Intuitive & Affordable

FundRaiser Software offers 3 powerful programs designed to fit any budget and any installation requirements

FundRaiser experience gained over 30 Years

With more than 30 years of experience in the nonprofit community and a customer retention rate of higher than 90%, our suite of donor management software is the right choice for affordable, intuitive donor management software that will fit your needs now and for years to come.

"I am happy to recommend your software. In the interests of appearing non-partisan, I keep trying to find a software program that is as good as yours, but I can't. I have NEVER heard a complaint about your technical support. I cannot say that about ANY other software company.!" Kim Klein (fundraising consultant, author) Berkeley, CA
Why FundRaiser Software? Features
Multiple Installation Options

Whether you need online access to your data, or wish to have your database installed on your local network, FundRaiser has an installation option built for you.
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Integrated Growth Path

FundRaiser is designed with your success and growth in mind; start with the perfect solution for your needs right now, and know that the software is ready to grow when you are.
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Extensive Standard Features

FundRaiser contains an impressive array of standard features: unlimited donors, customizable interface, and built-in letter templates, to name a few.
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Unrivaled Customer Service

As a small company, we know that the key to customer retention is excellent customer service and we dedicate every minute of our working day to providing outstanding support.
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There's a world of difference between FundRaiser Select and FundRaiser Basic. But, first, if you are an existing FundRaiser Basic user, you will be glad to hear that all your FundRaiser Basic data, including your letters, will convert to FundRaiser Select format in one simple operation that you run yourself. There is no re-keying of data when you stay within the FundRaiser Family.

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In Basic, you are limited to two codes per donor and one per gift. In Select, there is no limit to the number of codes per donor, and you have 4 per gift: Motivation (called Source in Basic), Fund, Purpose, and Solicitor.

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These are user-defined text, code, date, number, or checkbox fields that you configure as you desire. For example, you can have one for social security number, another for marital status or ethnicity, and a third for a follow-up date.

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Anonymous, inactive, mail exclude, send no gift thank you's, send End of Year, public name, report name, formal and informal salutations, gender, employer, dates of birth, birthdays, mobile phone, other phone, donor type, donor solicitor, mergeable text (add a personal note to your next letter), and more.

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Mode (check, cash, in kind, etc), Motivation (instead of Source), Purpose, Solicitor, two thank you letters (each donation can have two different letters and you can batch-print them all at once), Gift Type (includes "Later" for phonathon pledges), check number, receipt number (including automatic numbering for our Canadian users), date of deposit, batch number, foreign currency, value and description of any benefit given to the donor (for US IRS reporting purposes). And an unlimited notes area.

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This is a complete email management system for sending, receiving, and archiving all your donor emails. Whenever you print letters, you have the option to print and/or email those letters to your donors. Email is sent as one message to one person, with the subject line and message custom mail-merged for each person. Incoming email is automatically sorted; "bounceback" messages are processed (when the donors change their email addresses).

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First, you have many more criteria, and much more flexibility, including the ability to have one criteria OR another and NOT a third. Second, you can save your queries (they're called Groupings in Select) for later use. Third, you can delete a Grouping from the Master file (great way to purge old inactive records) and you can assign the same code to everyone in a Grouping.

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More reports, more options, and the ability to define your own report:

  • Donation Summary Report - gives a breakdown of donations by a variety of factors including codes and giving levels.
  • Donor Level Report - breaks your donors into user-definable giving levels for any time period.
  • New Names} - shows how many new names you have recorded per month over the years
  • New Donors} - a new donor is someone who has given for the first time. This report shows how many new donors you have had per month over the years.
  • Solicitor Summary - for those who assign donors to board members and other volunteers, especially during a fundraising campaign.
  • Correspondence Reports} - for any of the sections that batch-print letters, you can also print a report showing who is to receive which letters.
  • User-Definable Report - you pick and choose the fields (columns) you want on the report, and the order in which the report is to be printed.
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The Tickles Tab is a multi-purpose reminder system for laying out important tasks and managing deadlines.

  • Map out grant application tasks
  • Assign tickles to individuals or to all staff members
  • Attach tickles to donor records
  • Manage tasks with the flexible tickle reports

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You can include graphic images like scanned signatures or logo's. Also, bulleted and numbered paragraphs, fully justified text, and a controllable ruler with tab stops and indents. Plus, you have many new merge functions including some with tables for neat formatting of mini-reports.

