January 2009 Newsletter
Nonprofit Neighborhood
Recent Product Enhancement
New Pledge Editing Form
As part of the Fundraising Software Module, there is a new form in The Databank for editing pledge schedules. Here are some highlights:
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This new form gives clients the option of auto-renewing pledges for a year at a time by setting the renewal date and checking the "autorenew" box. This will add another year of payments (twelve if monthly; four if quarterly, etc.) to the end of the pledge schedule on the renewal date.
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For clients who have the "autopay" option turned on, an "autopay" checkbox is available for all pledges that were created by posting a web payment.
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Note: autopay is currently available only for clients who use Authorize.net or Fast Charge payment gateways.
Vanco Credit Card Processing Update
The update makes payment authorization a real-time process. Most of the changes are beneath the surface and have little impact on how you process transactions. Vanco required these changes of us, as they will be retiring their old system.
Still Time to get Free NCOA Processing
You may remember last month we told you about a special promotion we were doing. If you are a nonprofit and NOT a current Databank client, you can still take advantage of our special offer to receive a one time FREE address verification and USPS change-of-address run on your list of up to 50,000 names...Read More.
Complementary Service Provider Program in Full Swing
We've had a great response so far to our Complementary Service Provider Program. Clients looking for complementary technology services can search our online directory of vendors. Consultants, web designers, etc. can register to become an official Complementary Service Provider. This program helps consultants and thedatabank make smart referrals to each other.
Virginia Organizing Project Featured on NPR's Morning Edition!
Databank client, Virginia Organizing Project was featured on NPR's Morning Edition on January 12th as part of a series on the impact of grassroots organizing on the Obama Administration... Read more and listen here
New Clients
YouthLink - YouthLink is a Minneapolis based non profit organization that specializes in
the multiple needs of homeless and precariously housed youth. They provide
street outreach, emergency crisis assistance, basic needs support, case
management, housing support services, education, transition planning, and
health and wellness services.
Rights Working Group - Rights Working Group is a national coalition of more than 250 community-based groups and national organizations dedicated to ensuring that American commitment to liberty and justice for all is fulfilled. They believe that protecting civil liberties and human rights is essential to keeping America true to core values of liberty and justice for all.
Conservation Voters New Mexico - Conservation Voters New Mexico works to protect New Mexico's natural environment and our cherished way of life. Our mission is to make sensible conservation policies a top priority for elected officials, political candidates, and voters across the state. "We are excited to work with the Databank to enhance our organizational capacity, which will allow us to continue building our relationships with our membership. We also look forward to taking advantage of the wide variety of tools and softwares that the Databank offers to take Conservation Voters New Mexico to the next level."
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition - MIRA works to advocate for the rights and opportunities of immigrants and refugees. In partnership with its members, MIRA advances this mission through education, training, leadership development, organizing, policy analysis and advocacy.
Featured Resource
Sources for Congressional Voting Records
Attention Advocacy clients: Idealware has a great resource on their blog that provides links to various websites where you can find voting records, congressional data, statuses of federal legislation, and more. With the 2009 legislative session beginning, and many clients preparing to send action alerts, it's the perfect time to do some research and get your advocates up to speed. Check it out here.
Tip du Jour
New Online Tutorial Demonstrates the Relationship feature in your Databank
We just added a new online tutorial to called Creating and Editing Relationships in your Databank. This tutorial can be played on demand and was designed to supplement our live trainings. You can watch any of our other helpful online tutorials by clicking here.
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