Remove Database Remove Nonprofit Remove System Remove Train
article thumbnail

Database management for nonprofits

fusionSpan

As a nonprofit, keeping track of your supporters and donors and managing member relationships is an essential part of how you fulfill your mission. Contents : Why should an organization have a database? fusionSpan worked to update antiquated data systems with a new nonprofit Salesforce implementation.

article thumbnail

6 Qualities A Nonprofit Database Management System Should Have

TechImpact

Nonprofits use databases to handle volunteers, donors, staff, and more. For smaller nonprofits, a database may be nothing more than an Excel file. Medium to large nonprofits might have an IT staff and a simple database, designed by the in-house development team. Who manages the database?

Database 225
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Training on your new database

Robert Weiner

A question was posted to a listserve for nonprofit techies looking for tips on training staff on a new database. I discussed training at a high level on page 13 of this chapter from CASE's Handbook of Institutional Advancement. Not everyone can train. Train them again just before going live. It's an art.

Database 166
article thumbnail

How to Decide Which Fundraising Software Your Nonprofit Should Use

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Emily Rose Patz , Senior Copywriter at DonorPerfect – a top-rated donor management system and fundraising platform for nonprofits. Though recommendations from third parties may help you narrow down the wide selection of nonprofit CRMs available, only you and your team know what’s best for your organization. 2) Training.

Software 304
article thumbnail

7 tips for preparing your nonprofit for a move to new software

EveryAction

from our friend Mark Becker, Founding Partner, Cathexis Partners Moving to new software can be exciting for nonprofits. Ask if they’re capturing and maintaining data in places such as spreadsheets or email inboxes to make sure you migrate all necessary information into your new software system. Update your database policies.

Software 226
article thumbnail

Ask Maureen: Cleaning Up a Messy Fundraising Database

sgEngage

Dear Maureen, My organization’s fundraising database is a hot mess! We’ve had some turnover on our development team, and it seems like every person has used the system differently. There are no rules, and that means our database is almost useless. Ask them how (or if) there were trained. This is keeping me up at night.

Database 109
article thumbnail

ROI for a donor database

Robert Weiner

My colleague Charlie Hunsaker posted the following question on the FUNDSVCS Advancement Services listserve: I have two clients who are looking for new systems and want a “cost justification” for their acquisition to share with their management. Our system is like the “roach motel” of data; the data goes in, but never comes out again.

Database 181