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IoF Technology Conference 2012

Highlights from the Institute of Fundraising's Annual Technology Conference 11 March 2012.

  1. And as for the 'please turn off mobile phone' signs... Just ignore them ;-) #ioftech #rogueoperators
  2. How Can Fundraisers Survive Digital Transformation - Medicins Sans Frontieres

  3. MSF stopped fundraising 5 days after the tsunami disaster - because they could not responsibly spend the money. #ioftech
  4. Its the volunteer Drs and nurses working in difficult and dangerous places that is the story that motivates donors. Real stories . #ioftech
  5. #ioftech MSF raise extra £200k by not asking for money in e-newsletters. Revolutionary
  6. #ioftech @kliffen & MSF focus on regular giving. "Thank you" often. "Please" rarely. Fundraising: Done?
  7. Like the pinball effect theory - people bounce off different channels - but its hard to measure. #ioftech
  8. People bounce off different messages and make purchase. BUT when you ask people they only remember the last thing they saw #ioftech
  9. @Kliffen talks about integration and the challenges. Wouldn't it be handy if everything can be delivered from 1 platform? CiviCRM !#ioftech
  10. Fascinating point from @klififfen - How can we measure the impact of PR and DM campaigns when people decide to just google & give? #ioftech
  11. The challenge of unpicking "over whelming" data. Seeing the wood for the trees. #ioftech
  12. Is Fundraising Software Dead? - Ivan Wainwright

  13. Dedicated versus generic software, big dilemma for fundraisers. #ioftech
  14. I think that this town ain't big enough for the both of them #Ioftech #generic #crm
  15. An emerging question for charities looking at software databases will be "is it cloud based?" Flexibility for the future.. #ioftech
  16. Another benefit of cloud based CRM solutions is that you can take your data into the field with you. #ioftech
  17. In reality it's much more expensive to put a database/software in place than we think. But crucial to good, effective fundraising. #Ioftech
  18. Ask your supplier for API integration. We at JustGiving couldn't agree more! #ioftech
  19. If you buy CRM software 80% of budget is on bespoke configuration - and you have to train staff to use it. Properly. #ioftech
  20. People leave; new people get left with a historic bespoke database that they cant work, or makes no sense.. happened to you? #ioftech
  21. Integration of data and databases is not easy. Damn #ioftech

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