DS ezine - November 2007

Getting the most from your data

Welcome to the latest IRIS Donor Strategy ezine. This edition sees a new format, with features from the Support, Account Management and Training teams. There are also Latest News and Insider sections.
 
The theme for this DS ezine is 'Getting the most from your data'. Please click on the links below to read the features.

Feedback is always welcome so please email your comments to ezine@donorstrategy.com.

Please ask colleagues to sign up via our Quick Link on the left.

Please note, existing clients will need to log-in to our website to read some articles.

Contents

Latest news: IRIS Donor Strategy version 4 and the Annual Conference 2008
Insider: meet the team; supporting the Institute of Fundraising
Account Management: keep contacts clean with AFD postcode
Training: forthcoming training courses and the benefits of attending
Support: tips on contact record health and de-duplication

Latest news

- IRIS Donor Strategy version 4
We are continuing to upgrade existing clients to this latest edition with many new clients going straight onto version 4. Along with a fresh, new interface, benefits include enhanced ease of use and navigation. Read more...

- IRIS Donor Strategy Annual Conference
We are planning an Annual Conference for April 2008. To help ensure we meet your needs, we would welcome your input. Read more...

Insider

Meet the team
In the last quarter, we welcomed 15 new clients to the IRIS Donor Strategy community. We have a new addition to the support team and have created an Account Management team.

As part of our managed growth, we have recruited an Operations Manager, which makes the management tier six strong. We also have a new Sales Executive and a new Sales Assistant.

Read more about new starters and our managed growth.

We are passionate about promoting best practise in fundraising. We are supporting the Institute of Fundraising at many regional Annual Conferences this season. Members of the team also serve on the committees of regional and special interest groups. Find out more...

Account management

Having clean data is significant because:

- You will appear efficient and competent to your supporter base
- Supporters expect you to get this right
- You are obliged to keep your data clean and up to date under data protection legislation
- Segmentation and analysis will be more reliable
- Your mailings will get to your supporters

Having clean data is achievable and affordable, and we can help you with this. Read more about our current promotion.

Training

Using IRIS Donor Strategy efficiently is important, especially as your team grows. The following courses are happening before the end of the year, so don't miss out.

- Events: feel confident about total event management. Read more...
- Reporting Masterclass: for proficient users to help them really drill down into your data. Read more...
- Receipts: focuses on Finance module; suitable for all users. Read more...

Due to feedback we are reducing our regular eshots about training. Please keep an eye on this section for forthcoming events and let colleagues know.

Support

If you miss the old style support ezine with tips and advice, don't worry it is here!

One of the benefits of using a centralised database is being able to eliminate the duplication of contacts and check addresses are valid. In IRIS Donor Strategy we have several tools available to help you maintain clean data. Read more here...