Keys to success with The Raiser’s Edge donor database
RightTrack Solutions helps you with consulting, training and outsourcing services.
Understanding the best ways to support your processes and goals
- Addressing immediate needs in your fiscal year, such as upcoming events.
- Discussing how you operate today, and what changes you need to make, i.e. processes.
- Selecting the right database solution based on your situation, needs and goals.
- Migrating databases.
- Knowing when and how to use optional modules, such as the Volunteer module.
- Deciding on how the organization will set up tables and use features consistently.
- Consulting on how a new system will interoperate with existing databases.
- Writing or updating policies and procedures (included in RightTrack Solutions training program).
- Training, consulting and assistance – both initial and ongoing.
Setting up the constituent database and system tables
- Coding constituents – As discussed above: Board, Staff, Doctors, Nurses, Specialists, Friends – individual and organizational.
- Segmenting constituents, based on levels of giving, or other factors that you determine.
- Sending out appeal packages tailored by constituent segments - to communicate according to their giving levels, relationships to the organization, and their preferred way to be in touch and to give.
Getting the most of of your development programs at your agency and in the community
- Stewarding
constituents - over the long term.
- Cultivating
constituents, especially keeping in touch with patients who donated.
- Setting up campaigns,
funds and appeals. Every gift should track back to an appeal so you can analyze
how appeals are performing.
- Leading Capital
Campaigns, such as a new Clinic.
- Growing the Annual
Fund to sustain operations.
- Establishing or
growing a major gifts program.
- Managing
events. The golf tournament, the Gala with Circle recognition.
- Recognition: Bricks
or walls, and levels such as Society Members or Ambassadors.
- Setting up a
Recurring Gift Program, so that Doctors and Staff can give monthly.
- Supporting Matching
Gifts.
- Entering and
acknowledging pledges and gifts in a timely manner.
- Supporting naming
opportunities, such as a new diagnostic center.
- Offering online
giving, through any of various secure web portals.
- Managing gifts of
property, such as stocks or real estate.
- Accepting Gifts in
Kind.
- Acknowledging donor
gifts through recognition.
- Encouraging Planned
Giving, such as Life Insurance or Bequests.
Monitoring and reporting development progress
How is the Gala doing this year compared to last year?
How many active donors do we have? Let's see a listing by giving levels.
- Monitoring progress through dashboards - check the status of the Annual Fund - Unrestricted, and the Restricted Fund, and the Capital Campaign, at a glance.
- Exporting data for analysis and sharing - to finance and other departments.
- Reporting such as giving by constituent segment, or for the Annual Report.
Integrating The Raiser’s Edge with other systems
- Integrating with The Financial Edge.
- Integrating with other systems and databases.