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April 2013 blog highlights

• Case study: 3 ways to make your data conversion experience go smoothly... Donor data tragedy struck the Ignatian Volunteer Corps, forcing them to change their software system... that meant moving their data, a complex process that no one was looking forward to. Read about the three things they did that helped make the move go well.

• 3 ways of doing almost anything, including data conversion... ... Do you want your data conversion to be good, fast and cheap? Well, pick two.

• Which of these 3 data migration techniques is right for your organization?...Three main ways to handle data conversion. Which fits your situation best?

March 2013 blog highlights

• Case study: 5 key factors to solving the dilemma of premiums for your public radio station ...Three main ways to handle data conversion. Which fits your situation best?

• Using FundRaiser's Premiums Module to track and facilitate donation giveaway items...To do or not to do: giving away items to your donors. Larry shares some thoughts to help you make a decision about using premiums as an incentive to donors. Do you agree with his pointers.

February 2013 blog highlights

• How a training intensive saved the day for a long term care facility experiencing a donor database crisis...here's a case study on how one nonprofit organization turned their donor database crisis into a positive experience.

• 4 questions to answer to create a successful membership program for your nonprofit ... can you answer these 4 questions for your organization?

• Making membership management easier with the FundRaiser Memberships Module ...maintaining a vigorous membership for your nonprofit requires attention to details such as membership renewal and benefits. Here's an overview of how FundRaiser can help.

