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Virginia Commonwealth University Speeds Gift Processing, Improves Database ...

RICHMOND, VA--(Marketwire - Jun 29, 2011) - Sage North America, a provider of business management software and services to more than 32,000 unique not-for-profit organizations in the U.S. and Canada, today announced Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), is using Sage Millennium with CorrectDATA to quickly and easily process 30 gifts an hour; update at least 1,000 addresses per month; and save more than $6,000 annually in postage.

Located in Richmond, Va., VCU is Virginia's most comprehensive urban university. Sage Millennium is Sage's highly customizable, web-based constituent relationship management (CRM) software for larger organizations with diverse and complex fundraising programs. CorrectDATA are data-correcting services that integrate with Sage Millennium.

Major Improvements VCU's Development department has come a long way since the non-digital days, when it took days every month to keep their database current. Sage Millennium with CorrectDATA has helped get them there. For 42 years, Mary-Margaret Fosmark, a data integrity coordinator who recently retired, had a front row seat to the ongoing impact of technology at VCU.

"In 1986, the VCU Development and Alumni Relations office had 25,500 records, and if we processed 30 gifts in a day, we had accomplished a lot," said Fosmark. "We [currently] have more than 320,000 records, [but are able] to process 30 gifts an hour. That's how much of a difference Sage Millennium and CorrectDATA have made."

Updates While She Sleeps Eliminating duplicate data entry has saved VCU time. "We update at least 1,000 addresses per month," said Fosmark. "Manually, [updating addresses] took forever."

With the push of a button, CorrectAddress initiates behind-the-scenes address updates. "I set the system to update when I leave the office at night, [and] when I return, it's done," explained Fosmark. ""I [save] at least 17 hours of manual input a month."

Having correct addresses cuts down on returned mail charges, too. "We used to pay the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for a 48-cent stamp, plus certified mail fees, on each address correction," said Fosmark. "Now, we pay no postage fees at all, saving at least $500 every month. Put together, all of the improvements [to our system] are amazing."

Modules with Moxie CorrectDATA's database enhancement modules integrate seamlessly with Sage Millennium. VCU uses two of them, CorrectAddress and CorrectZIP, with its Sage Millennium system. CorrectAddress is an address cleansing, updating, and verification service based on USPS Change of Address records.

TIM ALLEN FOR COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY | Franklin County Va. Patriots ...

Tim Allen , Assistant Commonwealth Attorney for Franklin County for the last 9 1/2 years  decided to enter the race for Commonwealth Attorney as an Independent after  Clifford Hapgood decided to retire.   “I have learned a whole lot from working against and with Cliff, first facing him as a defense attorney and then later working beside him, assisting in prosecutions.  Much of my experience has come while helping him prosecute some of the biggest criminal cases to come through the circuit court in recent years.” Allen, speaking at  the Franklin County Patriot meeting on June 20, 2011, says that he has been involved in the prosecution of every murder case in the county since February 2002 making him more than qualified to become our new Commonwealth Attorney.