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- THIS IS THE FILE SYS-VEND.DOC
- for version 3.01 of
- THE FUND-RAISER'S ASSISTANT
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- CONTENTS
- DESCRIPTIONS...................................................1
- BORN TO BE EVALUATED...........................................1
- PRODUCT COMPARISON.............................................1
- DISTRIBUTION POLICY............................................1
- SUGGESTED NAMES FOR ARCHIVE FILES..............................2
- FILE_ID.DIZ....................................................2
- PRIOR RELEASES.................................................2
- WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION.....................................2
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS............................................4
- REGISTRATION INVOICE...........................................7
- BENEFITS OF REGISTERING........................................8
- OTHER PRODUCTS FROM KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION........................8
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- DESCRIPTIONS
- 1, 2, 4, and 10 line descriptions are in the file describe.doc.
- A complete description is also in that file.
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- BORN TO BE EVALUATED
- Since the whole premise of shareware is user evaluation before
- purchase, we designed this package to be easily evaluated. We
- developed a 3 step evaluation process to help people decide if
- The Fund-Raiser's Assistant is for them. It consists of two
- automated demonstrations, and a hands-on tutorial.
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- Step 1, which takes about 15 minutes, will give potential users
- a fairly accurate idea of whether The Fund-Raiser's Assistant
- can do what they need from their system. The user presses the
- return key to watch an automated demonstration of ways to use
- information. Called "reports", it gives him/her an overview of
- how target groups can be selected and what reports and mail
- merge operations are available.
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- After the first 15 minutes, most people will know if The Fund-
- Raiser's Assistant can do the kinds of things they need done.
- For those who are still interested, a second return key
- demonstration called "dataentry" shows them how information is
- entered. This takes under and hour and should help people
- decide if they feel comfortable with the menu-driven operation.
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- The final step, a hands-on tutorial, should take less than 2
- hours. It will teach them how to do the basics and let them
- know if they really feel comfortable with its operation. They
- are too many features to cover in two hours, but they are all
- documented and explained in the 80 page on disk manual which is
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- A features summary may also be printed and is an overview
- against which they can measure their own impressions. The
- manual is the final refuge.
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- PRODUCT COMPARISON
- I am not aware of any other shareware with the fund-raising
- features of The Fund-Raiser's Assistant. It can do all the
- other organizational tasks required by small and medium sized
- groups, but its specialty is fund-raising. There are shelfware
- products which also focus on fund-raising but they cost much
- more, from $400 to over $4,000. The registration fee for The
- Fund-Raiser's Assistant is $89.
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- DISTRIBUTION POLICY
- Anyone distributing The Fund-Raiser's Assistant for any kind of
- remuneration must first contact Knowledge In Action at the
- address below for authorization. This authorization will be
- automatically granted to distributors recognized by the (ASP) as
- adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and such
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- distributors may begin offering The Fund-Raiser's Assistant
- immediately (However Knowledge In Action must still be advised
- so that the distributor can be kept up-to-date with the latest
- version of The Fund-Raiser's Assistant.).
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- KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
- P.O. Box 40226
- Department D2
- Pasadena, CA 91114-0226
- (818)398-0513
- Compuserve 71277,1063
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- SUGGESTED NAMES FOR ARCHIVE FILES
- A good name for the archive files are fndrs30A, fndrs30B,
- fndrs30C and fndrs30D.
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- FILE_ID.DIZ
- The enclosed file "file_id.diz" contains the following
- description:
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- The Fund-Raiser's Assistant v3.01-
- File 1 of 4: Record and access financial, demographic and
- proprietary information in an easy to use manner. See how much
- money was raised by each activity and who gave how much.
- Individual contribution histories are available and groups of
- people can be selected using a wide variety of criteria for
- targeted mailings and management reports. Hard drive required,
- 286 or faster suggested.
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- PRIOR RELEASES
- The enclosed version 3.01 is the second major release.
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- WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION
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- Thanks for all the suggestions about how to make "The Fund-
- Raiser's Assistant" more useful to you. We've added a lot more
- ways that will let you customize it to your needs and
- environment. If you're currently using "The Fund-Raiser's
- Assistant", here are some of the changes.
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- REMEMBER, THESE ARE NOT ALL THE FEATURES, JUST THE NEW FEATURES!
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- If you're not a current user, this won't make much sense because
- you don't understand its current features. The best way for you
- to get a feeling for the power of "The Fund-Raiser's Assistant"
- is to use it. Install the program and go through the tutorial.
