Learn how to geocode your address data in order to "cut turfs".  Turfs can be used for tasks such as creating a targeted universe for door-knocking, direct mail campaigns, and more.

Watch Video - Cut Turf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTGEihGDZwU

Watch Video - Geocode Addresses: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFKzMfqQU94

Example Turf

Check out this video to learn how to create a dynamic search favorite for who gave last year but not this year, as well as how to add in relevant columns of data via formatting.

Watch now: https://jkristenson-trailblz.tinytake.com/msc/MTEwMzA5MzBfMjQ3NTk0MzM

Learn how to turn on email notifications for different database users.  This is useful if certain users should be notified of items such as online donations, event ticket sales, volunteer sign-ups, more.

Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7USh2wfoq6A

Read article: https://www.trailblz.com/kb/?action=view&kb=119&cat=0&qq=notify

Please consider giving Trail Blazer a review!  This greatly helps us gain insight from our customers and to help others shopping for software.

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Political review page: https://reviews.capterra.com/products/new/393cce81-868c-4e1d-86e8-f11f51fbf3c8/

Learn how to create new attributes (tags) to categorize contact records.  This powerful tool makes easy to track volunteers, prospects, clients, alumni, and more.

Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCes8fwyGzY

Access your data on-the-go with the free Trail Blazer Basecamp app for iPhone and Android.

Download links:

https://www.trailblz.com/download

Our office will be closed, Friday the 4th of July.

Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgwwHL9t2abQat53fYGw3K9yCi6-Oq1ZY

Learn how to utilize filtered contribution columns in reports.  This is a useful tool to view how much donors have given in a specific time period.

Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAWAtubEcDU 

Learn how to design email templates using Stripo, and how to save those templates in your Trail Blazer CRM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0oRATd_Gkg

Our office will be closed Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day.

Learn how to mass update a list of contacts with an attribute.  This can be useful in a number of cases, such as tracking who received a batch of mail on a specific date.  Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I30nQB4AzjA

Learn how to set up and customize the donation email response that donors automatically receive when giving an online gift.

Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQhVau54b48

Do you have new users that need to get up to speed on the day-to-day use of Trail Blazer?  Check out our Getting Started Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chrk30s8muQ&list=PLgwwHL9t2abQXNtpE4Qo2u7FMjKZ3WyvH

These videos cover a number of important topics, such as orientation to the screening, adding new contact records, adding new donation records, creating thank-you letters, and more.

Learn how to build and save a dynamic search query for donors who gave last year but unfortunately not yet this year (LYBUNT): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhM_PHZzS7s

Learn how to build a search query for new donors this year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMga6qrDsQY

Our office will be closed Friday afternoon, April 18th.

Learn how to find your current list of database users, and how to revoke a user's access.  Watch now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciXbcWQCi6g

Learn how to de-clutter the search drop-downs in your database by removing old events that are not longer needed for current reports or searching purposes.

Watch now: https://youtu.be/bfOnco6e-H8

Learn how to create custom donation reports with various contribution columns included: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD8wWxbfxnQ

Learn how to find and merge duplicate contact records in your database:
- Find and Merge Duplicates: https://www.trailblz.com/kb/?action=view&kb=252&cat=0&qq=duplicate
- Manual Drag-and-Drop Merge: https://www.trailblz.com/kb/?action=view&kb=251&cat=0&qq=duplicate
- Auto-Merge Duplicate Contacts: https://www.trailblz.com/kb/?action=view&kb=270&cat=0&qq=duplicate
- How to Manage Duplicates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Yue7DjNA_8

Learn how to find all donors and what their average gift size is as well as how many times they've given.

Watch now: https://jkristenson-trailblz.tinytake.com/df/173a434/thumbnail?type=attachments&version_no=0&file_version_no=0&thumbnail_size=preview

Learn how to set up and customize the automated email response that donors receive after making an online donation.

Watch video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQhVau54b48

Read article: https://www.trailblz.com/kb/?action=view&kb=329&cat=0&qq=responder

Check out some of the new dashboard widgets by logging into your Trail Blazer IQ Workspace: https://trailblazeriq.com/admin/

Here's an example of the Donor Acquisition Report:

Learn how to build custom donation reports: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GD8wWxbfxnQ