The little differences between us keep life interesting and can often inspire us to break into roller-dancing . Okay, maybe the latter part's not true, but they do keep our minds alert by presenting us with fun communication challenges. I recently befriended a German who decided to come States'...

Occasionally, I audition for local theater productions. Though shows are fun, auditions always make me nervous. Like most actors, I dread hearing these six little words: "Don't call us; we'll call you." (which basically mean, "You call that acting?") When I was in college...

When two become one, it might be sufficient to credit their gifts to one record. However, you may also find it's beneficial to keep track of donations from constituent couples (had to squeeze alliteration in somewhere ) on both of their records so you can easily identify their gift history, regardless...

It might work with roses, but if you address a donor with a name other than what he indicated as his preferred addressee/salutation, you're not likely to get the same positive response. I realize it shouldn't be that big of a deal, but when someone addresses me as "Sara" without the...

Over the past few years, I've come to accept that my memory is not particularly strong. Fortunately, that hasn't caused much of a problem for me in my work, but if I was responsible for your data entry, you might have reason for concern. And really, even if you or your colleagues are with it...

"Error" and "bear" sound pretty much the same when you're in the South. Regardless of your geographical location, they can both be a bit frightful when they unexpectedly pop up. Okay, so bears don't really pop, but you get the picture. If your first instinct is to call Support...

When I'm time-pressed When my brain hurts When I'm feeling rushed I simply select all my favorite fields And then I don't feel so stressed! I like to sing, and what better to sing about than Favorite Fields! If you're not already familiar with Favorite Fields, allow me to introduce you...

After working for days to set up an import file, you may be tempted to take your chances with The Raiser's Edge gods and import the entire file at once. But wait! Don't get too trigger-happy with that Import button, my friends. If there happens to be a problem with the way the data was entered...

You’ve just finished printing letters and envelopes for all of the records in your database. There’s only one problem: The letters and envelopes are not in the same order! This presents quite a dilemma when you’re trying to manually match each letter with its corresponding envelope. Unless you have an...

Welcome to The User's Edge! As you can probably tell from the title, I like alliteration. I'm also a fan of shortcuts, so I will gladly keep you informed of any time-saving tips that can help lighten your load within RE. To first give you a little background about myself, before starting my career...