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Ops Insights #085 Trust Nothing, Question Everything
I’m working as a system lead to bring 8 foundations into one fundraising database. We’ve been at it for a year and are close to the finish line. Bringing together 8 separate databases into one is not just about the database. You know me, I say this all the time, Philanthropy Operations is not just about the database.
When you are bringing together 8 different databases, you are bringing together 8 different teams, 8 different philosophies, 8 different ways of doing business. It goes well beyond the database - people, processes, and change management. I say trust nothing, question everything, as someone nudging you to say just because we’ve always done it that way doesn’t mean we have to keep doing it that way.