3rd Sector Labs

JULY 22, 2014

Let’s face it … there is a direct relationship between the number of fundraising software systems we are using and the data problems we are creating for ourselves. More fundraising software = more data headaches. What sort of fundraising software are we talking about? There’s a lot.

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3rd Sector Labs

JUNE 1, 2015

Data cleaning tools range from simple duplicate record look-ups in CRM software to third-party applications designed for database management to custom software programming designed to address the specific needs of a unique data set. Data science – [DAY-tuh SAHY-uhns], nouns. The study of extracting knowledge from data.

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3rd Sector Labs

JULY 16, 2014

While discussing a data migration project with our friends at Sidekick Solutions , my conversation with Sidekick co-founder Jeff Haguewood drifted to the frequency with which clients want to import 5 or 10 or more years of donor data into their new CRM software. They are not data repositories, catalogues, organizational history.

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3rd Sector Labs

AUGUST 4, 2014

A lot of work went into the decision for selecting that new CRM software. Or maybe you are still in the decision process (if it helps, here’s a helpful guide from Software Advice that we look to from time to time). Impact on your schedule and budget.

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3rd Sector Labs

JANUARY 16, 2014

We set out to build a Software as a Service platform for start-up company Booster Pro. 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.

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3rd Sector Labs

MARCH 1, 2015

Data hoarding extends far beyond just your donor data and CRM software. That feels even more right! Your success, however, is masking a serious problem. Is your organization is a donor data hoarder? It applies to outcome measurements, web traffic, social media data, emails, image files, document versioning, backups, backups of backups, etc.

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3rd Sector Labs

APRIL 28, 2014

We aren’t advocating one software platform over another. In this post, we discuss our list of Top 10 Tough Donor Data Migration Decisions. By way of qualification, our intent with this article is to be CRM agnostic.

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