http://www.reeher.net Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 May 2012 20:37:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://www.reeher.net/about/careers/analyst/ http://www.reeher.net/about/careers/analyst/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 20:29:39 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1290 Location: St. Paul, MN

Position: Full-time

Business Description:
Reeher LLC (www.reeher.net) provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), called the Reeher Platform that helps colleges and universities achieve their fundraising goals.

Job Description:
We are looking for an analyst to work on customer business problems. This job will involve the application of quantitative methods to diagnose a situation so that a course for action can be developed. The role involves review of research data, analysis of financial data and donor behavioral data. The candidate will also be involved in the development of presentation material for our clients. This position will work closely with the account team providing our services, as well as input on the product development of our software services. Furthermore, this position helps resolve technical solutions that relate to customer data issues that support the Reeher Platform service. It is an excellent position for a candidate looking for exposure to a broad range of business issues.

The ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree with a strong quantitative orientation. Math, Statistics, Economics, or Finance would provide the right grounding in tools and principals. This person would already be a strong user of Excel, and if not proficient already, be interested in learning additional analytics tools (i.e. SPSS or SAS) that our firm uses in delivering its services. The candidate would also need to have strong team skills. The work environment is demanding and rewarding with opportunities for engagement across the organization.

The position will report to the Chief Financial Officer

Responsibilities Include:
•Analyzing financial, constituent, market research information
•Applying statistic and analytic techniques to cluster, segment, mine, and forecast various types of information
•Preparing data for analysis
•Conducting research and staying current on industry topics
•Contributing to the quality of our products
•Making and meeting commitments in delivery of our work

Skill Requirements Include:
•Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
•Strong interpersonal and time management skills
•Experience with SPSS or SAS is preferable
•Familiarity with business intelligence tools and/or programming languages a plus

Desired Qualities and Experience:
•Degree in statistics, economics or other area of analytical study
•2 years experience
•Strong team skills
•Strong analytical and problem solving skills
•Intellectual curiosity
•Bachelor of Sciences or Bachelor of Arts
•Interest in participating in the continued growth of our business

Compensation:
This position will provide competitive compensation with benefits. Compensation is dependent on the candidate’s skill set and qualifications.

Contact Information:
Please send resume (MS Word) to:
Betsy Houle
betsy.houle@reeher.net

Or by Mail:
Reeher LLC
165 Western Ave. N., Suite 8
St. Paul, MN 55102
]]> http://www.reeher.net/about/careers/analyst/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-may-2012/ http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-may-2012/#comments Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:21:35 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1269 Introducing...The Annual Fund Operating Report
The Reeher Platform now features the Annual Fund Operating Report, which automatically delivers up-to-date performance and trending, specifically designed to help leaders in higher education (That's you!) meet their annual fund budget and forecasting objectives.

Focus your results by specific School/Unit Designation.
Filter by Relationship Type to view how your Alumni compare to years past.
Drill in to the key figures to find out where they are coming from.

As with other features in the Reeher Platform, all data summaries and views are exportable for your use in presentations and building other key deliverables for your organization.

The Annual Fund Operating Report is available for all users with access to the Annual Fund Dashboard, and can easily be accessed by clicking the Annual Fund Operating Report tab in the left-hand column.

Reeher Community Network:
-Join the Reeher Community Network on Linkedin: Connect and collaborate with your peers across the country-

]]> http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-may-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/news/annual-fund-operating-report-update-to-reeher-platform-gives-university-advancement-leaders-new-view-of-success/ http://www.reeher.net/news/annual-fund-operating-report-update-to-reeher-platform-gives-university-advancement-leaders-new-view-of-success/#comments Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:58:30 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1267 ST. PAUL, MINN. (April 27, 2012) — For Advancement Vice Presidents and Annual Fund Directors, the reasons behind what’s driving results for annual giving are often murky at best. While a glimpse of participation rate, donors and dollars isn’t hard to find, reasons for progress or decline can be hidden. Large gifts, shifts in participation and the inherent challenges in an institution’s ability to acquire new annual fund donors obscure understanding of what’s really driving changes in results. The paradox is that this understanding of improvement drivers is critical to sustained success for annual fund.

