CiviCRM is an open source CRM package designed specifically for the non-profit market. CiviCRM integrates with Drupal and Joomla, two open source CMS packages. CiviCRM includes modules for contributions, events, membership, and broadcast email. I’ve been aware of CiviCRM for several years now, but have only recently spoken with an association that is actually implementing […]
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Have you registered for the 2009 Association Technology Conference & Expo yet? What are you waiting for? I’m told attendance will once again break records. Here are some of the highlights (besides my session, of course): There will be 50+ Technology Idea Labs about the most exciting advances in: • AMS Solutions • Web 2.0/Social
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I’ve written in the past about establishing a contact tracking policy for your organization. In my experience, very few organizations execute this successfully. One of my clients, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations (GEO), recently put together a short guideline for staff on tracking interactions with their constituents. With J McCray’s permission, I’m reprinting four questions (developed
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Perhaps it goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: long-term success with your database requires good discipline. When I say discipline, I mean being disciplined about how we collect data, how we manage the data, and how we use the data. Discipline includes things like documented business rules and procedures, data integrity reports, and