3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Add to that volunteer management and event management. Finally, social media, mobile fundraising, and a whole array of fundraising and volunteer management apps. Every system we add to our organization requires management … and the system’s database requires data management. There’s a lot.

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Software Data Fundraising Database 161

3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 22, 2014

3 – Who is responsible for maintaining data quality in your organization? GARY: Data policies will vary from one organization to the next, but they should not vary too much. All organizations are dealing with roughly the same issues. Are these resources paid or volunteers? About the same = 27%. 1-2 = 61%.

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3rd Sector Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2015

Charities will need to engage with companies and their employees in many ways – volunteer projects, sustainability programs, education, health screenings, and so much more – not just through gifts. Data is the only way that the organization knows the donor. Think about that. Closing thought. People know people.

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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. Those “consumers” are also our donors, constituents, volunteers and advocates. Is big data bad?

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

Is your organization is a donor data hoarder? Can your organization afford to waste that kind of money? Some organizations should clean their data quarterly, others annually. Years ago, a friend of mine worked at a United Way organization that kept five years worth of giving records in their system. That feels right!

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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. Steve Shattuck, VP of Marketing at Bloomerang, recently posted about the challenges of working with technical volunteers ? Does your organization need monthly data refreshes?

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Data Management Map Problem 130

3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

The platform is a suite of fundraising tools designed for smaller organizations, clubs and associations – the sort of nonprofit that doesn’t have a large budget and leadership is primarily volunteer based, so it turns over frequently. We set out to build a Software as a Service platform for start-up company Booster Pro.

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