I'm new to Tessitura having come from Raiser's Edge, and I'm finding that there are many functionalities that are more difficult to accomplish in Tessitura without certain features of Raiser's Edge.
I am particularly struggling with the query/lists/extractions process, feeling like the operators available in RE gave me much more flexibility and allowed me to perform list pulls and analysis much more quickly than I'm so far able to accomplish in Tessitura. I'm sure there are more effective ways particular to Tessitura that coming from RE I'm not thinking of yet.
Does anyone else speak RE and Tess who could help me translate a bit?
Thank you!
Hi Norma,
I completely understand where you are coming from. I have used Raiser’s Edge for a few years, I even worked for Blackbaud for a couple years. I have used Tessitura for over 6 years now. All that said, the best telefunding solution I have had is a customized report that pulls contact information, 5 years of giving, last 5 subscriptions, last 5 single tickets (non-subscription) and so much more! We have tweaked our report over the years, and our telefunding vendors love the data.
Best,
Tony
PS – If you are interested, I could see if our programmer would be willing to share the report. We do have some custom data in there, however.
Tony Exler Director of Data Standards Nashville Symphony Schermerhorn Symphony Center One Symphony Place Nashville, TN 37201-2031 T 615.687.6535 F 615.687.6403 texler@nashvillesymphony.org NashvilleSymphony.org
From: Tessitura Development Forum [mailto:forums-development@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Megan Malone-Franklin Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2016 11:13 AM To: Tony Exler Subject: Re: [Tessitura Development Forum] Any Raiser's Edge users here?
I feel you and I'd love to help! Feel free to email me directly (mmalone@pacificsymphony.org).
From: Norma Burandt <bounce-normaburandt9480@tessituranetwork.com> Sent: 11/8/2016 11:56:37 AM
Another RE convert here. I am struggling with pulling donation, performance information and constituent contact information out to send to our telefunding group. The logic in Tessitura is vastly different than Raiser's Edge and it appears there is no simple way to accomplish this in Tess.
Anyone willing to lend a hand to a newbie? I need to create a Sybunt list, Lybunt list and one for non-donor ticket buyers. I've tried the Campaign Giving Comparison reports but it's not showing the constituents I know should be included for Sybunt and Lybunt lists. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated!
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