Where Fundraising Experience Meets Thoughtful Systems Design
We combine deep fundraising knowledge with technical expertise to tailor every solution to your organization’s goals.
With years of hands-on fundraising experience and over a decade solving nonprofit database challenges, Toccata* brings unmatched insight to every project.
Toccata partners with nonprofits to maximize the value of their donor management and online fundraising tools, helping boost fundraising capacity, strengthen donor relationships, and avoid costly errors.
Our experience across a wide range of organizations has allowed us to develop refined, repeatable solutions to common fundraising and data management challenges.
We combine technical expertise with deep fundraising knowledge to ensure every solution reflects best practices and supports the results your organization needs.
Choosing Toccata means partnering with a firm that knows fundraising, brings advanced Bloomerang expertise, and delivers smarter, more effective solutions.
Toccata (from Italian toccare, literally “to touch”) is a virtuoso piece of music typically for a keyboard, featuring fast-moving, lightly-fingered, virtuosic passages or sections, generally emphasizing the skill and dexterity of the performer.
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Why choose Toccata?
Toccata Data Solutions was founded by fundraisers. We understand exactly what you need from your data.
We’re trained in nonprofit operations, annual giving campaigns, event management, donor stewardship, and nonprofit financial systems.
This experience shapes the systems we build to support your goals, adapt to how your team works, and produce data you can trust as you make decisions and deepen donor relationships.
Meet our Team
Donna Mehr,
Founder and Principal Consultant
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For nearly three decades, Donna Mehr, founder of Toccata Data Solutions, has partnered with nonprofits to strengthen their capacity to advance their missions.
Donna has worked across virtually every aspect of nonprofit development, including event management, annual giving, donor communications, and prospect research. This hands-on fundraising experience informs her approach to data strategy, allowing her to design highly functional, purpose-driven data infrastructures that directly support fundraising goals, decision-making, and donor engagement.
Donna holds a Master of Arts from Duke University, where she studied philanthropy and civic engagement, as well as a Certificate in Nonprofit Management from Duke. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Florida State University. Originally from Tallahassee, Florida, Donna now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with her husband, daughter, and two retired racing greyhounds, Basil and Nessa.
Rachel Silverthorn,
Senior Database Consultant
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Rachel Silverthorn joined Toccata Donor Data Solutions in 2023, bringing with her a strong background in nonprofit programming and fundraising. She partners with nonprofit clients to configure and integrate their donor management and online fundraising tools, ensuring that data systems support their organizational goals and empower their mission.
Additionally, Rachel utilizes her skills in project management to provide each client with an excellent experience.
Born and raised in Raleigh, NC, Rachel is deeply connected to the local nonprofit community and passionate about helping organizations maximize their impact through thoughtful, sustainable data practices.
She lives in Raleigh with her husband, their two children, and a golden retriever, Willa.
Elizabeth (Liza) Narducci,
Database Associate
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With experience in nonprofit operations, Liza understands firsthand the challenges involved in navigating CRM transitions and the critical role data integrity plays in advancing mission-driven work. Liza brings strong problem solving skills, attention to detail, creativity, and a talent for building meaningful relationships to help nonprofit organizations optimize their databases and focus on what matters most.
Originally from New Jersey, Liza now resides in Wake Forest, North Carolina with her husband, son, and crew of energetic pets. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, spending time in nature, and passionately advocating for the inclusion of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, especially those with Down syndrome.