From Chaos To Control

From Chaos To Control

Author: Sharron Batsch
$31.95

From Chaos to Control: Build a High Performance Team Using Knowledge Management

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By working closely with charities, Sharron Batsch has witnessed first-hand how a chaotic approach to the management of donor gift data takes its toll. Donations are down, donor relations have not been well-recorded and organizational history is in disarray.  It's frustrating and yet understandable, as many charities are operating without a knowledge plan and have no management paradigm to draw from.

When it comes to data management, chaos doesn't have to be the norm. From Chaos to Control will help you to:

  • identify areas where chaos lurks
  • troubleshoot common data management issues with practical solutions
  • implement improvements that are sustainable  
  • build a high performance team 
  • create a work environment that is more productive

The intent of this book is to bring chaotic data management issues to light so that you can make positive adjustments where they will be most beneficial.  The result will be better quality data and more accessible information which leaves staff with more time to focus on, explore and embrace new opportunities to build a successful fundraising program.

Click the Reviews section below to see what people are saying about From Chaos To Control.

ISBN 978-1-927375-03-7  Civil Sector Press 2013

140 pages / soft cover / 9.6 x 6.7 inches / 310 gr (11 ounces)

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From Chaos to Control: Build a High Performance Team Using Knowledge Management

See Excerpt  ~  Table of Contents

By working closely with charities, Sharron Batsch has witnessed first-hand how a chaotic approach to the management of donor gift data takes its toll. Donations are down, donor relations have not been well-recorded and organizational history is in disarray.  It's frustrating and yet understandable, as many charities are operating without a knowledge plan and have no management paradigm to draw from.

When it comes to data management, chaos doesn't have to be the norm. From Chaos to Control will help you to:

  • identify areas where chaos lurks
  • troubleshoot common data management issues with practical solutions
  • implement improvements that are sustainable  
  • build a high performance team 
  • create a work environment that is more productive

The intent of this book is to bring chaotic data management issues to light so that you can make positive adjustments where they will be most beneficial.  The result will be better quality data and more accessible information which leaves staff with more time to focus on, explore and embrace new opportunities to build a successful fundraising program.

Click the Reviews section below to see what people are saying about From Chaos To Control.

ISBN 978-1-927375-03-7  Civil Sector Press 2013

140 pages / soft cover / 9.6 x 6.7 inches / 310 gr (11 ounces)

Buy the digital version

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Simone P. Joyaux, ACFRE
I LOVED it.

I LOVED it. I will talk about it in my weekly blog on my website.”
— Simone P. Joyaux, ACFRE, Joyaux Associates

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Tony Myers, CFRE
Sharron gets it

Sharron gets it….She gets the need for all of us to understand the role that data and discipline have in helping us raise more money."
— J.A. Tony Myers, CFRE, Principal and Senior Counsel, Myers and Associates

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A. Anne McLellan
advocates convincingly for knowledge management systems

Sharron Batsch has written a lively manual for anyone who works in the charitable sector. She advocates convincingly for knowledge management systems that provide all the tools necessary for successful fundraising."
— A. Anne McLellan, P.C., O.C., Board Member

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Lynn Mandel
Read this book and take heed

All nonprofit organization leaders and board directors should read this book and take heed….Read and learn. - Lynn Mandel, Telus Foundation Board Member

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Ken Wyman
I wish I had this book years ago

I wish I had this book years ago. Sharron is so right about the challenges for charities to keep track of all the information about donors, volunteers, people who ask for information, beneficiaries (ticket buyers, alumni, clients, family, members, etc.). This MUST be centralized, accessible, and kept up to date. Too often it is incomplete, scattered, or worse yet, not recorded at all. - Ken Wyman, Fundraising & Advocacy Consultant; Professor Emeritus (Retired) Humber College

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