System Profiles

This section contains reviews of all 23 systems demoed for this report, including detailed profiles of the 12 systems we identified as most representative of each of the use cases, and shorter overviews of the remaining 11 systems.

You can search or sort by use case using the checkboxes to the left, and within each system profile you can add that system to a list that you can then compare against one another. You can also view a list of systems by use case here, or see how they all stack up in our interactive Comparison Chart.

 

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@EASE Fund Development Software, by Batsch Group, Inc.

www.raisefundswithease.guru @Ease is a system built on Microsoft Azure that can be either cloud-based or installed on individual workstations and tablets. With an interface that will feel very familiar to Microsoft product users, the software provides a streamlined approach to … Read more

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Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT

www.blackbaud.com/products/blackbaud-raisers-edge-nxt Blackbaud Raiser’s Edge NXT provides fundraisers with an all-in-one solution that provides solid support for all aspects of a fundraising program, including online, offline, and multichannel campaigns; email marketing; gift processing; events management; grant tracking; major gift cultivation; and … Read more

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Bloomerang

bloomerang.co Bloomerang’s focus on donor retention is evident as soon as you log in to the system. With a prominent donor retention graphic on the dashboard, automated first-time donor call task assignments, and an engagement level meter on each constituent … Read more

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Charity Engine

www.charityengine.net CharityEngine is a cleanly-designed donor CRM and fundraising system that provides robust functionality with features that help make the system more approachable for non-technical users. The dashboard is arranged around a prominent search bar that poses the question “What … Read more

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CiviCRM

civicrm.org CiviCRM is an open source web-based platform that helps nonprofit organizations organize constituent information, handle donations and memberships, and engage communities. You can download and deploy the code for the system inside one of four open source web content … Read more

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DonorPerfect, by SofterWare

www.donorperfect.com With strong donor management functionality, the ability to support multichannel campaigns, and numerous features that help non-technical users navigate the system, DonorPerfect has elements that appeal to both new users and power users. From a welcome screen that provides … Read more

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DonorSnap

www.donorsnap.com DonorSnap is a user-friendly cloud-based system that provides a variety of tools to help manage and communicate with donors and facilitate fundraising programs. Each user within an organization has the ability to customize their dashboard by adding or removing … Read more

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Eleo, by Community Software Solutions

eleoonline.com Eleo is an affordable donor management software solution focused on meeting the needs of small nonprofits and providing comprehensive training and support to clients. The system provides solid donor management and online fundraising support with a variety of modules … Read more

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eTapestry, by Blackbaud

www.blackbaud.com/products/blackbaud-etapestry Blackbaud’s eTapestry product continues to focus on delivering a flexible integrated donor management and online fundraising solution to its core market of small to mid-sized nonprofits. A customizable widget-based dashboard provides a snapshot of your fundraising performance that you … Read more

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EveryAction

https://www.everyaction.com/development Since the last edition of the Consumers Guide, EveryAction has added a host of new functionality aimed at strengthening its position in the marketplace of systems for growing nonprofits. Today the system brings together strong constituent management and reporting … Read more

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ExceedFurther, by Arreva

www.arreva.com/software#ef ExceedFurther by Arreva is a cloud-based, holistic donor relationship management and online fundraising system. A great deal has changed since the 2017 Consumers Guide, in which we profiled systems from Telosa Software, DonorCommunity, and MatchMaker FundRaising: DonorCommunity merged with … Read more

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Keela

keela.co With a clean design and a straightforward, easy-to-use interface, Keela provides donor management and online fundraising tools that are accessible to less tech savvy nonprofit staff. A flexible tagging system allows you to categorize contact records in just about … Read more

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Kindful

kindful.com Kindful combines a clean, approachable design with solid donor management and online fundraising capabilities, a user-friendly reporting tool, and numerous pre-built integrations. Online forms are easy to create and can be shared: as a page hosted on the Kindful … Read more

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Little Green Light

www.littlegreenlight.com Little Green Light provides nonprofits with solid donor management and online fundraising tools in an affordable package. Entering gifts is straightforward, with both a single gift and bulk gift entry forms. You can create pledges in the system and … Read more

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NationBuilder

nationbuilder.com NationBuilder is a cloud-based CRM and fundraising tool with a focus on online constituent engagement and action. Individuals are placed on and move along paths that correspond to how the constituent interacts with an organization, with clearly identified next … Read more

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Neon CRM, by Neon One

neoncrm.com NeonCRM is a flexible system that provides solid support for fundraising and donor management along with the ability to manage volunteers, events, membership programs, peer-to-peer fundraising, e-commerce, and grants. Individual users can customize numerous aspects of their experience, from … Read more

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Network for Good

networkforgood.com Network for Good’s donor management tool is a cloud-based, user friendly, all-in-one system that brings together CRM, fundraising, and communication capabilities. The main dashboard, which is not customizable, provides a snapshot of your organization’s overall year-to-date fundraising performance and … Read more

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NonProfitEasy, by Lumaverse Technologies

nonprofiteasy.com NonProfitEasy, a cloud-based CRM and fundraising system, has continued to grow since the last edition of this guide. Developers have focused on deepening the system’s analytics capabilities, streamlining the gift entry interface, and implementing robust integrations with partners like … Read more

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Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack, by Salesforce

www.salesforce.org/nonprofit/nonprofit-success-pack/ Salesforce’s Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) is part of the company’s Nonprofit Cloud offerings and adapts the sophisticated power of the for-profit Salesforce platform to meet the needs of nonprofit organizations. Earlier this year, Salesforce rolled out a new suite … Read more

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Salsa CRM, by Salsa

www.salsalabs.com Salsa continues to be a popular tool in the online fundraising sector, providing nonprofit fundraisers with strong functionality across the board. Salsa CRM comes bundled with Salsa Engage, the company’s online fundraising and marketing automation tool, allowing nonprofits to … Read more

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Sumac, by Silent Partner Software

www.sumac.com Sumac’s simple interface, modular approach, and configurability makes it a flexible system for nonprofits looking for a straightforward tool to manage donor information, collect online donations, and manage fundraising campaigns. The system requires a “console” to be installed on … Read more

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Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager

www.trailblz.com Trail Blazer Non-Profit Manager is an affordable donor management tool that combines basic fundraising functionality with solid reporting and good event management features. Constituent records allow users to track multiple phone numbers and mailing addresses and up to two … Read more

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Virtuous Nonprofit CRM, by Virtuous

virtuouscrm.com Virtuous provides nonprofits that have larger constituencies with a robust set of tools for constituent management, fundraising, marketing and engagement, and automation that they can use for highly personalized donor outreach and engagement. It is a modular system that … Read more