Could e-Services Be the Way for Your Charity?
October 26, 2009 by The Resource Alliance
Filed under Management Tools
Charities often don’t invest in new technology and online services because of the cost, but software as a service (SaaS) could be the answer.
by Patrick Nash
Charity websites are big business. Growing an online presence is critical»
Using Technology for Stewardship
October 21, 2009 by Grinspoon Institute for Jewish Philanthropy
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
Did you have parties before eVite allowed you to invite people for free online? Did you pay your bills before banks offered you online banking? Of course you did. The technologies only made the processes cheaper and easier. Similarly, your»
New Guide Looks at Low-Cost Fundraising Software
April 28, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Using Technology Wisely
A new guide to low-cost software systems that help nonprofits manage their donor records was released yesterday at NTEN, the Nonprofit Technology Conference. The report was published by the Nonprofit Technology Network and Idealware, an organization that provides information on»
Updated Resources
March 29, 2009 by eJP
Filed under Resource Library
Have You Checked Our Resource Section Lately?
If you haven’t, you should take a look. We are regularly adding new links to organizational resources and how-to articles culled from professional fundraising blogs and magazines around the world. We added»
The Value of a Lifetime
March 24, 2009 by SAZ Marketing
Filed under Crossing Borders
How Charities Can Use LTV to Improve their Fundraising
by Liesbeth van Uytven
Lifetime Value (LTV) of a donor database is a subject that is often discussed amongst charities. SAZ’s experience shows, however, that few charities evaluate this important»
Slices of the Same Pie
March 8, 2009 by SAZ Marketing
Filed under Crossing Borders
Segmentation of your database – The key to personalized fundraising
When ensuring that your database is well maintained, it is worthwhile to delve more deeply into the donor data. A useful and common approach is segmentation of your»
Do-it-Yourself? Some Thoughts About Outsourcing Your Fundraising Database
February 22, 2009 by SAZ Marketing
Filed under Crossing Borders
by Jeanette Eesmann-Foster
In the age that everyone can host their own website, create databases, make your own blog or make your own direct mailing, the obvious question is why outsource at all anymore?
The tools to do the complete»
Practical Tips: Database Cooking
February 16, 2009 by SAZ Marketing
Filed under Crossing Borders
In an interview, Carsten Fronia, the Marketing Research Manager at the SAZ-IT subsidiary, SAZ smart.net, in Garbsen, gives practical tips for users of database management.
In fine cuisine, it is the taste that counts. What counts in the»
It’s a Matter of Taste
February 9, 2009 by SAZ Marketing
Filed under Crossing Borders
Or what the art of cooking and database management have in common
by Frédéric Cavro
Hotdog stand or fine cuisine? Lunchtime special or seafood buffet? – As in the culinary arts, database management is aimed at satisfying the tastes»
Fundraising or FUNraising in the US of Europe
February 2, 2009 by SAZ Marketing
Filed under Crossing Borders
by Henk Wassenaar
Crossing Borders? … OK. Borderless Direct Marketing? … No way!
If we look at Europe as a whole, how united are the ‘United States of Europe’ really? A great deal will still need to»
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