[grc] donor databases - questions and resources

[Paul Bame]

It'll probably be obvious, but CiviCRM, because is isn't sold (it is 
open source
software) is not in that handy techsoup comparison table, though is in 
the other
resources.

Also I know NOTHING about this, but a nonprofit I visited yesterday uses
Hubspot http://www.hubspot.com/nonprofits

On 2016-03-15 10:19, Paul Hertz via grc wrote:
> I have some questions for the list about donor databases, and some 
> links
> that all of you may find useful.
> 
> At KHOI we're trying to settle on which product to use for our donor
> database. We've previously used Giftworks, but its pricing model change 
> has
> made it unaffordable for us (and it looks like there are many 
> interesting
> and cheaper options out there). We do our accounting in Quickbooks, but
> that's not adequate for keeping track of donations, premiums, 
> membership
> levels, generating letters, entering data from pledge drives and
> fundraising events efficiently, recording prospective donors etc. in 
> the
> way that we'd like to.
> 
> *What are you using? I'm particularly interested in knowing why (other 
> than
> cost) you decided to use what you do. If you switched from another 
> product,
> what (other than cost) led you to switch? Are there features you wished
> your product had?*
> 
> My research has turned up some really nice resources online for 
> answering
> these questions, but they don't really address many issues specific to
> radio.
> 
> FYI, here are the most useful resources I've found. I hope you will 
> find
> these useful too!
> 
> https://www.g2crowd.com (this is the best reviews site I've found, just
> because of how detailed the reviews are)
> http://www.techsoup.org/support/articles-and-how-tos/choose-the-right-donor-management-software-through-techsoup
> (a
> nice comparison of products available at discounted prices through 
> TechSoup)
> http://www.idealware.org/sites/idealware.org/files/2013Idealware_DMGuide_MARCH102014.pdf
> (this
> is very comprehensive (160 pages!), and it's given me many things to 
> think
> about, but it's from 2013)
> 
> And there's a free webinar about these things this Thursday, March 17 
> at
> 1:00 Eastern: Expert Advice on Choosing a Donor Management System
> <http://org.salsalabs.com/o/957/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=85361>
> .
> 
> Paul Hertz
> KHOI volunteer
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