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Upgrading your Direct Debits Online
Posted on: 06/08/10 by Scott Gray
About ten years ago I was asked why any not-for-profit organisation would use Direct Debits in favour of Standing Orders for attracting new regular supporters - let alone think about the nightmare of migrating existing Standing Orders to Direct Debits! Needless to say, that was a long time ago - Direct Debits are now the preferred regular giving choice in the Third Sector and online direct debits tools have moved beyond acquisition to upgrades, reactivations and more.
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Charities fail to utilise websites to attract regular donations
Posted on: 03/07/10
Rapidata in association with UK Fundraising release key findings following an Online Giving Survey
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How to maximise your online direct debit facility: Reactivating lapsed donors
Posted on: 25/06/10 by Scott Gray
Following on from last week's blog, this week’s tip for maximising your online fundraising is reactivating lapsed donors.
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Use Google Analytics to maximise your online direct debit facility
Posted on: 18/06/10 by Scott Gray
Following on from last week’s blog, this week’s tip for maximising your online fundraising is about using Google Analytics!
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New Enhancements
Posted on: 08/06/10 by Alex Bono
Early Monday morning Artez released some new and exciting features that will bring a smile to many a fundraiser's face. Read on to find out more....
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Rapidata Launch Online Giving Survey
Posted on: 08/06/10 by Scott Gray
Rapidata in association with UK Fundraising launches an Online Giving Survey
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Goodbye Molly
Posted on: 25/05/10 by Alex Bono
It is with great sadness that we announce the departure of Molly Loyd from RDS. Molly has been with Rapidata for a year and in that time she has worked closely with our charity clients to help them setup and maximise their online fundraising tools. Read on to find out what's next for Molly!
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We're Hiring a Client Support Coordinator
Posted on: 24/05/10 by Alex Bono
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Synchronizing online and offline fundraising for better results
Posted on: 07/05/10 by Alex Bono
Some of the best online fundraising campaigns have a strong offline component. Philip King explains how it strengthens online campaigns...
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Getting your event participants to raise more: Get Charity Staff Involved
Posted on: 30/04/10 by Alex Bono
A great way to understand participants, their user journey and common issues is to get a staff member involved in your event.
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Getting your event participants to raise more: Make a BIG deal about your top fundraisers
Posted on: 29/04/10 by Alex Bono
We know that 20% of your event participants will raise 80% of the money you raise through your event. It’s important to make the most of these fundraisers, they are the major donors of the event fundraising world!
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Getting your event participants to raise more: Corporate Sponsors
Posted on: 28/04/10 by Alex Bono
Involving your corporate donors in your fundraising event can make a huge difference to the success of your event.
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Getting your event participants to raise more: Incentives
Posted on: 27/04/10 by Alex Bono
Some of the most successful fundraising events use incentives to encourage event participants to raise more.
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Getting your event participants to raise more: fundraising Goals
Posted on: 26/04/10 by Alex Bono
Last month, I wrote a post about streamlining your event registration process to reduce drop offs and increase registrations. Over the next week, I’ll be posting tips that focus on what happens after a participant has registered for your event and how to get them to fundraise more!
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Charity Chat with The Hearts and Heroes Challenge
Posted on: 07/04/10 by Molly Loyd
Poppyscotland tell us about their Hearts and Heroes Challenge
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Strategies for Online Events: from registration to fundraising and how to get your participants to raise more
Posted on: 29/03/10 by Alex Bono
Over the next few weeks I will blogging a 3 part series called Strategies for Online Events: from registration to fundraising and how to get your participants to raise more. The first instalment focuses on the event registration process, how to avoid common mistakes, and maximising your online tools.
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Charity Direct Debit Tracking Report 2010
Posted on: 22/03/10 by Scott Gray
Register in advance for your copy of the Charity Direct Debit Tracking Report 2010
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Ten ideas, Ten minutes, Ten speakers
Posted on: 16/03/10 by Alex Bono
Last Tuesday, Rapidata co-hosted an afternoon of learning with HomeMade Digital and Artez Interactive. Read on to find out more...
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Bmycharity to Close Down
Posted on: 12/03/10 by Scott Gray
The Rapidata team was very sad to learn that Bmycharity would be closing next week. Bmycharity has been an important part of the online fundraising community over the last nine years and have helped to raise a lot of money for some great causes. Our partners at Artez Interactive join us in wishing Ben & Matt all the best in the future.
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Trends in 'A-Thon' fundraising
Posted on: 01/03/10 by Alex Bono
Sponsored fundraising events have raised over $247 million for Candian organisations. Find out how they did it and what can be learned from the Top 20Walks/Runs/Rides 2009 Survey.
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New Enhancements
Posted on: 08/02/10 by Alex Bono
Last night, Artez released several exciting new enhancements to all of the fundraising modules. The highlights of 2010’s first release include Address Verification and the ability to add page titles to the Fundraising and Team pages.
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Raiser's Edge Intergration!
Posted on: 04/02/10 by Molly Loyd
We're very excited to annouce Raiser's Edge intergration
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Add Images to your Artez Pages
Posted on: 02/02/10 by Alex Bono
It’s finally here. After months of asking, suggesting and wishing I am happy to announce that you can now embed images on your Artez event pages.
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Hold fire before you fight to keep cheques
Posted on: 27/01/10 by Scott Gray
Before you fight to keep cheques - Hold fire! Concerns have been voiced across the sector about the planned abolition of cheques in 2018, but little has been said about the alternatives that will be developed and the benefits of offering a suite of payment options to donors.
