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Database 101: How to Improve Your Donor Database for Fundraising Success
A well-managed donor database is essential for effective fundraising, yet many nonprofits struggle with data and system challenges. Download our free expert guide to optimize your donor database and boost your fundraising results.
How Nonprofit System Integrations Improve Donor Data Accuracy
Discover how nonprofit database integration services improve data accuracy, reduce duplicates, and help your team make better fundraising decisions.
Webinar: Building a Smart Data Strategy for Fundraising Events
Proactive data management improves donor experience, streamlines events, and ensures accurate reporting and fast, seamless financial reconciliation.
How to Track Event Attendance and Donations in Your Nonprofit CRM
Learn how to track event attendance and donations in your nonprofit CRM to improve reporting, donor follow-up, and event performance.
Webinar: NXT Survival Kit
Learn how you can prepare for the "database view" sunset, master the new grid view and batching, and leverage the "power suite" for automation.
The Difference Between Database Management and Database Strategy
Learn the difference between database management and database strategy and why nonprofits need both to support fundraising success and long term growth.
Webinar: The Technical Toolkit
A casual but practical deep dive into the things you don’t want to miss as you close out the year.
How Broken Database Workflows Slow Down Fundraising Teams
Broken database workflows slow fundraising teams, drain time, and hurt donor relationships. Learn the hidden costs and how to fix them.
Webinar: Your Year-End Questions
Our December webinar was all about YOU. We opened the floor for your most urgent year-end questions, and our team spent the hour providing direct, expert solutions.
Webinar: Integrating Your Annual Plan With Your Database
Tired of your annual plan feeling disconnected from reality? Discover how to make your database and annual plan "talk" effectively, transforming static goals into measurable, actionable, and trackable results.
How to Automate Donor Acknowledgments Without Losing the Personal Touch
Learn how to automate donor acknowledgment without losing the personal touch. Balance efficiency with heartfelt communication to strengthen donor loyalty.
Webinar: AI, Automation & RE
Learn how nonprofits can use AI and automation to free up time for strategic work. Explore practical tools, implementation tips, and data safety.
Why Nonprofits Need DBA Support to Strengthen Their Data Strategy
Discover how expert database care helps protect donor trust, improve fundraising, and guide data-informed decisions.
Webinar: Taming Your Year-End Mailing List
Learn essential data hygiene practices for a successful year-end direct mail appeal. Resolve duplicates, standardize salutations, and segment donors effectively.
What Is a Good Donor Retention Rate for Nonprofits?
Discover benchmarks for donor retention rates, why they matter, and strategies nonprofits can use to retain loyal supporters long-term.
Webinar: Surviving a Clean-Up Without Losing Your Mind
Practical strategies for nonprofit database management, emphasizing the importance of ongoing record merging, using specialized tools, and establishing clear policies to maintain clean data while avoiding common pitfalls that can damage donor relationships.
Key Questions Nonprofits Must Consider Before a Database Conversion
Streamline your donor database transition with answers to key questions. Learn essential tips and reduce obstacles for a successful CRM migration.
Webinar: The Overlooked Raiser’s Edge Data that Can Sink Your Solicitations
Ensure your Raiser's Edge database works for you by cleaning data, checking details, and pulling broadly for better insights and donor connections.
Webinar: The Most Overlooked Raiser’s Edge Issues (and how to fix them)
Whether you're cleaning up a legacy database or trying to avoid common pitfalls, this session will show you how to spot the warning signs, prevent downstream reporting chaos, and make smarter data decisions.
Why Your Nonprofit Should Conduct a Database Audit
Learn how a nonprofit database audit can improve donor retention, fundraising effectiveness, and compliance while avoiding reputational risks.
Why Your Nonprofit Should Use Custom Raiser’s Edge™ Reports and Dashboards
Learn how Raiser’s Edge™ custom reports and dashboards can improve impact storytelling, enhance forecasting, and identify revenue opportunities for nonprofit organizations.
New Name, Same Mission: Marsherall Partners is Now Donor Database Experts (DDX)
Marsherall Partners is now Donor Database Experts (DDX). We’ve updated our brand to better reflect our sole focus on donor database management for nonprofits—same trusted team, same mission, clearer identity.
Our Founder’s Story
Driven by a passion for philanthropy and empowered by over a decade of nonprofit experience, Donor Database Experts helps organizations optimize donor data and analytics to maximize impact, build stronger communities, and achieve their mission with integrity and high performance.
How Nonprofits Use Data Analytics to Drive Meaningful Change
Whether you're managing fundraising campaigns, tracking program performance, or allocating resources, data analytics provides actionable insights to help you take your nonprofit to the next level.
How Do Nonprofits Keep Track of Donations?
Learn how proper data management can empower your nonprofit to make the most impact in your community.
