Webinar Our free webinar on using the charts available on the Performance Overview in ResultsPlus will be held December 8th at 1PM Central Time. If you would like to learn more about it please register today! Best Practices for Handling Constituent Deletion It happens from time to time. You have a constituent, or a group of constituents,….. Read more »
Happy Thanksgiving
For this week’s post, I wanted to highlight how thankful I am for our customers. Aside from the obvious business reasons, I am grateful for each of you because of the fun and unique relationship we’ve built over the years. I look forward to continuing those relationships and building new ones with new people and….. Read more »
Using Facebook
Before the main topic, just a quick note about today, November 16…It’s Give to the Max Day (www.givemn.org)! Today is the day all of Minnesota focuses on charitable giving. (We don’t ignore it the other 364 days, but today is really special.) To date, GiveMN has helped Minnesota nonprofits raise over $30,000,000.00. Let’s raise that….. Read more »
Seeking Input for Webinar: Please Help!
We’re putting together our next free webinar for ResultsPlus to be held on Thursday, December 6th from 1 PM Central Time - 2 PM Central Time. The topic will be Performance Metrics, and specifically focused on the Performance Overview and how to read, interpret, and use it for decisions. Please let us know if there….. Read more »
A Hauntingly Good Time
This past week, I spent quite a bit of time helping with a 4-day event here in Rochester. It was a fundraiser for a local nonprofit. The event required about 500 volunteers and had between 5,000 and 6,000 participants. I came away from this event with several thoughts that I’d like to share with you.….. Read more »
Things That Go Bump in the Night
Halloween is right around the corner, and it has me thinking of things that go bump in the night. I thought I’d share the 3 scariest things I hear from people when it comes to technology and fundraising software. The good news is, these 3 scary things are all easily remedied or avoided, so you….. Read more »
Donor Retention Rates/Growth in Giving
The results for the 2010 Fundraising Effectiveness Survey are now available. This annual survey is conducted as part of the Fundraising Effectiveness Project, of which Metafile is a charter member (Donor Software Workgroup). The project was started by AFP and the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Urban Institute. With this new data, the project….. Read more »
Thank You Letter Ideas
I read a post on the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s website the other day titled, “Making Sure No Donor Gets the Same Thank-You Letter Twice” (http://philanthropy.com/blogs/prospecting/making-sure-no-donor-gets-the-same-thank-you-letter-twice/31153). It was an interesting and short read about one organization’s approach to ensuring that its acknowledgment letters are continually updated and refreshed so that donors do not get the same….. Read more »
Volunteer Coordination
As a volunteer, I’ve coordinated other volunteers for a few different organizations, and I hope that sharing some of what I’ve learned, and soliciting feedback from other non-profit professionals out there, can provide help for anybody stepping into the role of volunteer coordinator at their organization. The steps seem minimal, but they can be intense.….. Read more »
What is Give to the Max Day, and How Can You Participate?
Being based in Minnesota, I am well-aware of the “great Minnesota give together” known as Give to the Max Day. (Yes, I lifted that pithy phrase off the http://givemn.razoo.com/p/gtmd-postgame website.) For people who are unaware of what this is, or who wonder how they, as a Minnesota nonprofit, can prepare for participation, please continue reading. Give to….. Read more »