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New podcast this weekend. Learn skills, many non-technical, that any nonprofit staff member can use to improve their role in data management, no matter what your job title.

Your organization can't tell your best story about your work and mission without data. Learn how everyone contributes to the quality of that data and how you can up your data game.

Learn the nonprofit landscape
Understand the relationships
Learn your technology
Become a data quality nerd
Become a great communicator
Become a super sleuth

Video: We Are All Data Managers - Build Consulting We are all data managers - in this video and podcast learn 6 easy steps to become a data ninja at your nonprofit, no matter your job title.

How much do you know about data strategy for your ? getting you down? Need to know more on for nonprofits? Catch up on the latest thinking from our senior staff in our last here:

Make Your Data Strategy Drive Your Organizational Strategy From creating targeted engagement, to really understanding impact, nonprofits are increasingly investing in data. Nonprofits that understand data can better adapt to evolving trends, pivot how they work, and anticipate future opportunities.

Get Your Organization Using Your Data!
While there could be a number of reasons why some adoption strategies fail, here are 14 tips to address the most common CRM implementation roadblocks.

14 Strategic Tips to Increase Staff CRM Use - Build Consulting 14 Strategic Tips on CRM adoption to get everyone at your nonprofit organization using your data. Fundraising database management advice

Preparing to Integrate Your Nonprofit’s Valuable Data
One of the most common pain points is having constituent data in a variety of different systems that don’t talk to each other.
This lack of integration means finding reliable data quickly is often not the easy automated process it should be.

Preparing to Integrate Your Nonprofit's Valuable Data - Build Consulting Integrate your nonprofit's valuable data into one seamless landscape by asking these three questions from Peter Mirus, Build Consulting

Make data central to the way your nonprofit works.
Nonprofits that invest in staffing, data literacy, and the democratization of data nurture a culture of data.
Build has identified five key differentiators in data strategy that nonprofits can start using.

This quick article collects these 5 differentiators in one place, helping you jump start a transition to data-centric planning.

Nonprofits that understand data can better adapt to evolving trends, pivot how they work, and anticipate future opportunities. But, sometimes the most impactful investments extend beyond technology. Learn a new way to think about data at your organization.

Make Your Data Strategy Drive Your Organizational Strategy Build has identified five key differentiators that nonprofits investing in data have. These are the building blocks of aligning your data strategy...

When nonprofits think of CRM platforms Salesforce immediately comes to mind because they were first to market.
Companies like Microsoft, NeonCRM, and NetSuite have also focused more attention and investment in nonprofit CRM platforms, with varying degrees of success. Read more:

A 9-Step Strategy for Selecting a CRM Platform for your Nonprofit A 9 step strategy to help nonprofits select and use a CRM platform as a key underpinning of their relationship management.

Turn real donor data management challenges into success.

How to Improve Donor Data Management at Your Nonprofit Learn how to improve donor data management at your nonprofit including leadership best practices to drive accurate accountable contact data for fundraising.

One of the most common pain points encountered by Build’s nonprofit clients is having constituent data in a variety of different systems that don’t talk to each other.

Preparing to Integrate Your Nonprofit's Valuable Data - Build Consulting Integrate your nonprofit's valuable data into one seamless landscape by asking these three questions from Peter Mirus, Build Consulting

As the flurry of the year-end calms down, it's a great time to review your data and adjust your organizational and data strategy for the upcoming year.

Power Up Donor Relationships: Take a Fresh Look at Your Data for the New Year Power up your donor relationships by reviewing your data and thinking about your nonprofit fundraising strategy for the upcoming year.

Tableau and Power BI are well positioned within the market to be accessible to new users, with easy-to-use features.

Nonprofit Data Analysis Tools - Selection Tips from Build Consulting Nonprofit Data Analysis Tools - Tableau, Power BI, and Qlik are well positioned within the market to provide advantages to nonprofits

Transforming Nonprofits: Improving Donor Data: A Real-Life Story Organizations often have years of donor data that doesn’t inform action. Information about donors and prospects contained in CRM for nonprofits—when properly managed and analyzed—can have a dramatic impact! Luckily, there are techniques to transform data into information—improving donor data...

A lack of focused attention on information and technology strategy frequently leads to failed projects, missed opportunities, and costly mistakes.

Build Interim or Part Time CIOs succeed.

Interim and Part-Time CIOs - Build Consulting Our interim and part-time nonprofit CIOs work inside your organization to help advance your mission by harnessing data and technology.