4. ACTION TRACKS: DEFINE, THEN ASSIGN
⢠Use Action Tracks to develop a plan that only requires data entry
⢠Define the process, then Assign to records
- Let your desired process determine the rules
- Use Action queries to âexplainâ the rules to The Raiserâs Edge
- Useful for Event planning and Appeal execution as well!
Screenshot from Tools menu, Action Tracks,
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6. AUTOMATE OTHER THINGSâŚ
⢠How do you get information to people on the road?
- E-mail?
- Voicemail?
- Web Access?
⢠The Raiserâs Edge can automate itself using RE:Queue
- Possibly the cheapest module
- Very easy to forget that you have it
- Check RE:Admin to see if you do
⢠Use it for:
- Automatically E-mailing information
- Exporting data to a network folder
- Sending correspondence
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7. CONSIDER THIS (COMMON?) EXAMPLE:
⢠You are traveling to another city
- You want to visit a couple of key prospects
- You need information to review before the meetings
- You want to quickly follow up with them afterwards
⢠Automate each of these data
- Receive todayâs appointment profiles by E-mail
- Mark activities as completed (remotely) or appoint someone else to do it
- Schedule follow-up correspondence to occur based on action details
⢠The process:
- Create a query of constituents who have an appointment scheduled for
âtodayâ (or this week)
- Create a queue that E-mails a profile
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9. UNDER THE HOOD
⢠Create a query of constituents who have an appointment scheduled
for âtodayâ (or this week)
⢠Create a queue that E-mails a profile for anyone in the query
- You will need Microsoft Exchange for execution
- For best results, use ADOBE PDF as the format
⢠Create a separate queue for correspondence follow-up
- This could print to an office printer for another staff to pick up and mail
- Little data entry has to be required
- Use Follow-up Letters to customize the letters based on details from the
Action
⢠Consider using Action Attributes to further personalize the messages
⢠Combine this with Action Tracks to automatically schedule a follow-up
activity
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10. CONSIDER EXCHANGE INTEGRATION WITH HANDHELD
⢠If you have a handheld, make sure you understand all of the features it
offers
- With Outlook, you can access contacts brought from The Raiserâs Edge
- View appointments made through Actions on your calendar
⢠Most allow you to open attachments (like the attachments that
Raiserâs Edge is sending you via RE:Queue)
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16. ROLLUP LINKS
⢠These work like grids, but require the user to click on the link to
expand for details
⢠Add a rollup link first, then drag the fields you want to appear in the
grid
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17. ARE PIVOT REPORTS RIGHT FOR ME?
⢠They are right for everyone!
⢠Unlike the opposite sex, Pivot Reports are:
- Always flexible
- Easy to work with
- Simple to understand
- Great for commitment-phobes
⢠A simple 3 step process makes pivot reports a reality
for you
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