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Right Tools for the Right Job

by Bill Jacobs

Goodness gracious. Are you serious?

Apparently in UK, COVID19 cases were under reported due to an Excel limitation on the number of cases in a database.

Lives are at stake people! Use the right tools of the trade.

And even when lives are not at stake, use the right tools. (Hint, Excel is great, but it’s not always the right tool).

First-half of 2025 Trends in Fundraising

by Bill Jacobs | Jul 2, 2025

I have four graphs that summarize what we are seeing across the fundraising arena. These come from our newest analytical report, The Single Largest Gift - Cohort Analysis (SLG-CA). I know, its name is a mouthful, but its insights are plentiful. Basically, the SLG-CA...

Part IV: The Complexities of Implementation

by Bill Jacobs | Jun 25, 2025

This is our fourth blog on some things the nonprofit community should be thinking about regarding Artificial Intelligence (AI). Adopting new technologies is rarely straight forward. For example, remember your last CRM upgrade? How did that go? If you are like most...

Part III: Data Privacy Concerns (Why We Should Be Cautious About Using AI)

by Bill Jacobs | Jun 23, 2025

I’ll come right out and say it: Protecting our clients’ data privacy is my biggest concern about using AI. Nonprofits keep a lot of sensitive data: Donor information: Names, addresses, email contacts, and financial contributions. Beneficiary details: Personal and...