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Newsletter, February 2006

By Karen Graham, Client Development Manager

Nonprofit Neighborhood

Can we bounce this off you?

New Saved Search Function - be a beta tester!

Saved Search allows you to save your search criteria, name the search, and replay it at any time.  You can even edit the steps in your search.  We're excited to introduce this fantastic new feature, and we need clients to do a final round of "real life" testing to make sure we haven't missed any bugs.  You'll get a user guide and there will be no additional charge for access to Saved Search . 

To get started, send an email to sue@thedatabank.com .

Welcome to these new clients:

America Votes - America Votes is a coalition of many of the largest membership-based groups in the country, who have come toegether to increase voter registration, education and participation in electoral politics.

Corporate Ethics International - This organization strives to bring corporations back to their original purpose to serve the common good, making them ethically and legally accountable not only to investors, but to all stakeholders.  They have selected DonorMax and PowerMail.

David Bragdon Campaign - Mr. Bragdon is running for reelection to Portland, Oregon's Metro Council, on which he currently serves as president.  His campaign will use VoterMax to track and communicate with supporters.

Virginia Organizing Project - VOP is a statewide grassroots organization dedicated to challenging injustice, especially through participation of those who have traditionally had little or no voice.  They will use a variety of thedatabank's tools to achieve this, including the e-ActionMax action alert system.

Seward Redesign - A nonprofit community development corporation serving the Seward neighborhood and the greater Longfellow communities of Minneapolis.  Seward Redesign hopes to partner with two similar organizations on database management and communication, using DonorMax and PowerMail.

Barbara Flynn Currie Campaign - The Currie campaign will use VoterMax for her State House bid.  It was an easy choice since campaign staff had used thedatabank for a win in Minnesota in 2005.

Sharon Marko for Congress  - Sharon is running for congress in Minnesota's 2nd congressional district. She is currently a State Senator for District 57.

Fathers and Families - This organization, which is expanding national wide, seeks shared parenting for the children of divorced and never-married parents, with equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and mothers.  They will use thedatabank's full suite of data management and communication tools.

Tip du Jour
Problems with email bounces?

We have noticed a recent increase in the number of bounced emails.  We suspect this is due to recent changes in spam filters used by popular email providers (AOL, MSN, etc).  Our technical experts are monitoring the situation and investigating ways to ensure thedatabank can continue to provide the high level of deliverability our clients are accustomed to.

Though thedatabank and our clients have no control over how these filters work, you CAN control many aspects of your bulk email messages and make them more likely to get through.  Read this tip sheet for more information:

Get your opt-in email messages past spam filters

Karen's Blog

A bouncing baby boy

We are most pleased to annouce that Karen gave birth to a happy, healthy boy William (Liam, see below) John Graham on Wednesday, February 15th.  Mother, father and baby are all doing well. 

In Karen's absence, here are your key contacts.

For sales:
Chris Hanson
612-455-2255 ext 2
chris@thedatabank.com

For customer service or technical support:
Sue Ponsford
612-455-2255 ext 6
sue@thedatabank.com

Karen

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