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Digging Into Data: 7 Key Metrics to Track + Common Data Questions

Allegiance Group

To truly understand the health of your organization, there are seven key metrics you should track in your database: Year-on-year revenue Donor file growth Donor retention Gifts per donor Average gift Revenue per donor Cost to acquire Data can be overwhelming. Let’s look at some common questions we often get regarding data.

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7 Database Goals for Your Independent School’s Capital Campaign

sgEngage

When evaluating your school’s readiness for a capital campaign, database readiness might not be at the top of the list for your campaign consultants or administration. Work closely with administrators to identify reports that need to be run and the metrics to track during the campaign, which will inform your fund setup and gift entry process.

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Donor Database Management: A Quick Guide to Prospect Setup and Tracking

Qgiv

However, many organizations fail to properly track gift officer portfolios, gift officer actions and donor pipeline management within their donor database management. Proper documentation and tracking of moves management can impact your fundraising in many ways. Donor Database Management Essentials. Getting Started.

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[ASK AN EXPERT] How To Enter And Credit Donor Advised Fund Gifts In Your Database

Bloomerang

Our Ask An Expert series features real questions answered by Claire Axelrad, J.D., So, let’s track what you should do from the moment you receive a recommended distribution from a donor advised fund (DAF). Have a question for our Fundraising Coach? Please submit your question here. We’d love to hear from you.

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Reigning in shadow databases

Robert Weiner

The following story, posted with permission, was sent to the FUNDSVCS list in response to a question about how to reign in schools and departments at a university that keep their own shadow databases of contacts. I have a story that we have used quite often: A few years ago, we imported a shadow database into Raiser''s Edge.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Tracking In-Kind Donations for Nonprofits

Neon CRM

However, with the right tools and strategies for tracking in-kind donations for nonprofits, your organization can benefit from them while avoiding potential pitfalls. The nonprofit can use the standard hourly rate for such a professional and then track the time they spend volunteering for the benefit of the organization.

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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. So with some background, I’ve got some questions. Stewarding current donors. Managing staff.

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