The new Annual Fund Operating Report feature in the web-based Reeher Platform has been created to fill this gap. This new tab in the Annual Fund Dashboard gives annual fund leaders an immediate picture of results in key areas of their program, such as summaries by Retained Donor Migration, Giving Level, Channel, Relationship Type, among others. These indicators are presented in dynamic tables and can be compared to previous years to reflect shifts in results and progress based on changing tactics.

The focus on these key performance indicators is based on Reeher’s close relationships with colleges and universities striving to achieve better annual fund results. Elements of the Annual Fund Operating Report first appeared in the Reeher Vista Fundraising Scorecard, the custom in-depth report delivered each year to Platform customers. The Annual Fund Operating Report demonstrates the continued value of being part of the Platform’s shared system for fundraising management. As Reeher’s customer base shares best practices and new features are built into the Platform, all subscribers benefit. This shared management system means that Platform customers are part of a unique community network using analytics, technology and process change to produce breakthrough results.

As with all dashboards and tools in the web-based Platform, data is pulled from the institution’s donor database via a secure nightly feed. This means the insight in the Platform is timely and relevant for steering The Web-based Annual Fund Operating Report features an easy-to-use interface and gives leaders the ability to drill into year-over-year trends in donors, cash giving, giving levels, donor type and much more.

As with all dashboards and tools in the web-based Platform, data is pulled from the institution’s donor database via a secure nightly feed. This means the insight in the Platform is timely and relevant for steering tactics to achieve better fundraising results. The Annual Fund Operating Report is uniquely designed using tables to provide a user-friendly way to see progress and a way for users to drill into results to see the story behind the numbers.

Jeff Bush, Senior Associate Vice President of Constituency Programs at Tulane University commented, “Reeher asked what we needed, and they developed this Annual Fund Operating Report. Before we used the Reeher Platform, we had to manually break out information for the annual fund and create a presentation for staff and board meetings. Now, this tool is the pulse of the annual fund. I start my day using it.”

The Annual Fund Operating Report helps Bush’s team by providing insight in three distinct ways: the ability to segment by donor type, views for annual fund officers to see their progress in visual analytics every day, and easy creation of an annual fund report for the schools within Tulane University. He also reports that projecting the Annual Fund Operating Report in staff and board meetings is a great tool for ongoing education about his department’s efforts and key metrics.

“While working closely with fundraising leaders at universities and colleges across the country, we learned that they had a specific need for reporting annual fund performance to their budget offices in a specific way that in the past had taken them weeks to cobble together on their own and still didn’t provide the exact information they needed,” said Andy Reeher, CEO and founder of Reeher LLC. “The beauty of the community aspect of the Reeher Platform’s shared fundraising management system is that any new tool developed at the request of several universities benefits everyone using the Reeher Platform. Like every tool available in the Reeher Platform, the Annual Fund Operating Report and Dashboard were designed to make the improvement process better, faster and cheaper for advancement leaders.”

ABOUT THE REEHER PLATFORM
Through its custom predictive models, management tools and Reeher Community Network, the Reeher Platform puts fundraising on the fast track, helping colleges and universities find up to 40 percent of new best prospect donors they didn’t know existed and uncover nearly 30 percent of wasted fundraising time, money and energy. With the Reeher Expected Value Index, universities and colleges can identify new donors, as well as see which donors to contact, predict the best major gift prospects and annual fund donors, and make more confident decisions about future strategies, appeals and goals.

The Reeher Platform provides information immediately, without having to wait for updated reports. It’s a SaaS-based platform, allowing advancement teams to quickly access the information they need from anywhere at any time, spending more time making contact with prospects and less time searching. The Platform also provides the opportunity to learn from peers, with instant access to best practices, as well as global updates and upgrades that benefit everyone using the Reeher Platform.

ABOUT REEHER
Reeher is a leading developer of cutting-edge software services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education fundraising efforts. Their signature Reeher Platform provides university development leaders at institutions of all sizes with tools to track and measure effectiveness, discover new opportunities, engage constituents and improve ROI. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Reeher works with leading universities across the country and internationally, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Kentucky, Drexel University, Duke University and more. For more information, please visit www.reeher.net, call 651-789-1700, or email info@reeher.net.]]> http://www.reeher.net/news/annual-fund-operating-report-update-to-reeher-platform-gives-university-advancement-leaders-new-view-of-success/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/about/careers/customer-success-manager/ http://www.reeher.net/about/careers/customer-success-manager/#comments Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:32:10 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1260 Location: Cathedral Hill Neighborhood, Saint Paul, MN

Position Type: Full time salaried position with incentive compensation and benefits

Business Description:
Reeher (www.reeher.net) provides a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution, called the Reeher Platform, a shared management system for fundraisers that helps leading universities achieve their goals faster and more efficiently than any alternative. The Reeher Platform is web-based system that combines predictive modeling with management tools to help our customer plan and manage their fundraising tactics and their major gift officer staffs in a way that helps them increase giving while spending less to do it.