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  • Duplicate Checking. Yes, FundRaiser Basic checks for duplicates as you type them in, and so does FundRaiser Select, but Select will also check for (and remove, if desired) duplicates in your list as it exists after the records have been added. This is especially useful after you import a new list.
  • Backups that can span multiple disks and are Zip-compatible (can be opened with WinZip)
  • Better code management. Change or delete a code and FundRaiser updates all accounts. Merge one code into another. Mark a code as inactive, and it will not appear on your dropdown lists.
  • Better Internationalization. Select picks up your preferred date format and your currency symbol from the Windows settings. You can also tell FundRaiser what term to use instead of "State" (we're listening to you, Canada). Telephone and postal code formats can be set to your personal preference. You can even record donations made in foreign currencies and record the converted local currency amount, and be able to merge either or both in your thank you letter or receipt. You can also modify and add to the country addressing standards that come with FundRaiser.
  • Automatic Lookup of City and State/Province from the postal code. For addresses outside the US, you will have to make the first entry for each postal code yourself (in order to build a lookup table), but the lookups will be automatic after that.
  • Popup yellow "sticky notes" that alert you to important information about your donors.
  • Tickler reminder system. These reminders can be tied to a donor and/or a staff member and FundRaiser will alert you (or that staff member) when the reminder is due. Once completed, these notices can be saved as the donor's case history. Reports help you to manage this system.
  • Password system. This not only controls who is able to enter the program, it also controls what areas each user can have access to. For example, your assistant might have almost full access to everything, while the receptionist can only do lookups and is not shown any financial data.
  • Alternate Addresses This is how you handle multiple addresses for the same person. It might be a date sensitive address, as with Snowbirds (who go south for the winter) and students, or it might be code-related, as with Home/Business or Student/Parent.
  • Bulk Mail This is mostly for the USA, but has its uses elsewhere, too. It is used primarily for updating the addresses and ZIP+4 codes, but can be used by anyone who sends their data out to be processed and updated by a service bureau. It also adds tight integration with USPS NCOA (National Change Of Address) processors so that you get the current address of donors who have moved in the past 3 years. It tightly integrates with ZP4, a low-cost CASS-Certification and address verification program from Semaphore Corporation.
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These are extra-cost addon's that give you extra functionality that would otherwise be available only in our top end program, FundRaiser Professional

Installed Products Overview

The FundRaiser Family offers both the online and installed products. If you are looking for the speed and security of a locally installed desktop product, read further here for more about FundRaiser Select or Professional. For the remote access and flexibility of an online product see our FundRaiser Online page.

Our desktop software offers users the peace of mind that comes with knowing that sensitive donor data is not being transferred over the internet. Both FundRaiser Select and Professonal "climb the ladder" of capability and sophistication. You can start at the level that is appropriate for you now, and upgrade later as your organization and needs evolve. Upgrading is easy and economical; your data converts from one program to another in a simple and quick operation and 100% of your previous purchase is applied to the cost of the next program.

FundRaiser Professional (interest-free installment plan available) is our flagship program, and the real workhorse of the Family. It contains dozens of powerful, easy-to-build reports, merge functions, and enhanced Grouping criteria. User-defined fields make the sorting and reporting functionality virtually limitless. Professional boasts powerful features not found in any other FundRaiser program.

FundRaiser Select (interest-free installment plan available) features unlimited coding, extensive data fields, powerful Query flexibility, built in reports, a top-notch word processor, and a multi-user option. Select is designed to grow with your organization by offering the flexibility to build upon its features and functionality with a full suite of expansion modules.

FundRaiser Expansion Modules are included in FundRaiser Professional and are available as optional expansions to FundRaiser Select to customize your application.

For more information about installation options, please visit the multi-user options page.

Using any of the FundRaiser programs will help you to grow. By increasing the time you have to devote to direct fundraising, it helps you to increase your contributions. As both you and your organization grow, the decision to step up to the more sophisticated features and techniques of the next FundRaiser programs will be a natural progression.

All our programs are guaranteed... if after giving it a good try, you're not happy with a FundRaiser program, send it back for a full refund. We are dedicated to giving you what you need to make your fundraising work easier and smoother.

 If both Select and Professional are more than you need right now, check out our simplest installed program, FundRaiser Basic on the FundRaiser Basic website. 

Case Studies
Is FundRaiser donor management software right for you? Will it solve the particular problems facing your organization? The following case studies cover a wide variety of organizations and fundraising activities, and show how many of the features of FundRaiser work in real life situations.

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Multi-User Capability ($400 per additional user) This is an addon that lets you have as many people using FundRaiser at the same time on your network. Basic is the perfect solution for the small nonprofit to store all donor and giving information in one location, and easily keep track of all the details.

As a FundRaiser Basic user, you get a 10% discount off the regular purchase price (including any modules you buy at the time). Plus, if your budget requires it, you can pay for it all over time with no interest. All nonprofits automatically qualify - no credit history is even checked.

