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Driving Fundraising Dashboard Development

DasbBlog19 main visualDriving Dashboard Development. Step-by-Step Guide to Generating Relevant Fundraising Dashboards.

What’s the first thing you do when you get into a new car? Adjust the seat, adjust the mirrors, check the gas gauge, set the radio channel (and volume). Once you’re confident it feels right, you look both ways and you’re off!

Just like driving a new car, the process for driving dashboard development takes some planning and initial adjustments to set you on a course for success.

And as every make/model car is different and every driver is different, so too is the need for driving dashboard development. How

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Should You Have a Security Seal on Your Website

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AccuFund primarily concerns itself with security and fraud prevention in its accounting products and takes that responsibility seriously.  Separation of duties, auditability and control are all considered in the design of the system.


If you are a senior financial person in your organization you may be expected to think more broadly about security and fraud including your website and the safety of website donations with credit card information.  One way to give your donors confidence is to include a “Security or Trust Seal” on your website.  The seals available from WebTrust, Symantec/Norton, Comodo and other sources provide a level of

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Who's Your Evangelist

I recently read with interest an article by Gene Marks about how to make your CRM installation a success.  One of his points I thought applied equally well to your accounting system and that was "Invest in a Administrator".  I have repeatedly seen this be the difference between failure and success in client installations.

Like the CRM system that Gene is talking about, you make a significant investment in your accounting solution and it is a critical part of your organization, be it governmental, nonprofit, tribal  or commercial for that matter.  Many managers expect that after the installation the software

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