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Using Your Fundraising CRM Software to Its Full Potential

Blackbaud

Optimizing the use of our fundraising CRM gives us room to take on new projects and adopt new features without a daily struggle against our own databases. Over the long term, optimizing how you use your CRM will help you achieve more of your objectives. Digitally mature nonprofits are, in fact, 3.5

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Is It Time for Your Nonprofit or School to Make a CRM Change?

Blackbaud

After we made introductions, I asked about their donor CRM, jotting notes as they shared their hopes, frustrations, and data woes. As their list of frustrations grew and their unfulfilled hopes piled up, they asked me if I thought it was time to change to another donor CRM. It was a client kickoff call like so many others.

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How to Evaluate a New Revenue Stream

Blackbaud

Sure, you have a CRM full of small and mid-level donors, and a few programs that bring in a little recurring revenue. Set timeframes that allow sufficient evaluation of what’s working, without shutting down initiatives too early, and make sure to consult with your lawyer and CPA to ensure compliance with any relevant guidelines.

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7 Database Goals for Your Independent School’s Capital Campaign

Blackbaud

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. But you and I know it’s critical to maintain a robust and up-to-date CRM. New funds created during the campaign will require the same treatment. Add data health tools.

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Here come the Autonomists: Redefining nonprofit work 

Candid

Based on my experience as a consultant to nonprofit executive teams and advisor to women pursuing new ways of working, several factors have contributed to the Autonomist movement, especially among Black and brown women in nonprofit leadership roles. Now, I control my time and energy investments.”

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What Type of CRM Does My Organization Need? 4 Considerations

Get Fully Funded

It is a key piece of your organization’s strategy and should support your mission and goals. Your nonprofit’s CRM is the centerpiece of your technology stack and will dictate how your team operates. There is a wide variety of CRM solutions available, many of which are specialized to help different types of organizations.

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How to Choose a CRM to Support Your Fundraising Efforts

OneCause

For many successful organizations, the center of their fundraising technology is a nimble CRM, or customer relationship management system. What is a CRM system? Before we go any further, let’s be more specific about what we mean by a CRM system. Before we go any further, let’s be more specific about what we mean by a CRM system.

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