Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

If you technology decisions at your organization are driven by some of the following, we’d love to see you at NTEN''s Nonprofit Technology Conference (aka the NTC): We chose the system because we have a volunteer who knows it. Do you have policies and procedures telling people how to use your systems consistently? Let’s get this tool.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Idealware’s Consumer’s Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems reviewed 30 systems, the majority of which don’t come from Convio or Blackbaud. On the recent NTEN community call someone asked the panel to name 5 vendors (other than Blackbaud and Convio) to whom we’d send a CRM system RFP for a $100 million nonprofit.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 17, 2013

Nonprofits need to know what they need and then test systems against those specific needs. In fact, the section of the report that discusses how to go about choosing a system concludes: Each available option has its own strengths and weaknesses. Needs vary tremendously from one organization to the next.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 25, 2010

I am tending towards (system x) because it would seem to match what we need right away, and we could afford it. Here's how I respond to questions like this: I can't say whether (system x) would be a good fit for you. You said you've read the Idealware/NTEN Consumer's Guide, so you know that (system x) got a strong rating there.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 6, 2012

The premise is that complaints about an organization's database may be misdirected: the problem is how the system is being managed (aka management problems disguised as technology problems). Did you implement the system properly in the first place? Here are my thoughts so far. What am I missing? © Walt Kelly.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

But with a cloud-based system, when a vendor ends support or goes out of business the product can simply vanish. Blackbaud says it still gets calls from GiftMaker users, and we get questions from GMP users on TechSoup’s forums ( here's one from June 2012 ).

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 30, 2012

Today the news is that Blackbaud is killing off Common Ground , one of the two donor management products (aka CRMs or Constituent Relationship Management systems) that they acquired from Convio. In what was said to be an unrelated development, they also announced the departure of Gene Austin, the former CEO of Convio.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 21, 2012

Train the system administrator thoroughly at the start of the implementation project. Also train the team that will be making decisions about the system's configuration at the start of the implementation project. Train them again just before going live. Train end users just before going live.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2010

Efficiency. Efficiency seems simple enough: if you don't have the right resources (people, tools, training, procedures) you will waste time and money. It will take you too long to do everything, you'll be too rushed to do the job right the first time, and you'll spend a lot of time fixing mistakes.

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Robert Weiner

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Federal Information System [oatenzee24@bmfp.org]. Federal Information System [completeu8@lsinter.net]. Federal Reserve Bank Auto-Informer [crankshaftkv37@bernina.co.il]. Federal Reserve Bank Auto-Informer [alarmingly@porterorlin.com]. Federal Reserve Bank Auto-Informer [mimih327@multiform.at].

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 2, 2012

Copyright 2012 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe Systems Incorporated. Our whole team has been working hard to satisfy your product needs. This has been a great year for PDF Reader/Writer and it's all because of You. We hope to see you in the New Year. All rights reserved. 343 Preston Street. Ottawa, ON K1S 1N4.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 7, 2012

The next adventure starts today, as we wait to see what the future holds for their various systems. Blackbaud completed its purchase of Convio.

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Convio Blackbaud System Database 138

Robert Weiner

JUNE 7, 2012

You can have several email addresses, but one will need to be confirmed at all times to use the system. This is the address you will log in with, and the address to which we will deliver all email messages regarding invitations and requests, and other system mail. Thank you for using LinkedIn! --The The LinkedIn Team.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 1, 2014

I was recently contacted by the vendor behind a new cloud-based donor management system with this question: We have noticed that our clients have become much more conscious about archiving/deleting old donor/prospect records because our pricing model is based on the number of records. But don’t delete them.

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Donor Database Module Model 112

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 22, 2018

At the end the system UI kept quitting, which would then kick me out of whatever I was trying to do. I tried rebooting, wiping the system cache, wiping the cache for every app, uninstalling apps, rolling back to earlier versions of apps like Google Play, and a variety of other fixes suggested by folks around the web, with no relief.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It allowed them to view my availability online and propose meetings as if we were all on the same calendaring system. I've been using Tungle for years to share my calendar with colleagues and clients. Unfortunately, RIM bought Tungle in 2011 and it started to decline.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 13, 2010

How much would you pay for such a system? Defining business rules, codes, and reports, converting data, configuring screens, and training users on the new system and policies are not simple tasks. This often requires hiring consultants who have experience with these systems free. "Free"

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Software Free Database Newsletter 122

Robert Weiner

MARCH 16, 2012

We're testing the automatical identification system and the system of issuing fines, so please have a look at the picture in attachment and confirm whether this car is yours or no. Text: This notification is from the Horseshoe Bend department, your car has been pictured while crossing on the red light.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Hello, You have been successfully registered in our Ticketing System. Subjects: All but one had "Support Center" as the subject. The exception said "Med Support Center". Text: Identical in every case. Welcome to Support Center. Please, login and check status of your ticket, or report new ticket here.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 29, 2013

