The start of a new year is a great time to look back. So, for my first post of 2009, I thought I'd provide a brief recap of all the great improvements we made to FDO in 2008. Truly, it was a year to remember! Here's what happened:
- We redesigned FDO's grantmaker and company profiles to make them easier on your eyes and to help you find the data you're looking for more quickly
- The ability to search by county, metropolitan area, and ZIP code was extended to our Search Companies and Search Grants databases (joining Search Grantmakers)
- The ability to tag records was extended to grants (joining grantmakers and companies)
- We launched this blog, Eye on FDO, to keep you current on everything subscribers need to know
- We added a "Compact View" format option for grantmaker profiles to minimize on-screen scrolling and reduce paper when printing
- For Professional subscribers, interactive funder-specific mapping and charting tools were added to help you focus your fundraising strategy
- Our mapping tool was enhanced with the ability to map grants by U.S. congressional district
- For Professional subscribers, we debuted a funder-specific e-mail alert service to keep you up to date on the grantmakers that matter to you most
- We added a new "Economic crisis" index term to our grants database to help you identify support specifically related to the current economic downturn
- Our exporting tool was enhanced with the ability to extract complete contact and address information from grantmaker search results lists
- And more...
We're already working on numerous new enhancements for 2009. Our resolution is to add a wide range of new and exciting features that will top last year's accomplishments and help you take your funding research to the next level. 2009 will be memorable for another important reason, too. Read my next post for more details...
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