In the four years since the company launched its enterprise level solution, we have attracted some of the biggest names in university fundraising as customers. We believe our recent growth in attracting leading universities puts us in a great position to accelerate our growth over the coming years. The right candidate will have an excellent opportunity to grow with the company.

Position Description:
The Customer Success Manager’s responsibility is to drive customer adoption and success within a network of customers. This individual should be comfortable at both consulting with and negotiating with senior fundraising management, backed by a strong understanding of their business objectives. Key to this role is the ability to articulate value, inspire and sell the Platforms ability to improve fundraising productivity. As a trusted advisor and coach, the CSM determines how the Platform can be effectively applied to support the achievement of the customers strategic business goals.

Customer renewals are achieved by driving high adoption through initiatives designed to add business value, dissemination of best practices, fulfilling a trusted advisor role, and knowledge of product capabilities. The CSM should have a good understanding of fundraising management business processes, as well as strong account management expertise.

The CSM will be responsible for driving adoption and utilization across their customer base. This person will work closely with renewals management to help negotiate and drive renewals to successful completion. They will maintain strong relationships with multiple contacts within the assigned customers including senior executive roles. They will provide the escalation point for issues that impact the customer’s success. They will maintain strong relationships with the Companies other customer-facing personnel in Sales, Marketing and the Product Team.

Responsibilities:
• Develop trusted relationship with the customer executive sponsor (Business Owner) for the Platform relationship
• Define and maintain the customer business objectives, (Advisor Agenda) for each customer relationship
• Manage resources for training and configuration in support of the customers Advisor Agenda
• Conduct quarterly meetings to provide progress reports to the Business Owner
• Introduce customer to new functionality or training curriculum related to their business priorities
• Serving as a customer advocate in identifying areas for Reeher product development, curriculum development, and fundraising best practice
• Identify opportunities to expand the scope of relationship with an institution for additional products, and work with sales to secure that business
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of the Reeher Platform, and its application in the world of fundraising management
• Participate in marketing events, conferences and trade shows
• Participate in the development and delivery of Reeher Customer Events
• Stay abreast of staffing changes in customer institutions, as well as related institutions within the network, with an eye toward managing transitions to protect and expand the business relationship
Some travel is required for this position.

Skill Requirements:
• 10 Years of work experience with 5 years in management consulting preferred
• Deep experience in one or more of the following: higher education fundraising, sales management, marketing management or direct marketing
• Proven effectiveness in leading and facilitating executive workshops
• Proven experience in managing large complex projects
• Exceptional oral, written, and presentation skills
• BA/BS degree
Desired Skills:
• MBA is preferred

Please send resume (MS Word or PDF) to: Betsy Houle at betsy.houle@reeher.net or by mail:

Reeher LLC
165 Western Ave N
St. Paul, MN 55102 ]]> http://www.reeher.net/about/careers/customer-success-manager/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/news/saint-john%e2%80%99s-university-selects-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-improve-donor-identification-and-management/ http://www.reeher.net/news/saint-john%e2%80%99s-university-selects-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-improve-donor-identification-and-management/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:23:38 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1254
Like many well-established universities, Saint John’s has a comprehensive, mature advancement program with a team of 38 people serving a wide array of responsibilities including major gifts, annual fund, planned giving and alumni relations. The advancement team had tried several times to create their own database software program that could easily generate reports on a daily basis to show fundraising activity. Each time, they were met with challenges and the end result was not satisfactory.

“We were talking about building our own software program when we received a call from Reeher,” says Rob Culligan, Saint John’s University vice president of institutional advancement. “We spent a short time evaluating the pros and cons of building it ourselves versus the Reeher Platform. It was one of the easiest and best decisions I’ve ever made. The Platform is fast, flexible and easy to use. I know we couldn’t have produced something that would have even come close to the Reeher Platform.”

