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X-WR-CALDESC:Presented by Idealware - NDANO members receive a 15 percent di
 scount\n\nMost nonprofits have donors they rely on. Most nonprofits care a
  lot about their donors. But do you have the right donor management system
  to help you keep track of them?\nAnd no\, a donor management system is no
 t an Excel spreadsheet!\nA donor management system is built to handle rela
 tionships between data -- aka\, your donors and gifts -- to allow you to m
 ore easily track the people who make your work possible.\nNavigating the c
 hoices you have when choosing a donor management system can be daunting. T
 hat’s why Idealware has created the online course\, 'The Donor Management 
 Systems Toolkit'\, to help you navigate the choices.\nThrough participatio
 n in the course\, you will:\nLearn about the features and considerations w
 hen choosing a donor management system.\nAnalyze your organization’s needs
  and the constituent data that you want to track.\nTake a deep look at hig
 hly-rated donor management systems from Idealware’s “A Consumer’s Guide to
  Low Cost Donor Management Systems”.\nReview a method of system evaluation
  and implementation.\n\nCourse Sessions Include:\n\nMay 7: Thinking Throug
 h Your Donor Management Needs\, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\n\nIn this class\, we w
 ill walk through the ins and outs of donor management systems. We’ll discu
 ss the common features of systems\, key considerations for choosing one th
 at’s right for your organization\, and how to compare different systems. W
 e’ll help you evaluate what you actually need from a system and ask the al
 l-important question\, “Do you really need a new system at all?”\nDo you n
 eed a new system?\nFeatures and considerations\nHow to evaluate a system\n
 Metrics and reports – what do you need to get out?\n\nMay 14\, 15 & 16 and
  May 21\, 22 & 23:  Donor Management System Demos\, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\n\n
 The deal might look good on paper\, but you need to take a test drive to t
 ruly evaluate the product. We’ll take a deep look at some of the highly ra
 ted donor management systems being reviewed for Idealware’s “A Consumer’s 
 Guide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems” report\, including mix of low-
 cost\, mid-range\, and full-featured systems. Schedule of demos to be dete
 rmined.\n\nMay 28:  Best Practices for Implementing and Using Your Databas
 e\, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm \n\nNow that you have an idea of what system you ne
 ed\, how do you make the transition? This session will walk you through th
 e process of implementing your new database. We’ll explore the system migr
 ation process\, how you get your data from your old database to the new on
 e\, and close with an overview of data management best practices.\n
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DESCRIPTION:Presented by Idealware - NDANO members receive a 15 percent dis
 count\n\nMost nonprofits have donors they rely on. Most nonprofits care a 
 lot about their donors. But do you have the right donor management system 
 to help you keep track of them?\nAnd no\, a donor management system is not
  an Excel spreadsheet!\nA donor management system is built to handle relat
 ionships between data -- aka\, your donors and gifts -- to allow you to mo
 re easily track the people who make your work possible.\nNavigating the ch
 oices you have when choosing a donor management system can be daunting. Th
 at’s why Idealware has created the online course\, 'The Donor Management S
 ystems Toolkit'\, to help you navigate the choices.\nThrough participation
  in the course\, you will:\nLearn about the features and considerations wh
 en choosing a donor management system.\nAnalyze your organization’s needs 
 and the constituent data that you want to track.\nTake a deep look at high
 ly-rated donor management systems from Idealware’s “A Consumer’s Guide to 
 Low Cost Donor Management Systems”.\nReview a method of system evaluation 
 and implementation.\n\nCourse Sessions Include:\n\nMay 7: Thinking Through
  Your Donor Management Needs\, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\n\nIn this class\, we wi
 ll walk through the ins and outs of donor management systems. We’ll discus
 s the common features of systems\, key considerations for choosing one tha
 t’s right for your organization\, and how to compare different systems. We
 ’ll help you evaluate what you actually need from a system and ask the all
 -important question\, “Do you really need a new system at all?”\nDo you ne
 ed a new system?\nFeatures and considerations\nHow to evaluate a system\nM
 etrics and reports – what do you need to get out?\n\nMay 14\, 15 & 16 and 
 May 21\, 22 & 23:  Donor Management System Demos\, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\n\nT
 he deal might look good on paper\, but you need to take a test drive to tr
 uly evaluate the product. We’ll take a deep look at some of the highly rat
 ed donor management systems being reviewed for Idealware’s “A Consumer’s G
 uide to Low Cost Donor Management Systems” report\, including mix of low-c
 ost\, mid-range\, and full-featured systems. Schedule of demos to be deter
 mined.\n\nMay 28:  Best Practices for Implementing and Using Your Database
 \, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm \n\nNow that you have an idea of what system you nee
 d\, how do you make the transition? This session will walk you through the
  process of implementing your new database. We’ll explore the system migra
 tion process\, how you get your data from your old database to the new one
 \, and close with an overview of data management best practices.\n
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LOCATION:Two\, Live\, 90-Minute Sessions & Six\, One-Hour System Demos.
SUMMARY:Donor Management Systems Toolkit
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