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Robert Weiner
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | ROBERT WEINER APRIL 11, 2009 Anatomy of My Web Site That took some research, and was easier once WP was installed in a test environment. Several friends who have decided to explore WordPress have asked how I built my site. Here are the steps I went through: 1) I hired a designer, Robyn Smith ( [link] ). Robyn installed WP on my existing web host ( dotable.com ). 2) I chose a theme. link]. | ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 25, 2009 Twitter Best Practices Their recommendations include: Do some casual research to learn if people who care about your cause are talking about it on the site. Every day it seems like there’s a new article on how nonprofits and businesses can use Twitter for engagement, activism, marketing, and fundraising. Inject some personality into your messages. read more. | | | | | |
| ROBERT WEINER JANUARY 11, 2009 How Many Donor Databases Are There? Mission Research. I thought it might be useful to compile a list of all of the commercial donor databases I’m aware of. This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys (and I’m not certain all of these are actually donor databases). SYSTEM. VENDOR. | ROBERT WEINER MARCH 10, 2011 Creative credit card donation scam 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. A friend forwarded the following description of a scam aimed at a well-known college. Fortunately, they didn't fall for it. Comments. | ROBERT WEINER FEBRUARY 11, 2011 Controlling data entry A member of the PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) asked "What do other institutions do to regulate or “police” data entry work, specifically when you have multiple users with authority to make updates?". It's a tough problem. Here are a few approaches (other than locking down data entry): Policies. Security. Training. Monitoring. | ROBERT WEINER JUNE 21, 2009 Advice for Consultants - Part 2 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. Last week I posted John Elbare’s advice for new nonprofit consultants. Reposted with Karen’s permission.). Rather, define what you do (and what you don’t do! 2) Get a wiki. use Turbo Tax. | | | | | | | |
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ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011 Lame spam of the day: weight loss blog comment
Researching in Search engines I eventually have discovered this page. Some of the lamest spam I see comes in the form of comments on my blog posts. Some sounds convincing, but my spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) are incredibly good at catching them. Here's an example. At the end there's a hyperlink that says "Weight Loss Program". MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 Thoughts on Software RFPs
Techsoup article: Nine Tips for Navigating the RFP Research Phase. I received the following email from Keith Heller , a database consultant who works with Raiser's Edge and Common Ground clients: We’ve been involved with responding to many RFPs over the years and I have a general inquiry that is in your bailiwick. What do you think? MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 2010 Making the Case for Advancement Services
John Taylor cites statistics from a 1999 study by TARP Research. I got a call last week from the Advancement Services manager at a small college asking for help. She's trying to make the case for investing in Advancement Services at a college that seems to only want to invest in fundraisers. Efficiency. Support for Advancement. MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 Use Online Surveys to Get the Feedback You Need to Succeed
An online survey is a powerful research tool that can deliver the feedback you need to determine the needs of your constituents and the activities that attract donors. TechSoup MORE >> -
ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2009 The Idealware Research Fund
Our friends at Idealware (a nonprofit technology resource provider) have created a new fund to support their research. Many of Idealware's reports have been funded by foundations and some have had corporate sponsorship (and some are commissioned by TechSoup.org too). read more. MORE >>
- Editable List of Donor Databases ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
- Green IT for Dummies ROBERT WEINER | THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2009
- Using Prospect Research to Raise $1 Million ROBERT WEINER | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2009
- New listing of big gifts ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2009
- Results from Campbell Rinker Donor & Member Database Survey ROBERT WEINER | MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2009
- Guessing the Gender of a Name ROBERT WEINER | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2008
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