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How’s that donor database of yours?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package. By far the most popular DMS of the ones surveyed was … you guessed … Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge. In that trio was Organizer’s Database, the desktop open source DMS.

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How’s that donor database of yours?

Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

Home About Me Subscribe Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology Thoughtful and sometimes snarky perspectives on nonprofit technology How’s that donor database of yours? December 2, 2008 In general, although I am sometimes asked, I tend to avoid assisting clients with choosing a donor database package. and MPower at 0.4%.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2019

Connection Cafe

Blackbaud’s latest Charitable Giving Report sheds light on the importance of donor retention in the nonprofit industry. According to the latest research from Blackbaud’s Charitable Giving Report : The average donor retention rates for first-year offline-only donors is 29%. Don’t stick ‘em in your database to save for later.

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From Advocate to Donor in 4 Steps

Tech Soup

This guest post was authored by Dennis McCarthy, director of enterprise sales at Target Analytics, a Blackbaud company. org, causes.org, and change.com. It originally appeared on npENGAGE.com. An essential part of many nonprofits’ missions is to advocate for public policy at the state and federal level. Convert to Donor.

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One Thing Most Nonprofits Stink at (Donor Retention) and How You Can Change It in 2014

Connection Cafe

Adrian Sargeant says “a 10% increase in donor retention can increase the lifetime value of your donor database by 200%.”. And they regularly maintain and update their database. Don’t stick ‘em in your database to save for later. Bonus Donor Retention Tips* by Chuck Longfield, Chief Scientist at Blackbaud. Chew ‘em up.

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Benchmarking Data You Can Use: Live from #BBCON

Connection Cafe

Blackbaud hosted its annual conference for nonprofits from September 29 through October 1 in National Harbor, MD. Jay Odell, Vice President of Altru at Blackbaud, discussed why benchmarking data is important. According the Blackbaud Index , overall giving is up 1.8% Why benchmark? Fundraising Data. Online Transactions.

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[PODCAST] Broaden Your Message With Influencer-Driven Campaigns | Ft. Jeanette Russell

NonProfit Hub

If you don’t have those, you’re making a soup with a rotten tomato and that’s just never going to taste good.” – Jeanette Russell, Senior Solutions Marketer at Blackbaud. VIP’s are the people in your database with a Klout score of 70 or more. It tells you how interested the people in your database are with your work.