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Things We Like: Best of 2009

NTEN

Not only is it nifty piece, it attracted some of our best spam comments of the year: "Thanks for pants. Actually, some of the funniest protest signs of 2009 would make good spam comment fodder, if you happen to work for a fly-by-night SEO firm. Have you thought of making a whole patience outfit?" Second place goes to the U.S.

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What We Learned at 17NTC: Day 1

Tech Soup

These partners deployed Azure services to create a system for helping to more quickly and reliably rescue missing children. Steve MacLaughlin, VP of data analytics at Blackbaud and author of Data Driven Nonprofits , broke down what successful nonprofits do to manage big data. Please visit the site to view this video).

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4 Ways AI is the Next Big Game-Changer in Museum Membership & Attendance

Connection Cafe

From filtering email spam to offering up personalized Netflix recommendations, AI already underlies many routine aspects of our lives in ways we don’t even realize. Source: Blackbaud. In 2017, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis implemented one of the most innovative dynamic pricing systems among museums yet.

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Living Between the Tides

NetWits

"The old systems get broken long before new ones become stable." The direct mail world was broken the instant the first email was sent, but 80% of all email sent is spam. Back in the day, Blackbaud used to hand-deliver the hardware and software to our clients. One day at a time. One tide change at a time.

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NTC Boston: Brian Reich: Online Fundraising Strategy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Get Active (best for advocacy, easiest to use email tool) Kintera (big program and lots of features are not necessarily used) Convio (fundraising) Blackbaud. t Spam regulations ??? t spam work. Over 10K, need to invest in a system with robust features that allow you to track. Did it get passed into a spam folder.

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How to Effectively Use an Email Welcome Series to Boost New Donor Acquisition

Connection Cafe

Guest post by Ryan King , Blackbaud’s Sr. Get ready for some great insights from a marketer that has a passion for engaging the nonprofit community and Blackbaud customers. — —. They are going to decide then whether or not they want to unsubscribe because you’re sending them spam or if they want to stay engaged with your organization.

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Ditch the Excel Spreadsheets, or Why Effective Marketing Requires a More Sophisticated Database

ASU Lodestar Center

Why then, do they still limit their effectiveness by using antiquated systems for the data so important to making these marketing tools effective? We all have experience with the challenges presented by these systems. But we know intuitively that Access is the not the same as Blackbaud or Salesforce. Targeting is difficult.