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An Executive's Guide to Online fundraising
Posted on: 26/01/10 by Molly Loyd
Find out how the CEO's do it across the pond with Artez' latest webinar
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Haiti Emergency Appeals
Posted on: 14/01/10 by Molly Loyd
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Snow - Urgent Rapidata contact details
Posted on: 06/01/10 by Scott Gray
service levels due to heavy snow
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Nominate your favourite Holiday Campaign
Posted on: 18/12/09 by Alex Bono
Is your organisation running a great holiday campaign? Or do you have a favourite campaign from another charity? Artez are looking for nominees for the 2009 competition.
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Is your donation page converting visitors to donors?
Posted on: 14/12/09 by Alex Bono
How does my online donation page look? Wrong question! What you should be worrying about is how it converts!
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Give with Confidence!
Posted on: 04/12/09 by Alex Bono
This week the Fundraising Standards Board (FRSB) announced a campaign to encourage the public to give with confidence this Christmas.
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The Demise of the Cheque
Posted on: 30/11/09 by Alex Bono
Rumours have circulated for years and every now and then a story makes it into the press about a bank who refuses to deal with a charity’s cheques or sends them to a central sorting office. Over the last few months stories have been cropping up about the demise of the cheque and now it seems that day has come.
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Importing Donations into Artez
Posted on: 23/11/09 by Alex Bono
Are you adding lots of offline donations through data entry? Did you know that your Artez solution offers a bulk donation import tool? The Donation Import is an easy way of keeping your event participant’s fundraising totals up to date and accurate.
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Giving Thanks
Posted on: 19/11/09 by Alex Bono
At every fundraising conference and in countless articles we hear that donor’s #1 complaint about charities is that they don’t say thank you or it takes them ages to acknowledge a gift. We've got a few suggestions on how to thank your donors this year.
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Philip & Adrian's Top Tips for Making Online fundraising Work
Posted on: 16/11/09 by Alex Bono
Adrian Bradbury, co-founder of Athletes for Africa and Philip King, President & CEO of Artez Interactive shared their top online tips with Canada's Globle and Mail newspaper earlier this week.
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fundraising Webinars from Artez
Posted on: 13/11/09 by Molly Loyd
Artez' Philip King shows you how to funnel your donors!
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Canadian Charities are cashing in on web 2.0 revolution
Posted on: 12/11/09 by Alex Bono
A recent article in a national Canadian newspaper, the Globe and Mail, featuring Artez client GuluWalk, examines how charities can profit from online giving with very little start up capital.
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Inspiring Ideas from the IFC
Posted on: 06/11/09 by Alex Bono
At last month’s IFC conference, I heard lots of inspiring ideas from fundraisers around the World. Here are my top 2 from the conference:
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Free Webinar Series
Posted on: 05/11/09 by Alex Bono
Our friends at Artez have six great educational webinars coming up in November and December.
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Visit Rapidata at the IOF Scottish Conference
Posted on: 28/10/09 by Scott Gray
Rapidata will be exhibiting at the 2009 Institute of Fundraising Scotland Conference
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Rapidata are attending the IFC 2009
Posted on: 19/10/09 by Alex Bono
Alex and Scott are attending IFC 2009
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Join Rapidata at the IoF Event fundraising Conference
Posted on: 13/10/09 by Alex Bono
Molly and Alex from the online fundraising team are attending the IoF Event Fundraising Conference tomorrow
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Charity Chat with The Prostate Cancer Charity
Posted on: 12/10/09 by Molly Loyd
selling Christmas cards online
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Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Posted on: 06/10/09 by Molly Loyd
Fundraising news from Down Under
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Tis the season to start thinking about Christmas fundraising
Posted on: 05/10/09 by Alex Bono
Now I'm the last person to encourage the retail madness of Christmas in October, but now is a good time to start planning your Christmas Fundraising campaigns...
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Direct Debit - The Golden Egg of fundraising
Posted on: 24/09/09
Institute of Fundraising Strategies for Support Retention Conferece
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Essential Maintenance on Artez Global
Posted on: 10/09/09 by Alex Bono
Scheduled maintenance is taking place on the 13th of September on the Artez Global server
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New look, New service. - What do you think?
Posted on: 13/08/09 by Scott's blog - Help us get it right...
Rapidata new look, new services, your help required
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Digital fundraising: Artez updates
Posted on: 13/08/09 by Molly Loyd
Read on to find out about our latest enhancements.....
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August to October 2009 Events
Posted on: 11/08/09 by Rapidata - upcoming events
Rapidata events August - October 2009
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King's College Hospital Charity selects Rapidata
Posted on: 04/08/09
hospital charity direct debit and credit card services
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Interview with Rapidata's Scott Gray by fundraising UK
Posted on: 10/07/09
Fundraising UK Video Interview with Rapidata's Scott Gray on the direct debit research
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Mid-Year Charity Direct Debit Tracking Report
Posted on: 01/07/09
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW - first sight of the new mid-year figures to be announced in the latest Rapidata Charity DD Cancellations Tracking Report 2009 (posted 1st July 2009)
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Visit us at the IOF National Convention
Posted on: 30/06/09
Rapidata will be exhbiting at the Institute of Fundraising National Convention between 6-8 July 2009 at the London Hilton Metropole.
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