This e-mail has been sent from an automated system. immediately, delete it from your system and do not copy, disclose or otherwise act upon any part of this e-mail or its attachments. Remit the payment by 02/04/2013 as outlines under our "Payment Terms" agreement. Thank you for your business, Sincerely, Georgina Stevens.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 11, 2009

It does not include custom systems, of which there are many. Feel free to let me know what I missed, which systems no longer exist, and which aren’t really donor databases. Morant Information Systems. Association Management System. Campaign Management Systems. Three Rivers Systems. Hill Systems.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 30, 2012

System) we discovered that your e-mail address was automatically. selected by an Online Balloting System, this has legally won you the sum. money from an Online Balloting System and we have authorized this. help of our newly developed technology (International Monitoring Network.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 7, 2013

Adobe Systems Incorporated. Sender: Willie Crawford [Willie@Acumlator.co.us] (also Lazy Cash System [LazyCashSystem@65.com]). another version said: "This page from Profectum Foundation has been forwarded to you by Lazy Cash System" Lazy Cash System. Text: Good afternoon, You can download your Adobe CS4 License here -.

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

EFTPS: The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. EFTPS: The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. Please, check the information and refer to Code R21 to get details about. your company payment in transaction contacts section: [link] (The URL pointed to [link] in one version, to [link] in another).

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 13, 2009

The flip side to my list of donor databases would be a list of systems that no longer exist. This does not mean that these systems are no longer in use, just that they’re no longer being sold or supported (I recently met someone who still uses FundMaster, which hasn’t been sold since at least 1999). Third Sector Systems.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 9, 2012

many nonprofits will struggle with out-of-date systems. NTEN published my somewhat snarky predictions for nonprofits' use of fundraising technologies in 2012. My overall predictions are that most things will be pretty much the same as last year (and 2010 and 2009, etc.): No surprise -- many will also lack the funding to replace them.

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Technology Fundraising Nonprofit NTEN 145

Robert Weiner

JANUARY 27, 2012

Text: Version 1: Hello, With intent to ensure that accurate data is being maintained on our systems, as well as to provide you better quality of service; INTUIT INC. Version 2: Dear Sir/Madam, With intent to guarantee that correct data is being sustained on our systems, as well as to be able to grant you better quality of service; INTUIT INC.

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Robert Weiner

MAY 10, 2013

We get updates and information from multiple sources which can only benefit the departments who use our system. We in Advancement Services handle data for a living and understand the importance of updates and keeping the database clean. We do NCOA, wealth and deceased screenings. We do phone and email appends. We get Google alerts.

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Robert Weiner

DECEMBER 5, 2012

automative notification system unable to accept incoming email. l1d} system {l1e} accept incoming {l1f}. Problems with this operation? You have 45 days from the date of the operation to issue a dispute in the Resolution Center. Please Not try to reply to this message. PayPal Email ID PC873. usd to {_firstname} {_lastname}.

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Robert Weiner

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

There have been 120 responses so far, and they've been all over the map, from expensive, high-end systems to free ones, from established players to new ones. My unofficial tally is that Raiser's Edge and Salesforce have been mentioned the most.

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Robert Weiner

JANUARY 5, 2009

Of the 841 respondents, 27% would NOT recommend their current systems to a comparable organization, 26% were unsure, and 47% would give a positive recommendation.

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Survey Results Database Donor 100

Robert Weiner

AUGUST 27, 2012

Text: This e-mail has been sent from an automated system. View the Supported Browsers and Operating Systems, listed here. If you have received this communication in error, notify the sender immediately by return email and delete the message and any attachments from your system.]. Sender: ADPClientServices@adp.com. at minimum.

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Robert Weiner

AUGUST 19, 2009

Here are the new entries: Association Management System from Micro Solutions. Donation Management System from Cumulus 9. Along the way the identified some that seem to have disappeared and weren't on my earlier list of defunct donor databases. DonorAccess from DonorAccess. DonorBase from Granite Bear Development.

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Robert Weiner

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Tired of the Tradtionial Phone System? Then a VOIP Phone System is for You. From: Internet Phone <cue@apt.tryanew-typeofphonehere.us> Message-ID: <CzOhAKAel.AnKuI7e8MI@tryanew-typeofphonehere.us> To: <robert@rlweiner.com> Subject: Save on phone bills - w/ VOIP Service robert@rlweiner.com. MIME-Version: 1.0.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 31, 2011

Take the complexity of technology and stir in the complexity of the legal system and what do you get? Software licenses!

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Robert Weiner

NOVEMBER 10, 2011

The system needs to be intuitive for fundraisers, but streamlined for fast data entry. You want to make a reasonably quick decision, but also need to get input and buy-in from stakeholders. You want to think big, but don't want to neglect operational details.

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Robert Weiner

MARCH 5, 2012

Text: Dear User, Thank you for ordering tickets through our electronic system, The amount of $749.32 I don't see any info about the payload and don't intend to find out. Sender: Ticket Service USA (orders@ticketservice.com). Subject: Order Confirmation. USD was deducted from your credit card '. Details of your order -.

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