By admin on
8/26/2010
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Measuring Up: Mindful Metrics to Prove Your Worth in Tough Times and Good Times
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By admin on
8/11/2010
Join the Association of Donor Relations Professionals for our 7th Annual International Conference in San Francisco
December 6 – 8, 2010
Learning – Connecting – Inspiring
The 2010 ADRP International Conference features an array of informative sessions presented by experienced professionals. Topics range from nuts-and-bolts donor relations training to taking your program to its next level. Learn about best practices in acknowledgements and reporting; the new trends in the use of social media; and how to cultivate relationships within your organization for optimal results.
In addition, we have sessions focused on honing your writing, presentation, and organizational skills to boost your donor relations success!
The ADRP conference offers many opportunities to build ...
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By admin on
8/5/2010
 We all want to improve our reporting but this is challenging given our ever present queue of work. What are some simple steps we can take to make some improvements? What are some quick wins?
A reporting strategy that is not always obvious – benchmark your reports against those of other institutions and try to use this benchmarking to help improve and provide new ideas for your own reporting. We used to share our favorite reports at conferences but don’t always do this any more.
Set up standards for reporting and adhere to them so that all of your reports have the same look and feel. Every time someone needs to reinterpret information such as font, it slows down their co ...
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By admin on
8/3/2010
July was a very interesting month wasn't it?
Our ongoing Survey identified a number of major gifts and significant philanthropic activity in the USA, Canada and from around the globe.
The Highlights of Major Gifts, July 2010 is part of our new research efforts called the Major Gifts Database that was officially launched during the last week of July.
While Paul Allen and Warren Buffet stepped up and pledged huge sums of their personal wealth, international philanthropists in China, England also made their marks.
A Giving Summit held in Mumbai, India, brought together 100 elite business people where they pledged money and volunteer hours, a landmark event in the history of philanthropy. GivingIndia, a new organization, helped to launch this movement.
Hope you enjoy my latest research effort, if you have any questions or comments please contact me directly.
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By admin on
7/16/2010
Sometimes an online form works a little better than an email address:
- Allows you to structure what you ask for in a specific format so you can enter it easier in your database. (Ideally integrated with your database of record so that records processors can review directly instead of having to re-enter everything.)
- Allows error checking on the form for items such as a valid email address.
- Doesn’t normally get near as much spam that you need to sort through.
- Can have a response/confirmation page that loads thanking the person for submitting their information.
- Easy to encrypt so people filling out are confident that the ...
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By admin on
7/15/2010
Executing the Plan
Join ADRP for a Webinar on July 27
Register Now!
Space is limited.
Presented by:
Scott Fendley, SF Consulting
Imp ...
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By admin on
7/12/2010
June was a very interesting month for Major Gifts in the USA, Canada and other international countries.
Before we get to the list of Major Gifts, here is another example of the widespread use of Naming Opportunities at smaller nonprofits:
Lawrenceville, Georgia - The Dream House for Medically Fragile Children has a new facility, the Family for Keeps Transition Care Home and has offered Naming Rights to their facility, ask amount is $500,000.
The medical care facility is designed to assist with children during the transition from hospital care to living at home.
Not that long ago this would not even have been an option. The combination of factors including the multitude of billion dollar fund raising campaigns, viral marketing and a baby boomer generation that has been shifting their giving patterns, suggests that we will see more of this type of announcement this year and going forwar ...
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By admin on
6/30/2010
Join the Association for Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) Wednesday, August 4th at 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. EST, for a 90 Minute Webinar on Building Your Data Warehouse.
Overview
Dr. Ralph Kimball, the founder of the Data Warehouse Institute, uses the metaphor of the publisher to convey the concepts of a data warehouse. A publisher produces a periodical, distributes it, and updates it at regular intervals. Just like a newspaper or web site, a data warehouse must be updated frequently and information in it needs to be accurate for it to be useful.
Dr. Kimball also likens the concept of data warehousing to a restaurant. The data warehouse is the kitchen and the dining room is where the presentation and consumption takes place. Diners stay out of the kitchen because it is full of busy people, sharp knives and hot liquids. The way in which the meal is prepared is transparent to the co ...
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By admin on
6/23/2010
The skill set you need will be determined additionally by where you need to move to as an organization.
For example, if you’re building a data warehouse you’ll need someone that can learn the database, but may also need more advanced SQL skills. You’ll take a ‘hit’ on the shorter term learning curve but may benefit more longer term.
In some cases, someone that has experience in a specific system, particularly if this experience is singular, may have trouble thinking out of the box on how to utilize that system more effectively. We all get used to our ways of working. An outside perspective sometimes helps if you need to re-engineer systems and business processes.< ...
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