Blackbaud Raiser's Edge Expert
Helping non-profits leverage Blackbaud Raiser's Edge and Raiser's Edge NXT to increase fundraising revenue.
About Emily Lassiter Consulting
Expertise
Expertise
Expertise
Emily's expertise stems from more than a decade in non-profit development helping organizations build stronger fundraising programs using Raiser's Edge and Raiser's Edge NXT. What sets Emily apart is a desire to identify pain points that keep fundraisers overwhelmed and underutilized to develop efficient systems that better leverage the expensive tools you already have.
Approach
Expertise
Expertise
Fundraisers need the time and space to put their energy toward interacting with supporters. Often in smaller organizations, this falls by the wayside when other tasks such as gift entry, volunteer tracking, and report building take up valuable time. Emily is interested in helping organizations solve the problems that keep them from meeting their fundraising goals.
Results
Expertise
Results
Whether it's optimizing your Raiser's Edge infrastructure, improving your moves-management processes, training team members on Raiser's Edge, or helping with ongoing database tasks, Emily is committed to strengthening your CRM data so that you can spend more time funneling resources into the communities you serve.
Project Examples
Database Migration
Data Entry and Reporting
Database Migration
A client needed support moving out of Raiser's Edge to Every Action, a cheaper fundraising solution that better met the needs of the organizational size. I consulted on setting up a new coding structure that fit the new CRM's functionality. I translated all Raiser's Edge data into the new CRM's tools, and bulk imported 10,000 constituents into the new database complete with action history, relationships, volunteer information, and event info.
Database Clean-up
Data Entry and Reporting
Database Migration
A database that is bogged down with useless data can be annoying at best and destructive at worst. A recent client hired ELC as an hourly contractor to take care of the tedious clean-up tasks that they couldn't make time for on their team. Tasks included removing meaningless attributes, soft-crediting individual's for spouses gifts, removing outdated coding, and transferring data to other filterable fields.
Data Entry and Reporting
Data Entry and Reporting
Data Entry and Reporting
Maybe you simply need help with your basic gift entry and acknowledgment tasks. An organization I worked with had not receipted donors for gifts received for over 7 months due to staff turnover. I immediately sent thank you letters by mail to all donors and implemented a weekly process for regular gift entry and receipting. I even drafted donor-centered thank you letters and systematized the stewardship process based on giving level and portfolio manager.
Training and Consulting
Training and Consulting
Data Entry and Reporting
Is your team new to Raiser's Edge? I am happy to train new database managers on everything I know and get them feeling comfortable with everyday database tasks, along with the more complicated responsibilities required to be a database administrator.
Module-specific Support
Training and Consulting
Module-specific Support
An organization I worked for had never used the Rasier's Edge Event Module or the Volunteer Module. I trained the team on how these modules worked and helped them set up their systems and process for upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. I also built reports based on the coding structure that the Volunteer Coordinator could pull to produce reports for grant compliance.
Database Auditing
Training and Consulting
Module-specific Support
Don't know where to start? Let's do a full audit of your organization's use of Raiser's Edge. What's working and what isn't? We'll spend some time digging into the data and talk through how we can better leverage Raiser's Edge for your organizational needs.
How can I help?
Let's have a conversation about your database needs and see if we are a good fit for each other. If I'm not a perfect fit, I'll be sure to refer you to a consultant who might be.