Robert Weiner

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New book: “Advancement Services: Enhancing Fundraising Success”

Robert Weiner

CASE has just published the third edition of its guide to Advancement Services. The title of this edition is " Advancement Services: Enhancing Fundraising Success." The book was a labor of love for over 2 years by 25 of advancement services professionals, led and edited by the esteemed John Taylor.

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Making the Case for Advancement Services

Robert Weiner

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. Advancement Services should be the foundation supporting the rest of Advancement.

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Lame spams of the day: Intuit Payroll Services

Robert Weiner

All 4 versions had the same sender: Intuit Payroll Services (intuitpayroll@e.payroll.intuit.com). You have received this business communication as part of our efforts to fulfill your request or service your account. Terms, conditions, pricing, features, and service options are subject to change. QuickBooks Security Update.

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Lame spam of the day: BBB service Re: Case # (various numbers)

Robert Weiner

Subject: BBB service Re: Case # 87348414. A friend posted about them on a listserve and said that clicking the link downloads a virus. This scam has been around for a while. Here's an article about a similar batch in 2007. Version 1: Sender: ::Better Business Bureau:: (support@bbb.org). Text: Attn: Owner/Manager.

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Razoo: A Free Online Donation Service

Robert Weiner

I recently posted a notice that Google is limiting its free online donation service to Google grant recipients. I looked at the service and spoke with Razoo’s CEO, Sebastian Traeger, last week and learned the following: Razoo is using Guidestar to list nonprofits and using Network for Good to process donations.

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Year-end donation processing

Robert Weiner

Paul, Executive Director of the Montana Legal Services Association, from the book Advancement Services: A Foundation for Fund Raising , 2nd ed., Unlike scenario 2, the online donation service charged the credit card immediately. published by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

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Reigning in shadow databases

Robert Weiner

We in Advancement Services handle data for a living and understand the importance of updates and keeping the database clean. Advancement Services. Advancement Services Best Practices Databases Donor Databases' In the process, I discovered that they had mailed to 5 deceased people. Michelle Kolak. Assistant Director.

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