10 CRM Features That Make Your Conference Memorable

10 CRM Features That Will Make Your Conference Smooth Sailing

Of all the things that conference organizers wish they had discovered sooner, integrated CRM systems top the list. That being said, this is precisely what successful event professionals have been quietly putting to work behind the scenes. Manual spreadsheet trackers are finally being retired for good, so let’s take a look at what these powerful features tell us about managing what are often regarded as the most logistically demanding events in academia.
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How Smart CRM Dashboards Convert Data Into Effective Strategies

Boost Event Success With Smart CRM Dashboards

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) has transformed how events are planned, managed, and organised worldwide. CRM dashboards take raw data from previously conducted events and turn them into powerful strategic insights. This real-time analytics helps event teams to go beyond attendance numbers, revealing what truly drives audience engagement.  Continue reading

Leveraging Email Automation for Better Conference Experience

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Effective communication is the driving force behind a successful academic conference. It can make or break your conference. Speaking of communication, academics often prefer emails to be their most preferred channel of communication. Thus, it’s hardly a surprise that email automation plays a defining role in the success of academic events.

Starting from registration confirmations to post-event follow-ups, every time properly scheduled emails keep attendees informed and engaged. However, manually managing thousands of emails is tedious and is bound to be error-prone. Continue reading

Why is CRM the Backbone of Hybrid & Virtual Conference Management?

Why is CRM the Backbone of Hybrid & Virtual Conference Management?

Customer Relationship Management (CRM), three words that have taken the event management industry by storm. The shift toward hybrid and virtual conferences in only a few years has been a fascinating development to watch. Despite CRM systems existing in various forms,  they’ve always been fairly misunderstood as far as event management is concerned.

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How an Event CRM Transforms Academic Conference Management 

 

How an Event CRM Transforms Academic Conference Management

Organising an academic program is often a juggling act. There are abstract submissions to manage, reviewers to solicit, participants to register, and schedules to keep. When you consider managing payments, possible hybrid formats, and the need for real-time communications, even the most seasoned organizer can feel overwhelmed. This is when an Event CRM proves useful. 

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Streamlining Event Management and Enhancing User Experience with New Updates

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In our relentless pursuit of improving event management, Dryfta is excited to introduce a series of updates designed to make life easier for organizers and more rewarding for attendees. These new features bring greater flexibility, efficiency, and clarity to various aspects of our platform, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience for everyone involved.

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Keep your Contacts Organized with Dryfta Event CRM’s Merge Tool

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In the bustling world of event management, keeping your contact list organized and free of duplicates is not just a matter of cleanliness—it's a matter of professionalism and efficiency. That's why we're thrilled to introduce the latest update to Dryfta CRM's Merge Tool, a feature that significantly simplifies the process of identifying and merging duplicate contacts within the system.

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Simplify Contact Management with Revamped Import Tool

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In the realm of event management, the ability to efficiently manage and update contacts is paramount. That's why we're excited to announce a significant enhancement to Dryfta's Contacts Import Tool. This update is designed to make the process of importing and updating contacts from a CSV file more intuitive and less error-prone, empowering event organizers to focus on what truly matters—creating memorable experiences.

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Top 10 Popular Event CRM for Nonprofits {2025}

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Charity donations are made in large numbers every year. For the US alone, the amount of donations is more than $298 billion. This huge number doesn’t come from one place. There are several donors or supporters who donate different amounts as a part of their philanthropic efforts. As a nonprofit organization that runs on these donations, it is critical to be able to get the most charity amount for your firm through your fundraising efforts. However, managing campaigns for funds and hosting events for donors can be extremely hectic, with more tasks than you can handle. In this case, an event CRM for nonprofits can prove to be highly useful.
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Top 10 Event Management Software for Nonprofits {2025}

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If you are a nonprofit, events are an integral part of your fundraising efforts and work. But event management can be challenging, especially if it’s for a nonprofit. There are so many variables to take care of that it can get overwhelming for organizers. And that’s where the event software for nonprofits come in to solve this dilemma:

Event management software is more than just a booking tool. There are numerous benefits that come with it, including online event registration and CRM, abstract submissions and review system, guest management tools, event scheduling software, reporting and analytics tools. When it comes to picking the best event software for your nonprofit, you want to make sure the software will provide the power and functionality necessary to help your organization run smoothly.

These are the 10 best event software for nonprofits that streamline event planning from start to finish, providing actionable insights into performance and maximizing ROI for each event.

1. Dryfta

Dryfta is an all-in-one solution designed to simplify the management of nonprofit events, offering a powerful set of tools for everything from registration to attendee engagement.

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7 Signs You Need a Better CRM for Your Nonprofit Events

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When it comes to nonprofit organizations, your mission is to make a positive impact in the world. From education to wildlife, science to religion, nonprofits come in all shapes and sizes. But whether your focus is local or global, effective management of supporters and events is crucial to your success. If your team is feeling overwhelmed or your processes are outdated, it might be time to consider a better CRM (Customer Relationship Management) solution—or, more aptly for nonprofits, a Constituent Relationship Management system.
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Event CRM with Inline Editing – as Easy as a Spreadsheet

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The new Event CRM from Dryfta, also known as Contacts Management Tool, makes it faster and easier to manage your participants and their information. The basic idea was to allow inline editing for faster data management and better controls at viewing data that you needed to view. We have also introduced a Column Selector, option to create custom tabs, and many more.
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