhoServes, Inc. Giving Database. Willow Mountain Consulting. GivingCapital. Sage Software. Advanced Solutions International. Income Manager 2000. Impresario, LLC.

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