Best canned reports for Annual Fund progress?

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Mary Ellen Cenzalli
Mary Ellen Cenzalli
Ninth Anniversary First Reply
in Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT®: General Discussion
Hi all,

We currently use the Campaign Progress Report for our AF weekly reporting.  The problem is there is no way to update the constituencies total numbers solicited.  It pulls all constituents with the code.  Does anyone have suggestions of better reports to use or a work around for this situation?

I don't really feel like the canned reports are giving me what I want.

Thank you for your assistance.

Have a great day.

Mary Ellen
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  • John Heizer
    John Heizer
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    How do you indicate in RE who has been solicited?
  • Mary Ellen Cenzalli
    Mary Ellen Cenzalli
    Ninth Anniversary First Reply
    We use the number from the query.. So for instance we have 10K plus solicitable alumni but we only solicited 7800 this year.  I want to find a way to plug in the number solicited.  I think I can possibly enter it in appeals.

     
  • John Heizer
    John Heizer
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    Mary Ellen Cenzalli:

    We use the number from the query.. So for instance we have 10K plus solicitable alumni but we only solicited 7800 this year.  I want to find a way to plug in the number solicited.  I think I can possibly enter it in appeals.

     

    "We use the number from the query."  What Query?


    You still haven't said how you indicate in RE which constituent records you consider "solicited."

  • Mary Ellen Cenzalli
    Mary Ellen Cenzalli
    Ninth Anniversary First Reply
    We run a query based on the alumni we want to solicit, for example everyone who has given in the last 3 years.  That query is the number we consider the solicited alumni.  Is there a better way to track that?

     
  • John Heizer
    John Heizer
    Ancient Membership Facilitator 3 Photogenic

    Mary Ellen Cenzalli:

    We run a query based on the alumni we want to solicit, for example everyone who has given in the last 3 years.  That query is the number we consider the solicited alumni.  Is there a better way to track that?

     

    It sounds like the Query will indicate who you want to solicit, but does it accurately reflect who actually has been solicited as of today?


    How is the solicitation done?  If it is a mass mailing, then I'd record an Appeal on each Constituent's record and code the incoming Gifts to that Appeal.  Then do either Reports > Analytical Reports > Appeals Analysis or Reports > Campaigns, Funds and Appeals Reports > Appeal Performance Analysis to get results.

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