Project History
Donor, Alumni and Community Relations (DACR) led a review of the University's alumni and donor database system (Advance) in 2007-08. The comprehensive review was completed by an internationally recognised consulting firm and focused on four areas:
- Implementation status of the previous database
- Quality of data records
- Business requirements
- Documentation and development of a roadmap for the future
Based on findings from the evaluation process and request for proposal (RFP), the RE Steering Committee accepted and approved the report by the consultants. The Committee recommended to the VCG and the Vice-President of Advancement that the new database be implemented.
Historical project timeline
- Review of Monash's Advance Database System - August 2007 to February 2008.
- Request for Proposal for a database system to meet the needs of the university issued September 2007.
- Final recommendation from Advance review - February 2008
- Decision to implement Raiser's Edge approved by steering committee - April 2009
- Raiser's Edge implementation contract signed - May 2008
- Raiser's Edge Project team formed - August and September 2008
- Raiser's Edge went live into pilot period - January 2009
- South Africa campus included in user group - March 2009
- Rollout Raiser's Edge Report functionality - April 2009
- New user training program launched - June 2009.
- Callista data extraction into Raiser's Edge sub-project commenced - April 2009
- Post implementation review completed - May 2009
- Prospect Module pilot period commenced - June 2009
- Raiser's Edge Integration Strategy completed - June 2009
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