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7 Signs Your Organization Is Ready for an Enterprise-Scale CRM

Blackbaud

As a tech leader at a growing social impact organization, you know that migrating to an enterprise-scale constituent relationship management (CRM) system can be a daunting proposition. So, what are the specific signs that your organization has reached a tipping point and needs to consider moving to an enterprise-scale CRM ?

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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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Grant Tracking: 3 Ways Your Nonprofit CRM Can Help

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

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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The Top Seven Reasons to Integrate Your Fundraising CRM and General Ledger

Blackbaud

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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Five Signs Your Nonprofit Is Ready to Migrate Your Database to the Cloud

Tech Soup

In our 2012 Global Cloud Survey we found that only 12 percent of respondents, mostly from larger organizations, are using cloud-based client relationship management (CRM) database services like Salesforce for Nonprofits , or Microsoft Dynamics CRM. " Cloud CRM and Social Media. You Have Multiple Databases.

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Upcoming Free Webinar March 26: Ready, Fire, Aim! How Not to Choose a Donor Database

Tech Soup

If you are trying to select a new donor database or want to confirm whether it's best to stick with what you've already got, join us for Ready, Fire, Aim! Weiner and Tracy Kronzak will help you navigate what TO DO and what NOT TO DO when selecting a donor database or CRM for your nonprofit organization. spanhidden.

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Stop Dreading Mondays: How Fundraisers Can Start the Week Right

The Fundraiser Coach

I clearly remember walking into the development office, dreading opening up the CRM to start my fundraising week. Here’s how I began to ensure a smoother transition from one busy week to the next, keeping my energy positive and my mind clear, ready to help donors change the world. It's about ending well to begin even better.