Win a copy of Bill Connors' new book!

Thursday, 11 March 2010 13:20 Written by Peter Gulka

Hey everyone. One of our own, Bill Connors, has written a book and we are proud to help him launch it. We'll be giving away 3 copies of the book to 3 lucky members who enters the draw. Enter now!

A Non-Technical Guide to the Raiser's Edge

A non-technical guide to The Raiser's Edge-the most widely-used fundraising database package on the market-for the fundraising professional

The first-ever guide to The Raiser's Edge database package for the fundraising professional, Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge: A Non-Technical Guide educates your nonprofit about what The Raiser's Edge can do for you and will help you more effectively work with the staff who are responsible for data entry and output.

Helps your organization get much greater return on The Raiser's Edge, and use it to raise more money more effectively and with less stress
Contains specific and clear direction on the key areas you should know without technical discussion
Includes numerous checklists to give you practical takeaways

Providing you with the non-technical details you need to know to recruit, manage and retain quality database personnel, Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge: A Non-Technical Guide will help you in your day-to-day fundraising work without needing to become a database expert.

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Praise for Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge®: A Non-Technical Guide

"Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge is a must-read for every fundraiser. We put so much time, energy, and money into managing our data. Now, with this guidebook, I'm ready to get much more out of The Raiser's Edge so we maximize our friend-raising and fundraising."—Mark Stuart, Chief Development and Membership Officer, San Diego Zoo

"This book is a practical and easy to understand guide to The Raiser's Edge written for fundraisers by a fundraiser. Packed with real-life scenarios, it is a must-read for every user."—Jim Bush, Executive Director, Charleston Animal Society and Former Enterprise Business Architect, Blackbaud, Inc.

Focus on your mission, not the mundane—let The Raiser's Edge® help you!

If you're a fundraiser for an organization that uses The Raiser's Edge software—whether it's with a hospital, school, museum or any other nonprofit—Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge: A Non-Technical Guide explains this powerful tool in a non-technical manner so you and your organization can focus on raising money instead of fussing with data.

The first book to take fundraisers step-by-step through Blackbaud's The Raiser's Edge software, this hands-on guide addresses the critical elements you as a fundraiser need to know about making optimal use of it for your purposes and working with your database staff, including:

Structuring and organizing your fundraising with the software
Finding and understanding biographical, contact, and giving information
Working with your staff to generate mailings correctly and on time
Managing the major gifts, grants, special events, and membership processes
Getting recommended reports, lists, and other data out in useful ways
Hiring, managing, and retaining your database administrator

No-nonsense and completely focused on your fundraising needs, this plain-English guide offers specific and clear direction for putting this popular program to work for your organization's unique needs.

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Nerd Alert: Blackbaud Enterprise CRM on the iPad

Thursday, 04 March 2010 13:21 Written by Peter Gulka

This one is for all the nerds out there salivating to get their hands on not only the Infinity platform apps but an iPad as well.

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Join us at the Calgary Raiser’s Edge User Group on March 18th

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RAISER'S EDGE THERAPY

Just like traditional group therapy we are offering you the opportunity to connect with other non-profit professionals in your community who have the same or similar experiences in using The Raiser's Edge. Through these FREE, facilitated discussions, we hope that you will leave the user group more knowledgeable than when you entered and know that you are not alone.

Topic:	Reports and Dashboards
	The only reason to put data into Raiser’s Edge is to get it out again. Learn and discuss how simple, interactive dashboards can amaze your leadership team and how reports can give you in-depth analysis of your constituents and fundraising efforts.
Date:	Thursday March 18, 2010
Time:	1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
Location:	Calgary, AB

For more information or to register

visit us online at therapy.methodworksconsulting.com

or call us at 1-800-278-4892

What to Expect

- Discover techniques on how tomaximize your use of The Raiser's Edge.

- Encourage other Raiser's Edge users by sharing your success stories.

- Share your challenges and explore solutions together.

- Expand your network of Raiser's Edge users to help you along the way.

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Fundraising with The Raiser’s Edge: A Non-Technical Guide

Tuesday, 02 March 2010 00:00 Written by Peter Gulka

Bill Connors has a new book!

Bill Connors, CFRE, is an independent consultant and trainer on the Blackbaud fundraising software The Raiser’s Edge. Until 2005, Bill was Principal Consultant for Fundraising Systems for Blackbaud, having helped found the Blackbaud consulting program in 1998. He has been providing consulting and training on The Raiser’s Edge in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe since 1995.

He previously served as Senior Consultant for Fundraising Technology for Brakeley, Ltd., a London fundraising consulting firm. Having spent his entire career in nonprofit work, Bill also worked for Junior Achievement as the Director of Development in Arizona and as Director of Field IT for the national headquarters, overseeing the roll-out of The Raiser’s Edge in the field offices.

Bill is an honors graduate of Yale University with a master’s degree from Brigham Young University. He previously served on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Golden Gate Chapter.

Fundraising with The Raisers Edge: A Non-Technical Guide

Author: Bill Connors
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How do I find "Latest Posts" in the forum?

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 16:01 Written by Peter Gulka

UPDATE: These are now menu items under the "Forum" menu at the top of the screen.

This is an oft-used feature from the old site that is a bit hidden for the time being. I'll be moving it to make it more prominent, but for the time being it is hiding under "Search"

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