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'''Attendees'''
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* Conseulo: need to manage our stuff
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* Nancy: spreadsheet system for volunteers could be useful
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* Katie: when not to do a CRM
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* Rebecca: NARC (American Indian), how to engage with 700+ students, how to develop/engage
  
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==What a CRM is==
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* a Swiss Army knife
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* work where you have a lot of overlap
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* keeping track of relationships
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* help keep institutional memory and relationships
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* measure impact of activities you did
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==When CRMs might not be a good fit==
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* can take a lot of time or money to set up
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* if you are small enough may not be worth it
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* do you want to use your system that you already have?
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==Can you start small?==
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* hard to pick a tool when you don't know what
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* yes, you can use a CRM-like system
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===CRM-like systems that only do one thing===
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* mailchimp
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* constantcontact
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Revision as of 18:21, 4 May 2016

Attendees

  • Conseulo: need to manage our stuff
  • Nancy: spreadsheet system for volunteers could be useful
  • Katie: when not to do a CRM
  • Rebecca: NARC (American Indian), how to engage with 700+ students, how to develop/engage

What a CRM is

  • a Swiss Army knife
  • work where you have a lot of overlap
  • keeping track of relationships
  • help keep institutional memory and relationships
  • measure impact of activities you did

When CRMs might not be a good fit

  • can take a lot of time or money to set up
  • if you are small enough may not be worth it
  • do you want to use your system that you already have?

Can you start small?

  • hard to pick a tool when you don't know what
  • yes, you can use a CRM-like system

CRM-like systems that only do one thing

  • mailchimp
  • constantcontact