• 2012 May Case studies: why multi-user must go
• 2012 May Tech Tip In the beginning... how network technology change has effected FundRaiser
• 2012 April Case Study: Center for Community Arts updated: how to revive a lapsed capital campaign
• 2012 April Tech Tip Reviving 'On Hold' Projects by Larry Weaver
• 2012 March Case Study: WJIE revisited
• 2012 March Tech Tip FundRaiser's Custom Page by Larry Weaver
• 2012 February Case Study: WLMB-TV40
• 2012 February Tech Tip Why FundRaiser Professional by Larry Weaver
• 2011 December About End of Year Letters by Sasha Daucus
• 2011 December Tech Tip: Producing Tax Summary Letters by Gene Weinbeck
• 2011 November Case Study: Life Radio Ministries
• 2011 November Tech Tip: Making your own 'high touch' connections through FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2011 October Schools increase donation by focusing on their most generous donors
• 2011 October Tech Tip Tracking your most important constituencies by Larry Weaver
• 2011 September Tech Tip Recurring Gift Setup by Larry Weaver
• 2011 August Case Study: Bishop McDevitt High School
• 2011 August Tech Tip FundRaiser Online and/or Hosted by Larry Weaver
• 2011 July Case Study United Way of Moscow / Latah County
• 2011 July Tech Tip Campaign and event reporting by Larry Weaver
• 2011 June Case Study Can Do Multiple Sclerosis
• 2011 June Tech Tip FundRaiser /GiftTool Integration Overview by Larry Weaver
• 2011 May Case Study: Menaul School
• 2011 May Tech Tip Tracking your most important constituencies by Larry Weaver
• 2011 April Case Study: Boys & Girl's Club of Lawrence
• 2011 April Tech Tip How well did your data move?
• 2011 March Case Study: CrossTalk TV and Radio
• 2011 March Tech Tip Thank Early, Thank Often by Larry Weaver
• 2011 February Case Study: Legal Services of the Hudson Valley
• 2011 February Tech Tip Capital Campaigns and FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2011 January Case Study: Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center
• 2011 January Tech Tip Calculating Event ROI in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2010 December Case Study: The Mariemont School Foundation
• 2010 December Tech Tip Switching from spreadsheets to FundRaiser donor management by Larry Weaver
• 2010 November Case Study: Childcare Resources of Indian River
• 2010 November Tech Tip Making Membership Management Easier with the FundRaisers Membership Module by Larry Weaver
• 2010 October Who are your most interest donors? special focus on donor management for Schools by Sasha Daucus
• 2010 October Tech Tip Alumni tracking in FundRaiser Software by Larry Weaver
• 2010 September Case Study: Onsite Training at the Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home
• 2010 September Tech Tip The Right Tool for the Job: training options for FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2010 August Case Study: USLEAP
• 2010 August Tech Tip Pulling It All Together by Larry Weaver
• 2010 July Case Study: Habitat for Humanity / 7 Rivers, Maine
• 2010 July Tech Tip Volunteer Management by Larry Weaver
• 2010 June Case Study: Gilda's Club of Western Pennsylvania
• 2010 June Tech Tip Campaigns, Events, and Coding by Larry Weaver
• 2010 May Case Study: Lisner-Louise-Dickson-Hurt Home
• 2010 April from the new owners Message From the New Owners of FundRaiser Software by Autumn Shirley
• 2010 April Case Study: Siena/Francis House
• 2010 April Tech Tip For Coordinating Multiple Users Working in FundRaiser
• 2010 April Best Practices For Coordinating Multiple Users in your Database
• 2010 March From the Founders of FundRaiser Software by Gene and Marcy Weinbeck
• 2010 February Case Study: Woodhull Freedom Foundation
• 2010 February from the developer What are FundRaiser Hosted and FundRaiser Online? by Gene Weinbeck
• 2009 December About End of Year Letters by Sasha Daucus
• 2009 December Tech Tip Producing Tax Summary Letters by Gene Weinbeck
• 2009 November Direct Mail Personalization: Worth the Expense? by Howard Paley
• 2009 November Tech Tip Direct Mail Personalization by Larry Weaver
• 2009 October Care and Feeding of Volunteers by Michael McKee
• 2009 October Tech Tip Volunteer Tracking by Larry Weaver
• 2009 September Case Study: Whatcom County Humane Society succeeds with simple donor management techniques
• 2009 September Tech Tip Event Management
• 2009 August Case Study: BRING Recycling and their capital campaign
• 2009 August Tech Tip Capital Campaigns and FundRaiser
• 2009 July Case Study: Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, Kansas
• 2009 July Tech Tip How well did your data move? Checklist for imported data
• 2009 June Tech Tip The Pledge Cycle in FundRaiser Software by Larry Weaver
• 2009 May Talking about the economy: three nonprofits share their strategies
• 2009 April Tech Tip Membership Management Easier by Larry Weaver
• 2009 January Tech Tip Campaigns, Events and Coding by Sasha Daucus
• 2008 December Tech Tip Calculating Event ROI with FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2008 November Tech Tip Using the Campaign Management Featuires in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2008 October Tech Tip Event Management in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2008 September Tech Tip Using Reports to Organize your Major Donor Drive by Gene Weinbeck
• 2008 August Tech Tip Volunteer Management by Larry Weaver
• 2008 June Donate or Volunteer Now: Worth the Cost? Maybe.... by Sasha Daucus
• 2008 June Tech Tip Email and FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2008 June NTC Notes Marketing Your Organization Online by Niki de Soto
• 2008 May Case Study: US Labor Education in the Americas Project
• 2008 May Tech Tip Pulling It All Together by Larry Weaver
• 2008 May NTC Notes Running a Successful Online Fundraising Campaign by Niki de Soto
• 2008 April Best Practices for Coordinating Users in Your Database by Sasha Daucus
• 2008 April Tech Tip Tips for Coordinating Multiple Users Working in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2008 April NTC Notes Targeting Your Message by Niki de Soto
