Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

Morant Information Systems. Symphony Information Services. Organizers Database (ODB). Organizers’ Collaborative. Metafile Information Systems. Metafile Information Systems. Information Management Solutions. Batsch Group. ActiveGiving. The Active Network, Inc. SunGard Higher Education.

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Database Donor Kintera Oracle 100

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 13, 2009

Join us in this practical and informative webinar about best practices for building and maintaining your organization’s email list. Writing effective messages is critical, but just as critical, and often overlooked, is building your list.

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email Build Free Practice 100

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 8, 2009

Will the Twestival organizers send tax receipts to the donors, or will that fall to charity:water? Will charity:water get contact information for the donors so they have the opportunity to steward them and build ongoing relationships? As a fundraising operations geek, I wonder how this works on the back end.

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Raise Twitter Contact Gift 100

Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Through a friendly, easy-reference format, this book helps you pinpoint the types of software that can help your organization based on your needs and your level of technology savvy, and provides user-friendly summaries to demystify all the possible options. You can get more information and order a copy on their site.

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Software Guide Communication Fundraising 100

Robert Weiner

MAY 4, 2010

I often see RFPs that are quite lengthy and well-considered, and looking for a system that has huge strategic value to an organization, but the required turn-around time to respond to the RFP is very short – often only 2 or 3 weeks. What’s the thought behind requiring quick responses from the vendors?

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Software Database Phase Proposal 112

Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 21, 2009

Looking for an innovative and compelling way to tell your organization's story? We will help you learn how to maximize the impact of your organization's message with online audio, video, and images. My friends at TechSoup asked me to pass along info about their upcoming digital storytelling event.

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Storytelling Digital San Francisco Free 122

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 15, 2015

The original question: My organization is working on a data retention policy and wondering if others have insights to share. Is it a criteria which is temporary – “they’ve not given to us ever” doesn’t mean they may not wish they had, and upon decease urge gifts “in their memory” to your organization. Not wanting mail?

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Retention Discussion Data Donor 100

Robert Weiner

AUGUST 8, 2012

Not sure the purpose of the scam since they didn't get any information out of us really; maybe just to get our hopes up. Tale 6: At another organization I worked for, a person visited our offices and asked for a tour. It's been passed onto our security department but wanted to give everyone a heads up. They researched online.

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St. Louis Charity Donor New Hampshire 122

Robert Weiner

JULY 22, 2011

The letter begins "Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. Dear Beneficiary, Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This ended 3 days ago. This ended 3 days ago.

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Money Nigeria Spam National 122

Robert Weiner

APRIL 28, 2009

Has always been the accidental techie in arts organizations, starting as a volunteer, so how can can I transition and set a dollar value for my skills? Managing a transition from being an employee in an organization to being a consultant in the same organization. And needs new bathrobe to wear at work?

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Consultant Structure NTEN Skills 100

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2010

These are the people who need to determine whether a contribution can be counted as a gift, which fund it should go to, who is the legal donor, whether it's tax deductible and who gets tax credit, whether accepting it violates any federal, state,or organization rules, who should be notified of the gift's arrival, etc.

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Service Policy Law System 171

Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 31, 2008

A recent discussion on the Information Systems Forum has suggested options for protecting USB drives. Else encrypted files may be lost when someone leaves the organization (or dies, for instance). This is why packages like TrueCrypt are suitable for personal use, but are not suitable for use in an organization.&#

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Laptop Tutorial Database Files 100

Robert Weiner

JUNE 21, 2009

The tech underground model (loose yet organized affiliation of npo techs who share skills and back each other up) is one of the good models out there. Your clients expect you to know about new technologies, or at least know enough to be able to research something and inform them about it. 2) Get a wiki. Attend conferences.

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Consultant Advice NPO Files 136