276. Donor Data Matters: How to Rock Your Next CRM Implementation at Your Organization - Chris Campbell

Meet Chris. This former major gift officer turned leader of data integrity at the OSU Foundation is talking through the org's CRM Implementation and what a project of this scale entails. This Project Director for the successful implementation of a comprehensive advancement CRM went live in January, and we're chatting preparations, team involvement, and why communication is the bedrock of a successful launch.
 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

• Chris’s story and journey to where he is today (4:30)
• Overview of CRMs (9:45)
• Beginning to find the right platform + technology for your organization (12:00)
• Get to know the market, and get to know yourself as an organization (16:00)
• The process of migrating donor data (21:00)
• 4 tracks of data migration and implementation of a new CRM (23:00)
• Maximizing the data that is already in your CRM (25:00)
• A powerful moment of philanthropy in Chris’s life (28:00)
• Chris’s One Good Thing: Every business is a people business. (31:00)

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