Heading into the university’s next campaign of raising $160 million, the advancement team identified prospect management and major giving as two areas that required strengthening to reach their campaign goals. They’re applying the Reeher Platform to identify the best prospects with high net worth and high affinity to Saint John’s, targeting the advancement team’s time and energy more effectively.

“We’re in the early planning stages of our next campaign, but we’ve outfitted every gift officer with a current iPad and they’re already using the Reeher Platform on the road to view donor profiles before and after visiting them,” says Culligan. “And the Platform helps us determine categories of wealth by dollar level, providing an efficient tool for our gift officers to generate and view reports on their own to use on a daily basis in cultivating relationships with the best prospects.”

With over 25 years of experience in IT sales, management and consulting, John Welsh, executive director, institutional advancement at Saint John’s University, immediately saw the benefit of using the Reeher Platform. “Having used the Software-as-a-Service model in the past, I understand that it is very important being in the cloud. This allows our team to access the information they need at anytime from anywhere, which is critical to empowering them,” says Welsh. “I also really like the shared best practices the Platform provides, allowing all Reeher customers to benefit from each other. I can make suggestions to add new benefits and features that will help all of us and vice versa.”

One of Welsh’s goals is to use the Reeher Platform to increase prospect productivity and increase the number of significant officer visits each week, which will pay off exponentially in several months. And his team is already finding new donors who they never knew existed – and faster. “We’re finding new donors in three to six months versus two to three years,” says Welsh. “For example, we’ve never cultivated the Carolinas, and after entering a few zip codes, we found a large population of high net worth Saint John’s alumni in the same area. Now we’re planning alumni events for this area.”

The Saint John’s team is also using the Reeher Platform in its annual fund program to analyze data and identify trends in alumni participation, which they’re applying to formulate an alumni relations strategy and communications outreach.

Culligan says the Reeher team also provided training beyond the traditional software tutorial and tech support. “I was pleasantly surprised to discover the Reeher team showed us how to maximize the information in both our major giving and annual fund efforts – for example, how to use the Platform to set goals and establish strategy as a result of the information generated from the program,” says Culligan.

The innovative Reeher Platform subscription model provides a cost-effective solution to improving fundraising for institutions of any size or any budget, bringing the concept of “sharing best practices” in the collaborative world of university fundraising to a more practical and pragmatic level.

ABOUT THE REEHER PLATFORM
Through its custom predictive models, management tools and Reeher Community Network, the Reeher Platform puts fundraising on the fast track, helping colleges and universities find up to 40 percent of new best prospect donors they didn’t know existed and uncover nearly 30 percent of wasted fundraising time, money and energy. With the Reeher Expected Value Index, universities and colleges can identify new donors, as well as see which donors to contact, predict the best major gift prospects and annual fund donors, and make more confident decisions about future strategies, appeals and goals.

The Reeher Platform provides information immediately, without having to wait for updated reports. It’s a SaaS-based platform, allowing advancement teams to quickly access the information they need from anywhere at any time, spending more time making contact with prospects and less time searching. The Platform also provides the opportunity to learn from peers, with instant access to best practices, as well as global updates and upgrades that benefit everyone using the Reeher Platform.

ABOUT REEHER
Reeher is a leading developer of cutting-edge software services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education fundraising efforts. Their signature Reeher Platform provides university development leaders at institutions of all sizes with tools to track and measure effectiveness, discover new opportunities, engage constituents and improve ROI. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Reeher works with leading universities across the country and internationally, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Kentucky, Drexel University, Duke University and more. For more information, please visit www.reeher.net, call 651-789-1700, or email info@reeher.net.

ABOUT SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY
Saint John’s University is a nationally recognized liberal arts college in partnership with the College of Saint Benedict. Our unique partnership provides students with a highly engaged learning experience, preparing them for leadership in a global society. The learning experience is enlivened by Catholic and Benedictine traditions of hospitality, stewardship, service and the lively engagement of faith and reason. Saint John's University designs programs to meet the needs and aspirations of young men, emphasizing leadership and a personal development profile that includes intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical development. For more information, visit www.csbsju.edu. ]]> http://www.reeher.net/news/saint-john%e2%80%99s-university-selects-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-improve-donor-identification-and-management/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-april-2012/ http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-april-2012/#comments Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:12:36 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1245 New & Noteworthy Features

-New Portfolio Donor Status Peer Group Comparison Viewport

-New Employer filter for Targeter queries

New Features Coming Up...

