More traveling...
Last week was pretty brutal travel wise- I conducted a presentation of DonorPerfect at Cougar Mountain Software's business partner conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cougar Mountain Accounting Software is just one of the many Accounting programs that integrate with DonorPerfect. By recording transactions just once in DonorPerfect, those same transactions can be easily imported into a number of accounting software programs. This single entry method greatly reduces administrative time and significantly cuts down on errors- your fundraising software and accounting software figures can actually match and reconcile! You can learn more about DonorPerfect's Quickbooks accounting interface.
After taking a red-eye from Las Vegas back to Philadelphia, I was off for a 'quick' trip to Lisbon, Portugal to present at a Unicef conference. Unicef has been a DonorPerfect customer for over 10 years, and our flexible software fits well with their unique needs. We're looking to expand our relationship and convert some installations to DonorPerfect Online over the next several months and also upgrade others to our new version 9.0 that was met with rave reviews.
Traveling to Europe was quite fascinating- it's been almost 20 years since my last trip there- and I wish I had more time to spend in the country. The exchange rates were not good- $100 US converted into only 65 Euros. I remember just a few years ago when the dollar was trading much higher, in fact, twice as high. Therefore, certain items like Diet Coke now cost 4 Euros, or about $6.15. Ouch.
Fundraising outside of the US is also a bit different. For example, foreign donors/consumers are much more familiar with the concept of electronic payments. In fact, most of Unicef's donors participate in a monthly, electronic transfer giving program, where average renewal rates exceed 97%. Compare that with the sub 80% renewal rates for traditional pledge programs and you have a superior fundraising approach that costs less to run and raises more money. Simply brilliant.
Cougar Mountain Accounting Software is just one of the many Accounting programs that integrate with DonorPerfect. By recording transactions just once in DonorPerfect, those same transactions can be easily imported into a number of accounting software programs. This single entry method greatly reduces administrative time and significantly cuts down on errors- your fundraising software and accounting software figures can actually match and reconcile! You can learn more about DonorPerfect's Quickbooks accounting interface.
After taking a red-eye from Las Vegas back to Philadelphia, I was off for a 'quick' trip to Lisbon, Portugal to present at a Unicef conference. Unicef has been a DonorPerfect customer for over 10 years, and our flexible software fits well with their unique needs. We're looking to expand our relationship and convert some installations to DonorPerfect Online over the next several months and also upgrade others to our new version 9.0 that was met with rave reviews.
Traveling to Europe was quite fascinating- it's been almost 20 years since my last trip there- and I wish I had more time to spend in the country. The exchange rates were not good- $100 US converted into only 65 Euros. I remember just a few years ago when the dollar was trading much higher, in fact, twice as high. Therefore, certain items like Diet Coke now cost 4 Euros, or about $6.15. Ouch.
Fundraising outside of the US is also a bit different. For example, foreign donors/consumers are much more familiar with the concept of electronic payments. In fact, most of Unicef's donors participate in a monthly, electronic transfer giving program, where average renewal rates exceed 97%. Compare that with the sub 80% renewal rates for traditional pledge programs and you have a superior fundraising approach that costs less to run and raises more money. Simply brilliant.
Labels: Accounting Software, Cougar Mountain, EFT, Foreign Fundraising
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