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5 Tips for Community Health Centers to Transition to New Fund Accounting Software

sgEngage

You need data collection and data structure skills, not just a data entry person—someone who knows how your organization operates and the best ways for information to be delivered. Identify just one person to communicate with the software vendor. This person shouldn’t be the clerical or data entry person.

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Information: The Better Half of IT

sgEngage

As a Database Administrator, my world revolves around helping users make sense of the information they receive, from voice-of-the-customer anecdotes and impressions to polished Key Performance Indicator (KPI) graphs, charts, and dashboards. Maybe that’s your Database Administrator, your CFO, or an office support staff person.

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If a Metric Changes on a Spreadsheet and No One Notices, Does it Show Impact?

Amy Sample Ward

—– I love data as much as the next person. Give me an interactive map, a pivot table, even a plain old pie chart and I’m happy. Establishing regular meetings or processes for metrics review helps position us to learn from the data we’re collecting and be better positioned to identify opportunities to improve.

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Nonprofit Finance Leaders: Don’t Miss These bbcon 2023 Sessions

sgEngage

The annual conference celebrating Blackbaud’s ecosystem of changemakers is back and in person this year! From Chart Organizers to Dashboards, you’ll leave with practical ways you can automate and simplify your fund accounting. Improving Business Process with Process Maps : Is it really an improvement if you can’t measure the impact?

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5 Metrics Fundraisers Need to Know to Retain Their Donors

Connection Cafe

That’s why we put together a list of the five essential metrics you need to know, as a fundraiser, to achieve higher retention rates. Tracking these metrics will help you keep a pulse on the current engagement of your donors so you know which efforts are working and which ones need to be increased or modified. Donor Level Moves.

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Get Your Small Business on the Map: 5 Digital Marketing Tips

Nonprofits Source

When done correctly, omnichannel marketing provides customers with a highly personalized experience that helps drive sales and produce a higher return on investment. Remember to choose the communication channels your audience is already familiar with, and chart a customer journey that moves each prospect carefully down the sales funnel.

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How to Prepare Donor Data Reports for Your Board Members

Bloomerang

However, most board members aren’t familiar with various fundraising metrics and won’t be able to draw effective conclusions when they’re presented with data without an explanation of what the data shows. . The last thing you want to do is waste their time and bog their donor reports down with unnecessary metrics. .

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