-In April: New Peer Officer Proposal Ask Amount Comparison Viewport

-In May: New Annual Fund Operating Report tab within the Annual Fund layer of the Reeher Platform

To register for training series of "Targeter Query" sessions, check the April edition of Reeher's Basecamp Newsletter For On-Demand Training, visit the Platform's Training Center

Reeher Community Network:
-Join the Reeher Community Network on Linkedin: Connect and collaborate with your peers across the country-



-Suggest a training topic or research report

]]> http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-april-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/news/wellesley-college-selects-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-enhance-alumnae-engagement-and-maximize-giving/ http://www.reeher.net/news/wellesley-college-selects-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-enhance-alumnae-engagement-and-maximize-giving/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:16:12 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1235
While philanthropy is strong among Wellesley alumnae, and every campaign has set a new record for giving, development leaders turned to the Reeher Platforms for Major Giving and Annual Fund to provide a faster, user-friendly way to share information with its gift officers any time from any location to enhance alumnae engagement and giving.

“The Reeher Platform and Targeter tool provide an interactive, real-time and outstanding visual presentation of data that’s easily accessible to our gift officers and leadership, allowing our team to be faster, more efficient and take advantage of opportunities to meet with more alumnae,” says Kathy Flynn, Wellesley College director of development operations. “Immediately after training, our gift officers were out on the road using the Platform to plan trips, identify new potential donors who have an affinity to Wellesley but haven’t been on our radar, and add more appointments while on the road. They’re using the Platform on their iPads and laptops, which provides the speed, independence and empowerment they need to continue improving the outcome.”

Cameran Mason, vice president for resources and public affairs, says the design of the dashboard, views and accessibility appealed to the Wellesley development team, along with its customized predictive models capable of uncovering previously untapped top prospects. Mason was also intrigued by the shared knowledge of the Reeher Community Network, which is made available to all users to improve and benefit everyone using the Platform.

“The Reeher Platform is a standout – the combination of offerings is pretty unusual,” says Flynn. “And they go far beyond what we typically experience with vendor relationships. They are truly partners and advisors, and that has to do with the Reeher team’s deep understanding of development work. For example, on the annual fund side, we’re excited to have the Reeher team collaborating with us to tailor approaches, creating strategies and tactics designed to increase participation.”

The Reeher and Wellesley teams worked together to implement the Platform from September through mid-November, going live within 10 weeks.

The innovative Reeher Platform subscription model provides a cost-effective solution to improving fundraising for institutions of any size or any budget, bringing the concept of “sharing best practices” in the collaborative world of university fundraising to a more practical level.

ABOUT THE REEHER PLATFORM
Through its custom predictive models, management tools and Reeher Community Network, the Reeher Platform puts fundraising on the fast track, helping colleges and universities find up to 40 percent of new best prospect donors they didn’t know existed and uncover nearly 30 percent of wasted fundraising time, money and energy. With the Reeher Expected Value Index, universities and colleges can identify new donors, as well as see which donors to contact, predict the best major gift prospects and annual fund donors, and make more confident decisions about future strategies, appeals and goals.

The Reeher Platform provides information immediately, without having to wait for updated reports. It’s a SaaS-based platform, allowing advancement teams to quickly access the information they need from anywhere at any time, spending more time making contact with prospects and less time searching. The Platform also provides the opportunity to learn from peers, with instant access to best practices, as well as global updates and upgrades that benefit everyone using the Reeher Platform.

ABOUT REEHER
Reeher is a leading developer of cutting-edge software services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education fundraising efforts. Their signature Reeher Platform provides university development leaders at institutions of all sizes with tools to track and measure effectiveness, discover new opportunities, engage constituents and improve ROI. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Reeher works with leading universities across the country and internationally, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Kentucky, Drexel University, Duke University and more. For more information, please visit www.reeher.net, call 651-789-1700, or email info@reeher.net.

