Do You Have a Database or a Databeast?

Do You Have a Database or a Databeast?

5 Habits to Keep Your Data Clean Databases can be a behemoth to manage, and inconsistent data and duplicates can make this powerful tool into an even more powerful monster. To tackle any beast, one needs training, a good team and a solid plan. Here are five ways you can work to tame your “databeast” […]

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Upcoming Webinar Announced!

Upcoming Webinar Announced!

Each year, our clients join us for our End-of-Year Fundraising Workshop series where we walk through everything from audience segmentation and campaign set up to tracking your progress in the WaterGrass database. During this presentation we’ll hear from three of our clients and learn about how they found success in 2023. We’d love to hear from you too during our Q&A. […]

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Automating Your Volunteer Management

Automating Your Volunteer Management

Artwork designed by freepik.com Many conservation organizations mobilize volunteers for events, but find few of those volunteers become long-time supporters. This seems counterintuitive – these are people who make the effort to show up, learn about the organization, and probably share a commitment to its mission. But on average fewer than half volunteer again (according […]

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Keeping Your Email Out of Spam Folders in 2024

Keeping Your Email Out of Spam Folders in 2024

Setting Up and Testing SPF and DKIM Authentication for Automated Email Systems For years … decades, actually … hackers have been able to “spoof” email addresses and send out spam as if it came from other peoples’ email accounts. Internet service providers have finally settled on authentication standards to ensure that emails actually originate from […]

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The Best Time to Switch Databases

The Best Time to Switch Databases

Surprise! There’s no easy time, especially if your organization uses your system regularly.  Imagine updating the electrical in your home while you’re still living there…changing your organization’s database, or CRM, can be similarly inconvenient and even stressful. In fact, it would be surprising if such a big change didn’t have an effect on day-to-day operations. […]

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