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...

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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

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...

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...

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...

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...

[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...

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...

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...