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- INCLUDE INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR NEEDS
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- You can use information specific to YOUR situation by using user
- defined character, numeric and logical fields. Identify the
- information you want to track in the maintenance menu section
- and it will automatically appear when you are entering
- information about people or selecting people for reports and
- direct mail.
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- ELIMINATE INFORMATION YOU WON'T BE USING
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- If you won't be searching for people via their company name, you
- can eliminate that option. If you won't be recording or
- selecting people using political information, you can turn that
- option off. Of course, if you ever change your mind, you can go
- back and restore those option. (see the maintenance menu
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- KEEP TRACK OF MORE POLITICAL INFORMATION
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- The political option lets you record voting history, political
- party, date of voter registration and precinct. When selecting
- people for reports and direct mail, you can use this information
- for searching. (Turn this option on and off in the maintenance
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- KNOW MORE ABOUT PEOPLE
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- You can keep a separate salutation and heading for mail sent to
- the work address, a FAX phone number, and gender.
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- CUSTOMIZE THE REPORTS EACH TIME THEY'RE RUN
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- Each time you run a report, it's for a slightly different
- purpose. The call list may be used to mobilize supporters for
- one issue one week and another issue the next. Perhaps you need
- contribution histories one time and not the next. Now, you have
- more control over what appears on reports and what doesn't.
- Eliminate the clutter so that the useful information stands out!
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- TARGET PEOPLE WITH MORE PRECISION
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- Now you can select people using even more criteria. The new
- ones include:
- How much they've given to individual clients,
- When they registered to vote,
- Numeric, logical and character user defined fields,
- Voting history,
- Gender,
- Date of birth,
- Political party, and
- If they have a phone number
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- DATA ENTRY IS EASIER AND FASTER
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- Recording contributions is easier and more flexible and now you
- can stop in the middle and continue later.
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- Frequently updated information, such as phone numbers and
- precincts, is easier to get to.
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- PLUS MORE......
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- Support for different printers (including label printing),
- including an automatic set up for the HP laserjet,
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- Extra security to prevent unintentional deletions,
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- Expanded list management features, and
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- more self-diagnosis.
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- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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- WHAT YOU NEED IN ORDER TO USE "THE FUND-RAISER'S ASSISTANT"
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- "The Fund-Raiser's Assistant" requires an IBM-compatible
- computer with 640K of internal RAM memory, a hard disk and a
- printer. An AT class machine is strongly recommended and a 386
- is even better.
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- Make sure you have at least 580K of your RAM memory available.
- Remove memory resident programs.
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- The program starts out assuming your printer is Epson
- compatible. If it's not, make sure to go to the printer set up
- section in the maintenance menu as soon as possible.
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- Make sure your config.sys file sets "files" to at least 40 and
- "buffers" to at least 30.
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- The invoice on the next page is in the manual and can also be
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- REGISTRATION FORM
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- Print this out by moving to the "fundrais" subdirectory, typing
- "order" and pressing the enter key. Complete it and send it with
- your check for $89 to:
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- KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
- P.O. Box 40226
- Department D2
- Pasadena, CA 91114-0226
- (818)398-0513
- Compuserve 71277,1063
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- REGISTRATION INVOICE
- FOR THE FUND-RAISER'S ASSISTANT
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- Enclosed is my $89 registration fee. (California residents,
- please add the applicable sales tax).
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- Name ______________________________________________________
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- Company ___________________________________________________
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- Street Address ____________________________________________
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- Street Address ____________________________________________
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- City, State & Zip _________________________________________
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- Phone(with area code) _____________________________________
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- How did you hear about "The Fund-Raiser's Assistant"?
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- What work-related non-computer magazines do you read?
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- Would you be interested in becoming a test site for future
- releases of "The Fund-Raiser's Assistant"?
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- Send this form along with your payment to:
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- KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
- P.O. Box 40226
- Department D2
- Pasadena, CA 91114-0226
- (818)398-0513
- Compuserve 71277,1063
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- BENEFITS OF REGISTERING
- Once we receive your registration fee, we will send you a
- printed manual and the latest version of "The Fund-Raiser's
- Assistant". You will be notified of updates and other changes
- and will receive any updates and changes FREE for nine months
- after you register.
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- OTHER PRODUCTS FROM KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
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- The Fund-Raiser's Assistant Import Utilities(due for release
- in the second quarter of 1993) - helps you add your current or
- future dBase format computer lists into the Fund-Raiser's
- Assistant.
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- KNOWLEDGE IN ACTION
- P.O. Box 40226
- Department D2
- Pasadena, CA 91114-0226
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