RE...blogged http://resolvedllc.com/blog Tips + Support for Raiser's Edge® Fundraising Systems from certified professionals. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:05:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Raiser’s Edge: Query the UN-query-able http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2009/08/30/raisers-edge-query-the-un-query-able/ http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2009/08/30/raisers-edge-query-the-un-query-able/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:23:01 +0000 REsolvedLLC.com http://resolvedllc.com/blog/?p=26 Nothing is more satisfying than doing the impossible. Often we are asked to find a way to create a query in Raiser’s Edge when either the records don’t have anything in common, or when the only thing they have in common is a field that is not available to select in the Query module.

The screencast below shows how you can “trick” the database into building a query for you by going out and back-in through the easiest import ever. Video is 9 minutes, but once you get the hang of this trick, you can set it up in 5 minutes and save yourself tons of time.

Best watched in full-screen mode — just click the four arrows in the bottom-right of video controller bar.

Enjoy….

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Previously, we used Camtasia or Camstudio (free) to record and edit (adjust audio, add callouts, narrations, etc.) and then we would upload the finished file to Viddler to paste into our Tips + Support blog, here.

Jing turns a multi-hour process into multi-minutes. The trade-offs for ease of use (and no-cost software) are:

1. Limited to 5 minute screencasts.

(but if you can’t explain something in a five minute screencast, a screencast may not be the right medium for the task in the first place)

2. Cannot edit audio or video.

(again if it is under five minutes, not such a deal-breaker, given that re-recording a 5 minute how-to is often easier than recompiling audio, adding callouts, etc.)

3. Overall limit for hosted videos on screencast.com (Jing’s partner) is 2GB for the free account.

Just to show how easy it was below is a mock screencast that was done with Jing. Total time from downloading Jing software, registering email to embedding on this blog = 9 minutes.

Team Verdict:  Jing rocks!

Here it is:

]]> http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2009/02/08/quick-jing-test/feed/ 2 Get Your Data on Google Maps For Free http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/11/14/get-your-data-on-google-maps-for-free/ http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/11/14/get-your-data-on-google-maps-for-free/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:48:09 +0000 REsolvedLLC.com http://resolvedllc.com/blog/?p=17 How To Video below shows how you can put data points on Google Maps for free (you really should make a donation to the gang at batchgeocode.com, though).

Enjoy…

]]> http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/11/14/get-your-data-on-google-maps-for-free/feed/ 1 Prospect Management in The Raiser’s Edge® http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/02/12/prospect-management-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/ http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/02/12/prospect-management-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:29:43 +0000 REsolvedLLC.com http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/02/12/prospect-management-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/ http://REsolvedLLC.com/screencast.html

Thanks to one of our former / semi-present / enduring / infamous / hall-of-fame REsolved LLC staffers now working at an independent school in Washington, DC, we are honored to host a screencast detailing Prospect Management in the Raiser’s Edge®.

Enjoy! Just remember: (1) he learned this from us, (2) we can do this for you, (3) if we run into difficulty, we will make him do it!

(Seriously, thanks for the screencast, Graham.)

]]> http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/02/12/prospect-management-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/feed/ 1 Entering Gifts of Stock in The Raiser’s Edge® http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/01/29/entering-gifts-of-stock-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/ http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/01/29/entering-gifts-of-stock-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:34:25 +0000 REsolvedLLC.com http://resolvedllc.com/blog/2008/01/29/entering-gifts-of-stock-in-the-raisers-edge%c2%ae/ The video below demonstrates how to enter and receipt gifts of stock in The Raiser’s Edge® Database.

It is best viewed in full screen mode (prevents minor distortion).

Enjoy…

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