| Have a question or problem using DonorPerfect Online? Don't forget that DPO has its own tech support services available to answer your questions. This support is included in your annual maintenance agreement, so take advantage of it! Email them at
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Legacy Program Technology Support |
| Earlier this year, the Grinspoon Institute initiated a Legacy Program pilot to help six camps and four day schools focus on culivating and soliciting Planned Gifts. These participants needed an effective way to track and report on their planned gifts and pledges. For this purpose, we created a document that recommends how to utilize Donor Management systems to support their planned gift efforts. This document has some general tips about the information and reports that will be useful for any organization soliciting planned gifts. It also has a section specific to using DonorPerfect Online, as many of the Grinspoon Institute camps utilize this particular donor management system.
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Message from Sue Kline, Director, GIJP |
Have you read our previous Grinspoon Institute Technology  Program eNewsletters? Have you submitted a question to our experienced staff? This eNewsletter is for you, so please let us know how it can best serve your needs. We hope this periodic eNewsletter will continue to help you utilize technology to reach your fundraising and alumni outreach goals.
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Please continue to contact me or the Technology Program team with any ideas to improve the offerings of the Program. |
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Technology Program Transition |
We are committed to finding a Business Systems Analyst who can offer you the service and support you have come to expect from the GIJP Technology Program. In the meantime, Kevin will manage all questions/issues with DPO and the Alumni Portal. We will keep you posted with our progress.
As always, please contact Kevin (kevin@hgf.org) with any questions or requests for assistance. |
| DonorPerfect Online eNewsletter |
If you are currently a DonorPerfect Online user, make sure you are receiving their eNewsletter. It has some good tips for using the software as well as updates about new features. On the DonorPerfect Online website, you will find a place to sign up for the eNewsletter and view a list of previous eNewsletters. |
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Tip of the Month from Nina Golboro, URJ Camp Harlam |
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DonorPerfect Online and other donor management systems have functionality to assign each gift in the system to a particular fund or campaign, and then easily report on each specific campaign individually.
In the past, Nina had to create separate excel spreadsheets for each campaign to track their progress. It was a manually intensive effort. Nina has found that DonorPerfect Online allows her to much more easily track and report on gifts in one central location. She uses the "Solicitation" field for this purpose.
The "Solicitation" field options for Camp Harlam currently include their 50th Anniversary fund, the 1958 club, the Scholarship fund, Capital Fund, and even donations solicitated via a checkbox on their camper registration form.
Nina can quickly use the "Solicitation" field to filter her reports in DonorPerfect Online for each specific campaign. And she can track all of the gifts and donors in one place. |
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This Month's Q&A - What is Goodsearch.com and how can it help my camp? |
Question: I recently heard about a service called Goodsearch.com. What is it and how can I use it at my camp?
Answer: Goodsearch.com is a search engine just like Google or Yahoo! (in fact, it is powered by Yahoo!) Each time you search for something in a search engine, advertisements are shown. Each ad generates revenue for the search engine. Unlike Google and Yahoo!, however, Goodsearch.com donates 50% of all their ad revenue to charity.
Each user can specify a particular nonprofit that will receive the ad revenue from their searches. You can even view on their website how much revenue each nonproft has generated through the site. For example, Camp Ramah in New England has generated over $60. They promote Goodsearch.com in a sidebar in their eNewsletter, which is a great way to get people involved.
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What's Next? |
In our next eNewsletter, you'll learn about:
- Ideas for using Facebook Causes effectively
- Information about online giving
- And more!!
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