Importing donor information is not required to get started with RaiseDonors. If you want your CRM to be your master donor database, and you have a CRM integration enabled, then all the data from RaiseDonors will be pushed into their CRM treating RaiseDonors as a "segment" of donors, which continues to grow as fundraising efforts continue.
If you want to import and house your donor information in RaiseDonors to provide donors with access to a portal where they can manage recurring giving schedules and view their giving history, then look no further! Below are parameters for required and optional fields.
Required fields
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First Name (string, 75 character max)
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Last Name (string, 75 character max)
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Email Address (string, 150 character max)
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Billing Address (string, 255 character max)
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Billing City (string, 255 character max)
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Billing State (Full Text) (string, 255 character max)
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State values & Canadian State values must match the standardized list we've attached to this article.
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Billing Postal (string, 15 character max)
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Billing Country (ISO3 or ISO2) (string, 150 character max)
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Country values must match the standardized list we've attached to this article.
Optional fields
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Organization Name (Business) (string, 100 character max)
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Phone Number (string, 50 character max)
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Shipping Address (string, 255 character max)
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Shipping City (string, 255 character max)
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Shipping State (Full Text) (string, 255 character max)
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Shipping Postal (string, 15 character max)
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Shipping Country (ISO3 or ISO2) (string, 150 character max)
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Newsletter Opt In - Has this donor opted in to your email appeals? (boolean)
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CRM Key - A key to your system (ie: CRM) (string, 100 character max)
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Existing donor passwords - Only if they are clear-text password records
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If they are encrypted passwords, RaiseDonors cannot decrypt them.
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A common approach is to follow up with a marketing email inviting your donors to 'reset their password in their new donor portal.