• 2007 November 8 Steps to Writing Successful Fundraising Letters by Mal Warwick
• 2007 November Tech Tip The Year End Mailing Diversity Dilemma by Larry Weaver
• 2007 October Changing Systems: Moving Your Data From One Program to Another by Sasha Daucus
• 2007 October Tech Tip How Well Did Your Data Move?: Checklist for Imported Data
• 2007 September r Are You Contacting Your Best Donor Prospects?
• 2007 September Tech Tip Codings and Groupings and More, Oh, My! by Larry Weaver
• 2007 August The Name is the Game: Memberships and Named Gift Opportunities by Tony Poderis
• 2007 August Tech Tip Nonprofit Memberships: Best Practices with Donor Management Software
• 2007 July Integrating your Desktop Donor Database with the Web by Autumn Shepley
• 2007 July Tech Tip Securing Online Donations by Todd Hollback
• 2007 June Protect Your Assets With Internal Controls
• 2007 June Tech Tip Using FundRaiser to Help You Protect Your Financial Assets by Larry Weaver
• 2007 May Why Memberships? Three Nonprofits Tell Why by Sasha Daucus
• 2007 May Tech Tip Making Membership Management Easier with the FundRaiser Memberships Management Module by Larry Weaver
• 2007 April Capital Campaign Phases facilitated by Kim Klein
• 2007 April Tech Tip FundRaiser Software and Capital Campaigns, Part Two by Larry Weaver
• 2007 March Capital Campaigns For Small Groups facilitated by Kim Klein
• 2007 March Tech Tip FundRaiser Software and Capital Campaigns, Part One by Larry Weaver
• 2007 February Increase Donations and Donor Loyalty with Pledges by Sasha Daucus
• 2007 February Tech Tip The Pledge Cycle in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2007 January Premiums: Please and Thank You! by Sasha Daucus
• 2007 January Tech Tip Premiums Management in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2006 December About End of Year Letters by Sasha Daucus
• 2006 December Tech Tip Producing Tax Summary Letters by Gene Weinbeck
• 2006 November Making Your Cause the Gift by Sasha Daucus
• 2006 November Tech Tip Tribute Gifts (In Honor/In Memory) by Larry Weaver
• 2006 October Direct Mail Personalization - Worth the Additional Expense? by Howard Paley
• 2006 October Tech Tip Direct Mail Personalization by Larry Weaver
• 2006 September The Care and Feeding of Volunteers by Michael McKee
• 2006 September Special Conference Report Raising Change Conference by Gene Weinbeck
• 2006 September Tech Tip Volunteer Tracking by Larry Weaver
• 2006 August Best Donor Management Practices: Recording Donations by Gene Weinbeck
• 2006 August Tech Tip Avoid Common Pitfalls in Your Daily Routine by Larry Weaver
• 2006 July How Can Memberships Benefit My Non-Profit Organization? by Sasha Daucus
• 2006 July Tech TipTracking Memberships with FundRaiser Software by Larry Weaver
• 2006 June How Can Software Help You with Campaigns and Special Events? by Sasha Daucus
• 2006 June Tech Tip Using the New Campaign Management features in FundRaiser Professional by Larry Weaver
• 2006 May To Send or Not to Send: Four Ways to Decide Who Gets Your Next Mailing
• 2006 May Tech Tip Using the Four Most Important Segmenting Factors in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2006 April Benefit Events Mean More Than Money– Special Event Fundraising by Melinda Kuth
• 2006 April Tech Tip Event Management in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2006 March Major Gifts, Part II: Working with Donor Solicitors by Tony Poderis
• 2006 March Tech Tip Using Reports to Help Organize Your Major Donor Drive by Gene Weinbeck
• 2006 February Major Gifts, Part I: What Makes a Gift Major? by Tony Poderis
• 2006 February Tech Tip Avoiding Major Donor Coding Pain by Larry Weaver
• 2006 January What Needs To Be In Your End-Of-Year Letters? by Sasha Daucus
• 2006 January Tech Tip Producing End-Of-Year Letters in FundRaiserby Gene Weinbeck
• 2005 December Quick Guide to Getting Started with Online Donations by Sasha Daucus
• 2005 December Tech Tip Recording Online Donations-- an overview by Gene Weinbeck
• 2005 November Grant Writing -- by Elizabeth Chilton
• 2005 November Grant tracking in FundRaiser by Larry Weaver
• 2005 September Top 10 How-To-Fundraise Topics
• 2005 August Segmenting Your List of Donors
• 2005 June Too Much Email
• 2005 May Three Myths and Nine Truths of Fundraising by Tony Poderis
• 2005 April Spring Cleaning: When to Take Names Off Your Mailing List by Kim Klein
• 2005 January The Psychology of Letter-reading for Fundraisers by Kim Klein
• 2005 January Tech Tip Easier to win 'em back than find new ones-- lapsed donors
• 2004 December Research Shows Importance of Saying 'Thanks'
• 2004 December Tech Tip Why Archive, Why Rotate (and how is that different than backing up?)
• 2004 November Getting Prepared for End-of-Year Correspondence
• 2004 November What can End-of-Year letters do for you?
• 2004 November How to produce End-Of-Year letters in FundRaiser Basic
• 2004 October How to suggest a LARGE donation amount by Tony Poderis
• 2004 September Prospect Research
• 2004 July Organizing Charity Golf Tournaments
• 2004 June Eliminating Unnecessary Coding
• 2004 April Choosing and Using Category Codes
• 2004 April Tech Tip Category Coding
• 2004 March Tech Tip Why Am I In Evaluation Mode? We Bought The Program
• 2003 December Why and How to target mailings in FRBasic
• 2003 December Tech Tip Confusing the 'Import' and 'Restore' functions doubles database
• 2003 November Grassroots approach to research
• 2003 November Computer Maintenance Tips
• 2003 October Importance of building donor loyalty by Tony Poderis
• 2003 October Tech Tip Data Insurance (backing up)
• 2003 August When Are Events Good for You ?
• 2003 July Getting over the fear of asking for money

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  • Turn your New Year's resolutions into End of Year benefits with FundRaiser training ...do you have some New Year's resolutions to improve your nonprofit? Here's an overview of how FundRaiser training can help.