# Blackbaud enhances data import functions of The Raiser's Edge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/09/14/blackbaud-enhances-data-import-functions-raiser039s-edge/
- Published: 2011-09-14T08:40:01+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

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Blackbaud Europe Ltd is expanding the data import capabilities of its The Raiser’s
Edge® fundraising software through a partnership with Import-O-Matic™. The company’s
plug-in helps streamline data processing and the integration of multiple data sources“
from nearly any external system”, increases data hygiene efficiency, and reduces
the manual steps required for data entry.

It can add or update existing records with on-the-fly duplicate matching, process
multiple record types simultaneously, and import directly to a gift

batch. With its advanced pattern matching it will help remove the need manually 
to massage data in Access or Excel before importing.

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Import-O-Matic is now available to Blackbaud’s 13,000 not-for-profit clients around
the world.

Mark Grisdale, Blackbaud Europe’s commercial director, explained: “Import-O-Matic
enables our customers to eliminate manual input by allowing fast and easy data import
from multiple sources, such as campaign data from an outside agency or a prospect
list, without having to reformat the data.”

O-matic Software has been developing a range of “O-matic” software plug-ins designed
to extend Blackbaud products since 2004. Managing partner Jeffrey Montgomery said:“
Import-O-Matic allows organisations to transform their Raiser’s Edge database into
the central hub for all of their data.”

www.blackbaud.co.uk/services/import-o-matic/import-o-matic.aspx

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