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October 2026 News – Are You Getting the Most from Your CRM/Donor Database?

Are You Getting the Most from Your CRM/Donor Database? With Big Tech, AI and new innovations happening every day (it seems) a donor database or CRM may seem rather quaint; and yet the information you maintain is your key to donor loyalty and revenue growth. Whichever CRM (Constituent Relationship Management)…

vickyOctober 14, 2026

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July 2024 News – Data Analysis: Now’s the Time to Dive into Your Donor Database

Data Analysis: Now's the Time to Dive into Your Donor Database People want to know. Whether it’s donors, volunteers or clients, people want to know that your organization is doing what it claims to be doing. People want proof and that proof is in the data your organization collects and…

vickyJuly 10, 2024

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February News – Identification

There are four stages of the donor cycle: Identification, Cultivation, Solicitation, and Stewardship. During the month of February my weekly zoom webinar, About Fundraising, will look at the task of Identification from various points of view. Research Basics Building a Prospect Donor Profile LYBNTS and SYBNTS Best Practices, Next Steps…

vickyFebruary 9, 2022

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November News – End of Year Wrap Up, Eval, Get Ready, Part 2

We're Sill Here, 4th Quarter End of year fundraising, wrap-up, evaluation and getting ready for the new year is so important, it needs 2 newsletters. Are you paying attention? Are you working your plan? Is everyone on board with raising a huge portion of your funds this last quarter of the…

vickyNovember 23, 2021

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October News – End of Year Wrap Up, Eval, Get Ready, Part 1

Here we are, 4th Quarter It’s been documented year after year that at least 1/3 of a nonprofit’s revenue is raised in the last 3 months of the calendar year. And, 12% of that happens in the last 3 days of the December. Giving Tuesday is becoming more popular among donors…

vickyOctober 19, 2021

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March News – Planning Your Next Fundraising Cycle

Identify, Research, Cultivate, Solicit, Steward. How many times have you gone through this cycle? As fundraisers, that’s what we do. Some of us work for large institutions with research departments and donor relations teams, but I would say, the majority of us work for much smaller organizations with one or…

vickyMarch 10, 2021

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