Here are some resources that you may find helpful .

Resources

Online Tutorials Here you can watch short instructional videos we have created to help you get the most out of your Databank. Check back for more tutorials that you can watch on demand.

Recurring Gifts, Sustaining Gifts, Monthly Gifts This article, written by M+R Strategic Services and published on Guidestar, provides some benchmarks for recurring gift programs.

Text Messaging (SMS) The Next Big Thing This is a presentation given by thedatabank's CEO Chris Hanson at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits Tech Conference on October 5, 2007.

Technology for Collaborative Civic Engagement Campaigns This is a presentation given by thedatabank's CEO Chris Hanson at the Nonprofits and Technology Conference on April 19, 2005.

thedatabank's Blog! This blog is designed to keep clients up to date on the latest product changes, help people get to know our staff in a more personal way, collect feedback on issues and ideas, and educate folks via expert guest bloggers and article links. Look for regular posts from various staff of thedatabank. Your feedback is always appreciated.

Ten PowerMail Templates Free (for clients of thedatabank) Make your e-news more compelling, by using a carefully designed, customizable email template in PowerMail.  We have 10 new templates for users of thedatabank's eMarketing Module. All were created from scratch, within PowerMail, by a non-technical person. Just s end a support request (from inside your Databank) indicating which ones you want. 

Advocacy Summary Report A new Advocacy report gives users of our Advocacy Module a summary of activity for any calendar year.  It includes many of the items that can be seen in the Results page for individual alerts: actions taken, open and bounce rates for the activist messages, new signups, etc.

Data Entry Standardization - Standardizing your data means more accurate query results, better success rates for mailing, and less guesswork for staff and volunteers.

The Virtual Activist online self-guided training course NetAction's self-guided training course is a comprehensive guide to internet outreach and advocacy.  In this virtual classroom, you'll learn how to use email and the Web as an effective, inexpensive, and efficient tool for organizing, outreach, and advocacy.

Button Generator - Clients can create their own customized graphics for Forward To A Friend, Donate Now, Sign Up, and other buttons.  Many are available at no charge. 

Text PowerMail Tip Sheet - This tip sheet will help you better understand the importance of the text version of your PowerMails.

Get Your Message Across - Use this tip sheet to find out how anti-spam devices work, and learn some strategies to avoid filters when sending legitimate emails to your supporters.

The Three Disciplines of Successful Non-profits - Tom Kingston, president of the Wilder Foundation gave the Keynote Address for the Carlson School of Management's First Tuesday Lecture Series on Dec. 5th, 2006. The Wilder Foundation is a non-profit health and human services organization that has been serving St. Paul, MN since 1906.

Linking downloaded records using MS Access

Technobabble Briefing #1: ASPs

Technobabble Briefing #2: More on ASPs

News setting on e-ActionMax - Summer is a relatively quiet time for Action Alert emails, but you can still keep supporters up to date by publishing news on your Action Site.

Merges Made Simple - Download step by step instructions for using the data bank's mail merge function, so you can send your own personalized direct mail.

Send an Action Alert in 6 simple steps - Keep this on your desk or bulletin board for quick reference. Of course, complete e-ActionMaxT instructions are always available in the built-in, online user guide.