Marketing research firm Campbell Rinker has published the results of its latest survey of donor and member management software. Of the 841 respondents, 27% would NOT recommend their current systems to a comparable organization, 26% were unsure, and 47% would give a positive … [Read more...]
New Year’s Resolution: Be Good To Your Data
My friend and fellow consultant John Kenyon is fond of saying that, after people, data is an organization's most important asset. An organization's databases store its history: contact records; people served; donors, funders, and prospects; VIPs, volunteers, and vendors; event attendees, and more. … [Read more...]
Securing USB drives
Last month I posted a list of best practices for managing a database and discussed, among other things, protecting data on USB drives and laptops. A recent discussion on the Information Systems Forum has suggested options for protecting USB drives. Richard Rothwell posted a blog entry on Portable … [Read more...]
Datamining my Facebook Friends
I'm fascinated by the ad for Gavin Newsom's gubernatorial exploratory campaign that's been showing up on my Facebook page lately. The ad includes a photo of my friend Katie and says that Katie is a fan of Gavin Newsom. Her page confirms that she is a supporter of Gavin. So Katie is a fan of … [Read more...]
Microsoft Issues Critical IE Patch
Microsoft issued a critical patch for Internet Explorer today, described as protection against a "remote code execution" vulnerability. If your computer is set up for automatic updates, you should get the patch, well, automatically. You should also be able to run Windows Update (under Tools in … [Read more...]
Coping with a Troubled Economy
Here are two new resources for surviving in tough times: The Chronicle of Philanthropy has compiled a collection of recent stories, discussions, and statistics about how charities deal with turbulent economic times. Topics include getting creative in tough times, the job market for fundraisers, and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Threats to Higher Ed Computer Systems
In his article in the Chronicle of Philanthropy titled "Top 10 Threats to Computer Systems Include Professors and Students," Jeffrey Young says Today a growing number of network bad guys are professional criminals, and they're looking to steal real money. They don't just want to post an … [Read more...]
Fundraising Survival Guide
Network for Good recently published The 2008 Online Fundraising Survival Guide: 12 Winning Strategies to Survive & Thrive in a Down Economy. This 45-page guide includes sections on avoiding "the four most common fundraising mistakes," answering the four questions required to get a donation (Why … [Read more...]
Everywun Wants Your Clicks
The San Francisco Chronicle published an article about everywun.com, a new click-to-give site. The article makes this sound like a new idea, but The Hunger Site (and their later projects for breast cancer, children's health, literacy, rain forest protection, and animal rescue) has been doing this … [Read more...]
Guessing the Gender of a Name
Ever wonder how to tell the gender of an unfamiliar first name? The PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) had a discussion of resources for figuring this out and members provided the following suggestions: http://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-Gender-of-a-Name … [Read more...]
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