Pamela Grow

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Thankfully, your nonprofit constituent relationship management (CRM) system can help keep donor data safe. Invest in secure software First and foremost, the CRM itself must be secure. Your nonprofit must know the right safety features to look for when evaluating your CRM or looking for a new one.

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Platform. Based on his matrix (see below) , companies reeling in below one million dollars in ARR can hire a number of tech-savvy staff, analysts and administrators to: Manage the CRM. Administer, synchronize and optimize technology stack including CRM. Sales Activities. Lead Generation.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A good CRM/database will help you avoid any missteps.* Start with a special thank you According to fundraising expert, Dr. Adrian Sargeant, “The thank you is the single most important piece of communication that your donors get. They have a higher recall of it than the appeal that generated the gift.” Make sure these are brand new donors.

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Pamela Grow

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Your donors arent just names in your nonprofits CRM. For example, segment your donors within your CRM. Theyre partners in your mission and vital threads in the fabric of your community. The messages you send are more than fundraising appeals ; theyre opportunities to nurture relationships, share your story, and inspire action.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 28, 2024

Clean up your mailing lists and CRM/database Has it been a while since you updated your mailing lists? go through your mailing lists and CRM/database to see if you need to make any additions, changes, and deletions. It’s spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, although in the Boston area it doesn’t feel like it right now.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Contemporary constituent relationship management (CRM) software may provide such lists and information on an app, accessible from a mobile device. Many CRM apps also allow you to add notes to a constituent record while you’re out of the office, when the details are fresh in your mind, instead of waiting until you get back to your desk.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Here are a few other skills for fundraising that can transfer from a grants-based approach or can be acquired with minimal training: Technology proficiency: It helps to have (or to prioritize learning) basic skills with database management or, as it is often called in fundraising, constituent relationship management ( CRM ) systems.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Plus, you don’t think your current CRM/database can handle it and it will cost too much to get a better one. A good CRM/database is worth the investment. Remember, investing in a good CRM/database will help you with this. Another benefit of segmenting your donors is it can help you raise more money. More on that below.)

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 31, 2022

The beauty of using a customer relationship management (CRM) tool is that it gives you a place to house your donor information and creates automated processes and background information to guide you in continuous engagement.

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Leverage CRM Data for Personalization By using data from your Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, you can tailor your impact report to appeal to each of the audience segments you identify. Importing CRM data into a digital report builder, like Storyraise , is simple and quick.

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Bonterra

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Is it time for your nonprofit to move to a new customer relationship management (CRM) solution ? You might have started asking yourself this question for a variety of reasons:

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Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

But you do have evidence in your fundraising CRM. To request a post-election gift, rely on data in your fundraising CRM, your relationship with the donor, and your experience as a gift officer to determine the right ask amount, the right timing, and the right messaging. Did they make their first (only) gift during the election cycle?

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MARCH 21, 2024

So is a good CRM/database to help you with this. In these letters, they never thank a donor for their past support or acknowledge they’re a monthly donor. If that’s not bad enough, many of these letters use vague and impersonal language and even worse, jargon. It sounds obvious, but your donor engagement should be engaging.

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NonProfit PRO

MARCH 24, 2023

Blackbaud announced the general availability of SKY API endpoints for Blackbaud CRM and Blackbaud Altru that will make it easier for customers to expand further and extend the capabilities of these solutions to meet their fundraising and constituent engagement goals.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

MAY 6, 2024

Invest in a good CRM/database Plain and simple, a good CRM (customer relationship management)/database can help you raise more money. Many CRMs have built-in payment processors. Your CRM will let you personalize your letters and email messages. In short, you can do a lot with a good CRM/database. Shorter is better.

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DonorSnap

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Many nonprofits rely on their CRM to manage aspects of their auction, but combining a CRM with specialized auction software can unlock a more efficient and seamless way to manage your event from start to finish. Thankfully, software for nonprofits makes it easier than ever to host successful auctions while saving time and energy.

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Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 4, 2023

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. Here are four factors to take into account when purchasing a CRM: 1.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

AUGUST 30, 2023

Tatango’s guide to nonprofit text messaging recommends looking for a text fundraising platform that will readily sync with your nonprofit’s CRM and provide your organization with real-time campaign analytics and performance tracking. Re-engage donors who you have not heard from in a while by reminding them why they should support your cause.

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Aly Sterling Philanthropy

MAY 20, 2024

Your nonprofit CRM can handle all your data management needs when you leverage its vast capabilities. The post Understanding Your CRM: 5 Things You Need to Know first appeared on Aly Sterling Philanthropy. Make the most of this essential tool with these tips.

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DonorSnap

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Many nonprofits rely on their CRM to manage aspects of their auction, but combining a CRM with specialized auction software can unlock a more efficient and seamless way to manage your event from start to finish. Thankfully, software for nonprofits makes it easier than ever to host successful auctions while saving time and energy.