ABOUT WELLESLEY COLLEGE
Since 1875, Wellesley College has been a leader in providing an excellent liberal arts education for women who will make a difference in the world. Its 500-acre campus near Boston is home to 2,400 undergraduate students from all 50 states and 75 countries. For more information, please visit www.wellesley.edu. ]]> http://www.reeher.net/news/wellesley-college-selects-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-enhance-alumnae-engagement-and-maximize-giving/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/news/skidmore-college-sees-immediate-fundraising-results-after-joining-reeher-platform/ http://www.reeher.net/news/skidmore-college-sees-immediate-fundraising-results-after-joining-reeher-platform/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:39:18 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1222
Skidmore immediately took advantage of the data provided by the Reeher Platform. The college’s development department has already identified more than 100 new high-potential major gift prospects – constituents with high wealth and a high inclination to make a gift – for staff to reach out to for the remainder of this fiscal year. Additionally, Paul Budlong, director of the annual fund at Skidmore College, reports that in the first two weeks of use, the Reeher Platform results spurred the college to alter the approach to its student caller program. The program, a key way the college connects with alumni, used data from the Reeher Platform to reorganize the alumni into new tiers. In just three weeks, the program saw a 50-percent increase in gifts, a 30-percent increase in pledges and a nearly 40-percent increase in cash donations, as compared to a year ago. There has also been an overall increase in response rates and a decrease in refusals.

“Skidmore College is growing every year, and our development results need to grow with it,” Budlong says of the institution, which serves 2,400 students and has approximately 30,000 alumni. “It’s more important than ever to focus on your best prospects, those who are most likely to be receptive to giving, instead of casting as wide a net as possible and seeing what comes back to us. The Reeher Platform’s ability to prioritize prospective donors was a key factor in choosing the tool.”

In addition to the ability to prioritize prospective donors, Skidmore College selected the Reeher Platform for its ease of use and intuitive web-based management. Budlong and his colleagues Tracy Barlok, associate vice president of advancement, and John Chaplin, director of leadership gifts, noted that none of the alternative tools they evaluated offered all of the features of the Reeher Platform in one web-based solution. Finally, the leadership team wanted a tool that their 20-person staff would find easy to adopt and use in their day-to-day work.

“After a month of using the Reeher Platform, our officers are like kids in a candy shop; they’re very excited about the new prospects we’ve found using the Platform,” Chaplin says. “I was also impressed that a team of people from Reeher, including founder Andrew Reeher, spent two days on site training our gift officers and research staff. Anyone with 15 minutes can learn how to use the tool, but to have the team here spending one-on-one time with our officers during the first couple of days to ensure that the go-live went smoothly? Wow.”

The innovative Reeher Platform subscription model provides a cost-effective solution to improving fundraising for institutions of any size or any budget, bringing the concept of “sharing best practices” in the collaborative world of university fundraising to a more practical level.

ABOUT THE REEHER PLATFORM
Through its custom predictive models, management tools and Reeher Community Network, the Reeher Platform puts fundraising on the fast track, helping colleges and universities find up to 40 percent of new best prospect donors they didn’t know existed and uncover nearly 30 percent of wasted fundraising time, money and energy. With the Reeher Expected Value Index, universities and colleges can identify new donors, as well as see which donors to contact, predict the best major gift prospects and annual fund donors, and make more confident decisions about future strategies, appeals and goals.

The Reeher Platform provides information immediately, without having to wait for updated reports. It’s a SaaS-based platform, allowing advancement teams to quickly access the information they need from anywhere at any time, spending more time making contact with prospects and less time searching. The Platform also provides the opportunity to learn from peers, with instant access to best practices, as well as global updates and upgrades that benefit everyone using the Reeher Platform.

ABOUT REEHER
Reeher is a leading developer of cutting-edge software services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education fundraising efforts. Their signature Reeher Platform provides university development leaders at institutions of all sizes with tools to track and measure effectiveness, discover new opportunities, engage constituents and improve ROI. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Reeher works with leading universities across the country and internationally, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Kentucky, Drexel University, Duke University and more. For more information, please visit www.reeher.net, call 651-789-1700, or email info@reeher.net.

