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  • Address Updates

    Some questions have recently come up in our organization about when it is appropriate to update and address on a records in the database. Such as ... should identification be required to change the address? Can we change an address on a record simply as a result of returned mail and a NCOA sticker? I...
    Posted to Forum by Cheryl Dancey on 10-29-2009
  • 10/28 Forums Roundup

    We want to know how you use the Forums - please take our poll in Forums Feedback. Here are last week's most popular Forums posts: Most Popular Topics: Address Standardization Constituent Codes in a batch Auction using only the Raiser's Edge Record Add Date Cash gifts paid by another constituent...
    Posted to Weblog by Douglas Clinton on 10-28-2009
  • Re: Address Standardization

    Thank you everyone, for your replies. They were very helpful. One follow-up question: For those who are enteringthe secondary address unit designators on one line, do you put a comma between the main street address and the secondary address? Thank you, Marni Pearce Database Manager Seeds of Peace
    Posted to Forum by Marni Pearce on 10-25-2009
  • Address Standardization

    I am trying to make our data consistent and would like to know best practice regarding where to enter apartment and suite numbers. Should we be entering them next to the street address or on a separate address line? What do most people do and how does the decision effect direct mail sent from a mail...
    Posted to Forum by Marni Pearce on 10-22-2009
  • Only one please

    We would like to send 1 snail mail item to each address... - if there is only one person or one married couple living at that address we would like to use the "With spouse Addressee" - if there are multiple constituents living at the same address we would like to send to "The 'Last...
    Posted to Forum by Laura Bishop on 10-19-2009
  • New USPS Regulations (NCOA)

    Hi all! I got caught completely off guard with the new USPS regulations on all bulk and pre-sort mailings. In case you don't know, before you can send out a bulk or pre-sort mailing, your mailing must be ran through a NCOA check. We use a mailing service that prepares our major mailings for us. They...
    Posted to Forum by Joanie Caselton on 09-24-2009
  • Address Management Best Practices

    Can anyone offer advice on the best approach to managing address changes? Ie: should we simply write over old addresses or use a previous/alternate indicator? We've got a small-size db (12,000 total with 1,500 annual donors) and have not been consistant in managing old address information thus far...
    Posted to Forum by Lola Dvorak on 09-17-2009
  • Re: Importing new addresses for old constituents

    [quote user="Shirley Platt"] I am having the hardest time following the knowledge base answers for importing new preferred addresses for old constituent accounts. Does anyone have a header row that I can look at to see if I can follow it? [/quote] Shirley- I've posted my address update...
    Posted to Forum by Jana Hernandez on 09-15-2009
  • Constituent Corner: Address Sharing

    Among the Care Bears , it is Share Bear who promotes the virtues of sharing. In The Raiser's Edge, you can embrace the concept of sharing by sharing addresses between constituent and relationship records. Address sharing simplifies data entry by letting you make a change on one record that will be...
    Posted to Weblog by Douglas Clinton on 09-08-2009
  • Report for Changes

    I've been asked to run a report for all changes made to the database during a specific time frame. They would like to see if someone has an address change, a spouse added, a title change, a new job, a new relationship... basically any change made to a record. I know I can pull by date last changed...
    Posted to Forum by Debbie Gregory on 09-01-2009
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