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Planned Giving

JANUARY 25, 2025

Key Insight Tweet Build a Strong Data Foundation An accurate, up-to-date CRM is essential for tracking interactions. Analyze wealth capacity and donor affinity using data sources like your CRM and prospect research tools. Pro Tip Tweet Track Progress Document every interaction in your CRM. What is Moves Management? email opens).

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Plus, you don’t think your current CRM/database can handle it and it will cost too much to get a better one. A good CRM/database is worth the investment because segmenting your donors will help you with retention, which costs less than trying to find new donors. Remember, investing in a good CRM/database will help you with this.

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Blackbaud

JANUARY 13, 2025

Sure, you have a CRM full of small and mid-level donors, and a few programs that bring in a little recurring revenue. But you need to diversify your revenue streams. The ideas come pouring in from around the organization. The development team wants to start an annual trivia night. The program team wants to establish a summer camp.

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Blackbaud

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Time-Consuming Development teams can spend 30-40 hours per month getting gifts into the CRM and preparing data, while finance teams may spend 8-12 hours per month matching records and posting to the general ledger. Why Is Reconciliation So Challenging? This can complicate audits, reduce transparency, and open the door to fraud.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

JULY 26, 2024

While potentially a bit biased, I thought their tips regarding how your CRM can help with your grant seeking were right on point. It’s a great reminder that the CRM system you use has the potential to support all elements of the Grant LIfe Cycle: Readiness, Research, Relationships, writing, and Reporting. Segmentation.

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DonorSnap

APRIL 29, 2024

A nonprofit CRM system offers many benefits, including facilitating team collaboration on fundraising efforts. A nonprofit CRM system helps your team maintain detailed supporter notes, enhancing donor stewardship. If your CRM isn’t being fully utilized, we want to help! Is your nonprofit fully utilizing its database?

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Track these metrics using your nonprofit constituent relationship management system (CRM) and fundraising software. Without a thoughtful follow-up strategy, the momentum youve worked so hard to build fades, leaving attendees and supporters with awkward silence. Thats why post-event follow-up is essential to your overall event strategy.

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Blackbaud

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

You can change the scenario—including the dramatic little scene above—by effectively integrating data from your fundraising CRM and your accounting system. For example, an integrated posting process can mark transactions as ‘posted’ in the fundraising CRM so they can’t be inadvertently posted again.

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Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 25, 2025

Building a Solid Data Foundation An accurate, up-to-date CRM is essential for tracking each interaction, so begin by cleaning up donor records. Tracking Progress Throughout cultivation, document every interaction in your CRM. What is Moves Management? After each move, you record outcomes and insights, informing the next step.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 24, 2024

Related Posts: Important Updates to Google’s Gmail That Nonprofits… What’s in My Inbox | The Benefits of Cleaning… Nonprofit Email: The Rules of Engagement How to Keep Donor Data Safe With Your Nonprofit CRM The Ultimate Nonprofit Email Newsletter How To The post Attention Nonprofit Emailers: Big Changes Coming to Google and Yahoo!

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Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

That way, you can add interested individuals to your constituent management system (CRM) and serve them additional marketing content to increase their engagement. Use these strategies to increase marketing-qualified leads: 1. Optimize your newsletter CTAs. Leverage retargeting campaigns. but didnt take action to get further involved.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Blackbaud CRM and Blackbaud Altru customers. Blackbaud unveiled optimized and standard donation forms for its U.S.

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Ann Green's Nonprofit

JULY 30, 2024

No matter what technology you’re using to collect data, make sure all of these findings are routed to your constituent relationship management (CRM) system so the information is consolidated in one unified platform. Charitable giving saw a 2.1% Fortunately, there are ways your organization can battle these disheartening statistics.

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Blackbaud

MARCH 10, 2025

Sharing data in an integrated financial and CRM ecosystem aligns functional teams and reduces time-intensive manual extracting and inputting of data, allowing you to put more of your time, energy, and resources into furthering your mission. The “machines” can finally “talk” to each other.

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Greater Giving

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That’s where customer relationship management (CRM) comes in. A CRM is the backbone of effective communication, engagement , and fundraising strategies. In this guide, we’ll provide four CRM training best practices. Integrations: Explain how the CRM integrates with other platforms in your nonprofit’s technology stack.

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CauseVox

JANUARY 20, 2025

Use your donation software such as a CRM or even a spreadsheet to track and monitor this essential donor data. Its officially 2025! We made it through 2024, and with it the final push for year-end donations. You might be asking why you need to put a ton of time and energy into bringing your donors back for a second donation.

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Blackbaud

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Smart Donor Research Instead of spending hours Googling prospects, hunting down LinkedIn profiles, and scanning your CRM for every ounce of information, let AI be your research assistant. We’ve all received cringe-worthy fundraising messages that just don’t feel quite human.

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