Our Bodies, Ourselves

Our Bodies, Ourselves (OBOS) is the pioneering book about women's health and sexuality, first published in 1970 and soon to be in its 8th U.S. edition. OBOS is also the group that continually updates the book and supports its publication in 19 languages. OBOS has a 20-year-old database of more than 5000 donors, but the software program they were using to manage the list was never designed for donor tracking. The old system forced them to maintain gift and contact information in separate places, causing errors in donor histories and mailings. Since OC helped consolidate these two databases with ODB in 2003, the staff has been able to correct these flaws and operate a single, unified database. The new system has enabled the organization to be more time-efficient in fundraising and has contributed to an increase in individual gifts.