There is one other optional cost of which you should be aware. That is for Annual Maintenance Plan , which is what we call the service that provides you with unlimited tech support on a toll-free line (US and Canada) and all program updates plus a few other services. When you purchase FundRaiser Select, you receive 90 days of Annual Maintenance Plan to get you started. After that, it is optional. But it is a service that over 80% of our users continue to renew.

  • FundRaiser Spark
  • Available Online or Installed
  • Includes:
  • Unlimited Donors
  • Unlimited Codes
  • Unlimited Email
  • Custom Letters
  • Memberships
  • More Details
  • Try Free
  • FundRaiser Select
  • Available Online or Installed
  • Plus:
  • Online Donations
  • Recurring Gifts
  • Households
  • Solicitor Tracking
  • Add-On Modules
  • More Details
  • Try Free
  • FundRaiser Professional
  • Available Online or Installed
  • Includes:
  • Rapid Gift Entry
  • Relationships
  • Event Management
  • Secure Fields
  • Unlimited Spares
  • More Details
  • Try Free

The FundRaiser Difference

  • Our Mission is You
  • Our Track Record
  • Support & Service
  • Budget-Friendly
A Better World through You
You believe in your mission, and you work very hard to see that mission come to fruition. We believe that it is our job to work just as hard to help you achieve it. Every day, we make it our mission to be right beside you helping you become more effective through better donor management practices. Our company is built on the belief that nonprofits are working for a better world, and we are working to achieve a better world through you. When you become a FundRaiser Customer, you become part of the FundRaiser Family. Meet the FundRaiser Family
Right Beside You
Simply stated, we've been doing this for a long time (since 1983!), and we'll be here for a long time to come. Our small company provides donor management software that is used by more than 5,000 nonprofits worldwide, and that means that we have a very strong commitment to staying in the game. We believe that we are helping the world through you, and we look forward to doing so for many more decades. FundRaiser History
Real Customer Service

Part of our mission is to provide excellence in service, and we are passionate about our mission. We believe that we must all work for a better world, and our part in it is to support you and your mission. We do that by pledging to be right beside you every step of the way with the best customer service you have ever experienced. Our customers use words like "refreshing", "informative", "patient", "unparalleled" and "tremendous" when they talk about the support they receive from us - but we think that providing the best service we can is our responsibility, so we just call it real customer service. Don't take our word for it, though: take a look at what our customers say about our support & service by checking out our Testimonials.

Affordable for all Nonprofits

Organizations of all types and sizes use FundRaiser, but our target customers are small, mid-sized, and growing organizations, so we work very hard to keep our software both powerful and affordable. All three of our programs can be purchased or leased, and we offer the most flexible interest-free payment plans in the industry. With our low prices and built-in growth path, FundRaiser Software is the ideal choice for organizations that are looking for an affordable option that will grow with them. View Pricing

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Features/Products

FundRaiser Spark

FundRaiser Select

FundRaiser Professional

Feature

Number of Donors
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited
Unlimited Gifts Per Donor
Custom Letters
Targeted Mailings
Built-in Reports
Integrated Word Processor
Canadian User Features
Import & Export Capabilities
Donor Segmentation
Email Correspondence
Membership Management

optional module
Donation Segmentation

(three codes per gift)
Duplicate Checking
Partial
Contact Management
Partial
Recurring Donations
Partial


User-Defined Spare Fields


(three)

(five)

(unlimited)
Event Tracking
Partial

limited
Multi-User Capability
Not Available
Custom Page
Not Available


Reminder System (Tickles)
Not Available


Households
Not Available
In-Kind Donations
Not Available


Bulk Mail Features
Not Available
Solicitor Tracking
Not Available
Pledge Tracking
Not Available

optional module
Volunteer Management
Not Available

optional module
Tributes Management
Not Available

optional module
QuickBooks Integration
Not Available

(optional, third-party integration)

(third-party integration)
Wintix Integration
Not Available

(third-party integration)

(third-party integration)
Premiums Management
Not Available

optional module
Phonathon Management
Not Available

optional module
Complete Campaign Management
Not Available
Not Available
Soft Credits
Not Available
Not Available
Split Donations
Not Available
Not Available
Relationship Tracking
Not Available
Not Available
Rapid Gift Entry
Not Available
Not Available
Online Donations

optional for Spark Online

optional module

optional module
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Pricing

FundRaiser Spark

FundRaiser Spark

FundRaiser Professional

Single-User Version
$649 installed
$69/mo online
$1400+ installed
$179/mo online
$3800+ installed
$349/mo online
optional modules
N/A
$300-$500
Included
Multiple Users
N/A
$250 each installed
+$25/mo online
+$400 each installed
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