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I am a database manager for an itty bitty non profit - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast. We have 33 employees (on a good day - and usually only for about a day - rapid turnover here) and database manager means Raiser's Edge, another custom jobby with an Access front end named MATS, webmaster, quarterly newsletter, and, since yesterday, Donor Prospect Research. I have yet to figure out exactly what that means, so the good folks at the RE users group on Yahoo pointed me here. This is my first non-profit job - I was working in Access for about 11 years with a little dB IV on the side before I got here in March.
I am a former New Yorker now living on the west coast of Florida so in addition to diving into a whole new sector of employment with it's own terminology I am learning to understand people with accents I never heard before.
So, the old dog has to learn mondo new tricks. Please bear with me, I ask many dumb questions - but I am a fast learner. Thanks for the invite, I will be mostly listening here until I figure out what I am doing....
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__________________ Andrea Shlasko
Database Manager
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc.
"Just another day in Paradise, where every meal's a banquet and every day's a holiday"
Welcome, Andrea! There's lots to learn, and thiss is an excellent place to learn it. Feel free to ask questions - there really are a lot a smart people on thsi forum, and no dumb questions. Most of us have been there before and appreciate the help we got from others, so we're more than willing to share information.
Jo
__________________ Jo Ward Raiser's Edge Consultant Houston, TX 713-572-1453
Welcome aboard! Jo is absolutely correct in stating that the wealth of information found here is GREAT - and we're not shy at all about sharing our ideas and opinions, so please don't be shy about posting!
__________________ Elaine Tucker Stewardship Coordinator St. Mark's School of Texas USA www.smtexas.org
This is a friendly forum with users who are generous with their advice, experiences and expertise. So, feel free to ask questions or just enjoy yourself. You won't be sorry you joined!
Welcome fellow transplant altho' at this point (17 years here in FLA, I'm considered a semi-native - still, a New Jersey boy (er, um old geezer) at heart. I will emphatically underscore the value of this group - many helpful, KNOWLEDGEABLE folks here with very BIG hearts - willing to assist on just about everything & experienced on RE. If it's been encountered, they've seen it/done it.
__________________ Jim DiGiovanni Applications Manager, CSM Wycliffe Bible Translators jim_digiovanni@wycliffe.org Life is a series of short equations
I am a database manager for an itty bitty non profit - Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast. We have 33 employees (on a good day - and usually only for about a day - rapid turnover here) and database manager means Raiser's Edge, another custom jobby with an Access front end named MATS, webmaster, quarterly newsletter, and, since yesterday, Donor Prospect Research. I have yet to figure out exactly what that means, so the good folks at the RE users group on Yahoo pointed me here. This is my first non-profit job - I was working in Access for about 11 years with a little dB IV on the side before I got here in March.
I am a former New Yorker now living on the west coast of Florida so in addition to diving into a whole new sector of employment with it's own terminology I am learning to understand people with accents I never heard before.
So, the old dog has to learn mondo new tricks. Please bear with me, I ask many dumb questions - but I am a fast learner. Thanks for the invite, I will be mostly listening here until I figure out what I am doing....
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Just be glad you moved from NY to Fla and not the surrounding states; their accents are a whole other story.
Having worked with clients in many Southern states over the years, and spent time in Texas ( a whole other 'country' according to THEM while in the Military a lifetime ago, it's a delight listening to all the regional 'deliveries' and inflections.
__________________ Jim DiGiovanni Applications Manager, CSM Wycliffe Bible Translators jim_digiovanni@wycliffe.org Life is a series of short equations
I have always enjoyed different accents - my favorite will always be a good New York accent - a thick Long Island is music to me. I did meet a local woman down here (as in family tree has no branches....) who told me she raises Pibbles. After asking her to repeat that a few times, I finally realized she meant Pit Bulls........
__________________ Andrea Shlasko
Database Manager
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sun Coast Inc.
"Just another day in Paradise, where every meal's a banquet and every day's a holiday"
altho' at this point (17 years here in FLA, I'm considered a semi-native 
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