ABOUT SKIDMORE COLLEGE
Skidmore is a highly selective liberal arts college with a reputation for creative curricular programming. With its relatively small size and student-faculty ratio, the College is a close-knit academic community. Skidmore is known for its faculty of teacher-scholars devoted to the instruction and mentoring of undergraduates—approximately 2,400 talented men and women from some 47 states and 46 countries. For more information, visit www.skidmore.edu.

]]> http://www.reeher.net/news/skidmore-college-sees-immediate-fundraising-results-after-joining-reeher-platform/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-february-2012/ http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-february-2012/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:26:05 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1187 New & Noteworthy Features

-New Portfolio Donor Status Peer Group Comparison Viewport

-New Employer filter for Targeter queries

New Features Coming Up...

-In April: New Peer Officer Proposal Ask Amount Comparison Viewport

-In May: New Annual Fund Operating Report tab within the Annual Fund layer of the Reeher Platform

To register for training series of "Targeter Query" sessions, check the April edition of Reeher's Basecamp Newsletter For On-Demand Training, visit the Platform's Training Center

Reeher Community Network:

-Join the Reeher Community Network on Linkedin: Connect and collaborate with your peers across the country-



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]]> http://www.reeher.net/uncategorized/platform-login-news-and-updates/reeher-platform-updates-february-2012/feed/ 0 http://www.reeher.net/news/temple-university-joins-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-optimize-annual-fund-and-major-giving-effectiveness/ http://www.reeher.net/news/temple-university-joins-reeher-fundraising-platform-to-optimize-annual-fund-and-major-giving-effectiveness/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:38:09 +0000 admin http://www.reeher.net/?p=1183 ST. PAUL, MINN. - Reeher LLC announced that Temple University has joined the Reeher Platform, the first shared management system dedicated to higher-education fundraising in which features and tools added for one customer benefit all. The public Philadelphia-based university, which serves approximately 39,000 students and nearly 280,000 alumni, is using the Reeher Platform to optimize annual giving programs, increase major giving effectiveness and maintain strong alumni relations.

“After recently coming out of a campaign, we are looking to reinvigorate and expand our donor base,” says Joseph G. Kain, Jr., Director - Advancement Analytics, Institutional Advancement at Temple University. “We needed a user-friendly dashboard to determine progress and identify our most viable prospects. The Reeher Platform will provide us with the tools to identify new prospects and potential major gift donors.”

Temple University selected the Reeher Platform for key benefits including predictive models customized for the university’s needs, web-based tools and ongoing support leading to wide usage and improved results. Implementation is planned for January.

The innovative Reeher Platform subscription model provides a cost-effective solution to improving fundraising for institutions of any size or any budget, bringing the concept of “sharing best practices” in the collaborative world of university fundraising to a more practical level.

ABOUT THE REEHER PLATFORM
Through its custom predictive models, management tools and Reeher Community Network, the Reeher Platform puts fundraising on the fast track, helping colleges and universities find up to 40 percent of new best prospect donors they didn’t know existed and uncover nearly 30 percent of wasted fundraising time, money and energy. With the Reeher Expected Value Index, universities and colleges can identify new donors, as well as see which donors to contact, predict the best major gift prospects and annual fund donors, and make more confident decisions about future strategies, appeals and goals.

The Reeher Platform provides information immediately, without having to wait for updated reports. It’s a SaaS-based platform, allowing advancement teams to quickly access the information they need from anywhere at any time, spending more time making contact with prospects and less time searching. The Platform also provides the opportunity to learn from peers, with instant access to best practices, as well as global updates and upgrades that benefit everyone using the Reeher Platform.

ABOUT REEHER
Reeher is a leading developer of cutting-edge software services to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of higher education fundraising efforts. Their signature Reeher Platform provides university development leaders at institutions of all sizes with tools to track and measure effectiveness, discover new opportunities, engage constituents and improve ROI. Based in St. Paul, Minn., Reeher works with leading universities across the country and internationally, including Johns Hopkins University, the University of Kentucky, Drexel University, Duke University and more. For more information, please visit www.reeher.net, call 651-789-1700, or email info@reeher.net.

ABOUT TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Temple University is a national center of excellence in teaching and research with an international presence. Founded in 1884 by Dr. Russell Conwell, Temple College became Temple University in 1907 and has evolved into a comprehensive urban research and academic institution. Temple University’s 39,000 students can choose from nine campuses and 333 academic degree programs. For more information, visit www.temple.edu.

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