Similar Posts
A donor database is just the first step
ByKevinWhen staff have to search through folder upon folder of a shared drive to find the right revision of a particular spreadsheet, or dig throug stack of paper to find the right form (“and are we using the T-A version now or are we still waiting until the new year for that?”) they can’t possibly…
6 things Canadian nonprofits need to know about Salesforce
ByKevinSalesforce is an incredibly powerful platform, with the flexibility to manage any function that a nonprofit organization could want, and for a price that simply can’t be matched. There are a few things that you should know going in though. 1. Size and scale Salesforce is the largest Constituent Relationship Management (CRM) provider in the…
Is Fundraising A Profession?
ByKevinAt a recent fundraising conference I attended there was a very interesting session featuring a panel discussion that focused on a recent survey from CompassPoint, Underdeveloped. This survey shows some trends that point towards the transient nature of the fund development field with results like a large portion on fundraisers expect that they will have…
Welcome to the new KevinWaites.com
ByKevinHello Everyone! I’ve been hard at work over the past few months getting myself established. I’ve been working as a freelance web and graphic designer for the past 8 years or so, but I’ve finally decided to make this my ‘main thing’. There is a special kind of satisfaction that I get when I see…
Nonprofits aren’t Special, they’re Different
ByKevinAnd that’s not the same thing. The sooner the nonprofit sector as a whole realizes and comes to accept this the better. The belief that nonprofits are special, that nonprofits are an exception, that nonprofits need special treatment, that nonprofits need a different set of rules, that nonprofits are victims, is damaging and is holding…