# East Cheshire Hospice boosts donations and numbers of donors with Raiser’s Edge

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/10/23/east-cheshire-hospice-boosts-donations-numbers-donors-raisers-edge/
- Published: 2014-10-23T16:44:43+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Ten years after it first started using Blackbaud’s Raiser’s Edge, East Cheshire 
Hospice reports that it has helped the charity increase its donor base by 152% and
its donations by 70%.

Over the last year the Macclesfield-base charity has implemented [Blackbaud NetCommunity™](https://www.blackbaud.co.uk/netcommunity),
making its website fully integrated with Raiser’s Edge. This has enabled them to
build an online community for supporters.

The hospice’s previous database did record all income and donations, but it focused
solely on accounts, so could not be used for relationship building or targeted fundraising
approaches.

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Mike Drew, ICT Manager, [East Cheshire Hospice](https://www.eastcheshirehospice.org.uk/),
said:

> “We’ve attracted more donors, which has resulted in more gifts and more income.
> I’m confident that we wouldn’t have done this without Raiser’s Edge.”

He added:

> “Blackbaud NetCommunity has been a real boost to the hospice too. We can now communicate
> much more effectively with our supporters, making communications targeted to each
> and every one of them. It’s great to be able to add that personal touch and has
> had a real impact on our fundraising.”

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