Services
- Database evaluation and strategy
- Strategy implementation and database configuration
- Data insights, dashboards, and reports
- Database training
- Data cleanup and quality control
- Data and gift entry
- Migration assistance
- Integrations
- Prospect profile research
“If you don’t record it, you can’t report it.”
Data Management or Data Entry?
Is there a difference? Yes, a lot. The majority of nonprofit organizations focus on data entry to ensure gifts are recorded and thank you letters are sent. Most organizations focus on the basic functions to operate and hope to do that well. Rarely is there time and support to innovate the way the organization functions and performs basic development operations. More often the nonprofit is struggling to keep up with the volume and demand of daily tasks because it has not had the opportunity to adapt with technology. Processes take a long time, conflict exists among colleagues over priorities, and the list goes on. That is why you also should have a person focused on data management.
Why do you need both? Data management is becoming more important in the nonprofit industry as donors expect organizations to treat them with the same personalized experience that Amazon offers its users. Unfortunately, it is common to hear about an organization that did not thank a donor for their gift, much less use their first name (forget nickname) in the salutation. Data management is about more than just gift entry and acknowledgment letters. It is about configuring the database so that it makes the organization’s purpose and mission easier to accomplish. This requires critical thinking, strategic planning AND implementation, strong understanding of fundraising practices, some creativity, and advanced database skills.
Databases We Work With
- Bloomerang
- eTapestry
- Kindful
- Little Green Light
- Raiser’s Edge
- Raiser’s Edge NXT
- Salesforce
- Virtuous
- …and more!