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Report Roundup: Constituent Profile Report
A criminal profiler is a criminologist who studies a criminal's behavior for clues to psychology to aid in capturing him. Hopefully, your constituents aren't criminals in need of capture, but it is important to get a sense of who they are. One...
Report Roundup: The Activity Report
The Red October's caterpillar drive made it virtually invisible to sonar. Your constituents and their gifts don't exactly run silent or run deep, but going from gift tab to gift tab isn't the best way to get a fix on the status of their pledges...
Report Roundup: Non-Contributors Report
Amelia Earhart disappeared in 1937. She was pretty much a rock star , so her disappearance was a big deal. Of course, it isn't always national news when someone goes missing. Now, if a major donor stopped giving to your organization, it would be a...
Report Roundup: Tallies
"Von constituent, AH AH AH AH AH! Two constituents, AH AH AH AH AH! Three constituents, AH AH AH AH AH!" Sure, Count von Count knows what he's doing, but he takes his time getting it done. Fenton Crackshell , he isn't. Fortunately, you...
Report Roundup: The LYBUNT Report
Popular culture has given us Last Christmas , Suddenly, Last Summer , and The Last Samurai . The Raiser's Edge has given us The LYBUNT (Last Year But Unfortunately Not This) Report . The LYBUNT Report provides a list of constituents who did not give...
Report Roundup: Cash Receipts Journal
Not everyone has a Fenton Crackshell to keep track of their income, which is why The Raiser's Edge has reports like the Cash Receipts Journal, which is used to report on cash and stock/property gifts for a particular date range you specify. Like a...
Report Roundup: Comparing Membership Reports
Different reports, or even the same report, can look at a set of data and produce entirely different results based on the report critera. One overlooked checkbox can skew totals. The Membership Statistics by Category report is often compared to the Comparative...
Report Roundup: Membership Statistics by Category Report
Membership reports provide statistics to make sense of changes to your constituents' memberships. The Membership Statistics by Category report provides a starting number of Memberships within each category, then lists the different memberships that...
Report Roundup: Getting Directly to the Point
The most straightforward way to generate a list of constituent names, addresses, and phone numbers is to run the Constituent Directory. The report can include up to two separate addresses and phone numbers per constituent. You determine the address and...
Report Roundup: Nothing compares to Bruuuuuce!
I am a huge fan of Bruce Springsteen. My first Springsteen concert was at the Capital Center in DC during the 1984 Born in the USA tour. I haven't missed a tour since and am looking forward to seeing the Boss at Penn State on May 8. I used to think...
Report Roundup: Cream of the Crop
Most industries have a way of recognizing the best of the best. The film industry has the Academy Awards , Major League Baseball has the Hall of Fame , and the gourmet food industry has Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest . While the Academy Awards and...
Report Roundup: Do you send donors Annual or End of Year Tax Statements?
My wife and I support several nonprofits throughout the year. Each time we donate we receive an acknowledgement for our donations. What we don't seem to consistently receive is an end of year statement, detailing the amount and date of the donations...
Report Roundup: Iron Man Donors
On September 6, 1995, the Iron Man (but not that Iron Man ) passed the Iron Horse to set the Major League Baseball record for most consecutive games played. You may never have a donor who gives a gift 2,632 days in a row, but you probably have donors...
Query Qualities/Mail Musings/Report Roundup Crossover: Bring On The New Year
The end of the year is a time of reflection and recapitulation. The Raiser's Edge can help you recognize the past year's top donors, analyze giving, and plan for a better year ahead. Query is a fast and easy way to group donors you would like...
Mail Musings/Report Roundup Crossover: Just My Type
The most common gift type entered into The Raiser's Edge is a cash gift. For reporting purposes, a cash gift is very straightforward - $100 in cash on a record will appear as $100 on a report or in a mailing. Stock/Property and Pledge gifts are more...
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