ABCs of the Raiser’s Edge: R is for Reference
The gift record in the Raiser's Edge has a free text box on it called the Reference field. If I had my way, Blackbaud would add an option in Security to limit who can enter data in that field! If you follow my blog, you know my feelings in general about the evils of free text, and all of those feelings apply to this field as well.
LESSons from LESS: ♪♫♪ Double vision ♪♫♪
Query results got you seeing double? Duplicates in your results are usually caused by one of 2 things.
The first is using one-to-many fields in your Criteria or Output-fields that could exist many times on one record, like Gift fields. Check your Output to make sure you only are using only one-to-one fields.
Non-profit Social Media Fears Addressed by @juliaCSocial #smm
Many non-profit leaders I talk to express fears, doubts, and concerns about their organization engaging in social media. While I'm very active on social media, I'm certainly not an expert and wouldn't be comfortable offering too much in the way of advice.
