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It Doesn't Hurt to Ask!

The Data Isn't Broken—Your System Is: When Good Plans Meet Bad Data

January 8, 2026·21 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Fundraising data problems aren't just annoying – they're strategic barriers to your fundraising success.  In this episode, we're joined by Erin Boyce, Fundraising Lab's Data and Digital Director aka in-house database expert, who shares deep insights into why even the best fundraising plans can unravel without the right systems and processes in place.  Together, we get real about the messy reality of managing fundraising data – from mismatched reports and inherited spreadsheets to donor management systems (CRMs) that don't integrate with your finance software.  <p class="Paragraph SCXW221451594 BCX2" style= "font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; margin: 16px 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0p

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