Donor Manager Software

Dude, you rock! I'm going to download it now and check it out when wife and kids permit.

I agree: .Net should really help cross the language barrier. And, from what I've read, Mono looks like a good way to bridge the platform barrier. I've researched extensibility frameworks (in a past life), and the best-looking one I've found was Razor: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/architecture/razor...

I'm pretty happy with DM, esp. now that PD is not my full-time job anymore. (Thank God for bringing us up to 100% pledged in January.) I've learned how to use it effectively and work around it when I need to. Still, I'm wondering if there's a bigger issue here. (I am a systems analyst, after all.) W...

JM, Do you have any opinion on TntMPD? I've looked at it and it doesn't seem to have all the features of DM. But, there are a few nice things, too. (Like multiple pictures and an extensibility framework, albeit awkward.) Any thoughts on that and/or other "competitors" to DM? No worries, mate. I'm st...

When adding a new partner, make sure to update all address information before adding touches. If you don't, then the Touch record in the Reminders screen will have a blank address. Steps to reproduce this: Add a new partner, but leave the address fields blank. Add a touch, with info in the "Follow-u...

Is it possible for you to share the data that you put in for that touch? Date, Type and Comment? There may be a way to run an SQL command to correct it, but it's tricky.

This is a wonderful example case for the use of XML. If Wycliffe published an XML Schema, JM could know exactly how to handle the files. In fact, Foxpro might be able to import XML already. Of course, the XML would have to be well-formed, but there are tools out there to ensure good XML. In the mean...

My hard drive was about to fail, so I bought a new one. I used the manufacturer's software to copy the data from the old drive to the new. Seemed to work OK. Then I started DM and tried to e-mail someone. Nothing. Not even an error message. I tried clicking on an e-mail link in a web page and did ge...

Any chance to resurrect this Touch sort feature request? It was also made in this post: http://www.donormanager.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=597#597 It would be most useful. :) Also, thanks for your suggestion about Nelson Email Organizer. I've been using it for months now and it's saved so much time. :D

Great topic! One more request: Can you put a "Pending" option in the Phase box? For instance, someone just entered retirement and I want to give them some time before determining if they are "Ask in Future" or "Never Ask"? (Maybe you can help me clarify my thoughts here. I'm a bit fuzzy in this part...

A big THANKS! to you, JM. :D I wanted to change the "Is a Church" checkbox to "Is a Ministry" because I've got some para-church ministry connections. This was so easy to do in the "Custom Terms" section of "Personalize" (from the main screen). (It was also in the manual, although the screen shot was...

Under Support Development > Support Summary, it calculates the percentage. I love that! :D Would it be hard to add: Yearly Goal (calculated) Yearly Pledged Amount (calculated) Amount Remaining (monthly and yearly) I know it's simple for me to do it with a calculator, but it would be nice to see it r...

I keep getting bit by this bug. :( Here's how I'm attempting to handle it: Don't store any critical info in this field. Use Touch records of type "INFO" to store info. (This has the added benefit of specifying a date that the info was entered.) Keep a backup of the data on another computer, just in ...

Hey, guys! Just found out that we can share our custom reports with each other. Cool! 8) Here's how to share your custom report with others: Start FoxFire. There are several ways. Here are two: In Donor Manager's start page, click "Custom Reports." In the top gray menu, select Reports > Custom Repor...

What version is the Donor Manager on the first computer? If it's older than the most current, then it might create Pack & Go files that are missing stuff the newer version requires. (I'm guessing here. :?) Try this: Update the first computer to the latest version. Create a new Pack & Go file. Copy t...