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Data Management

Data Management

The Importance of Data Management for Nonprofits

Good data management is what makes a nonprofit's impact story hold up. Here is what it costs to get wrong, and the three moves that fix the most.

Joshua Barillas  ·  July 16, 2026
Data Management

Your Email List and Your CRM Aren't the Same List (And That's Costing You)

Most nonprofits have two donor records: one in their CRM, one in Mailchimp. They diverge the moment you stop syncing them. Here's what that costs.

Joshua Barillas  ·  July 15, 2026
Data Management

Raiser's Edge, Virtuous, Bloomerang: What Nonprofits Need to Know Before Migrating

Thinking about migrating off Raiser's Edge or eTapestry? The platform is the easy part. Here's what determines whether a CRM migration succeeds.

Joshua Barillas  ·  July 8, 2026
Data Management

Where Your Volunteer Data Lives, and Why That's a Problem

Volunteer data usually lives in three places at once, and none of them talk to each other. Here's why that's a risk, not just an inconvenience.

Joshua Barillas  ·  July 1, 2026
Data Management

Why You Can't Answer "How Many Distinct Clients Did You Serve Last Year?"

Most nonprofits can't reliably answer 'how many unduplicated clients did you serve last year?' Here's why, and what actually fixes it.

Joshua Barillas  ·  June 3, 2026
Data Management

Salesforce for Nonprofits: Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Salesforce is a widely used nonprofit CRM — and one of the most underused and misconfigured. Here are the mistakes that come up most often.

Joshua Barillas  ·  May 13, 2026
Data Management

What a Nonprofit Data Manager Actually Does (And Why Your ED Is Probably Doing It by Accident)

In small nonprofits, someone is always doing data work they weren't hired to do. Here's what that role involves, and how to handle it without a hire.

Joshua Barillas  ·  April 22, 2026
Data Management

Why Dirty Data Is Costing Your Nonprofit — And You Don't Even Know It

The hidden price of bad records isn't just operational. It's showing up in your donor retention, your grant reports, and your board presentations.

Joshua Barillas  ·  March 28, 2026