Fundraising with The Raiser's Edge
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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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This is a really useful book. Bill Connors was a successful fundraiser before he became a fundraising software guru and you can see that from the way he writes this book. His enthusiasm for fundraising, and for The Raiser’s Edge’s role in supporting fundraisers, shines through on every page.