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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.

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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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Ignatian Lay Volunteer Corp

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps was facing a donor data tragedy. Their data was in a custom program which was no longer updateable. “We couldn’t upgrade or get support, so we started looking for a new and improved system,” says Tamara Zavislan, Director of Development.

The Ignatian Volunteer Corps (IVC) does important work with a small staff. Much of its mission is accomplished by volunteers. . IVC provides men and women age 50 and over the opportunity to serve the needs of people who are poor through volunteer work; to address issues of social justice; and to grow deeper in Christian faith through reflection and prayer based in Ignatian spirituality.

Preserving Your Data

For IVC, preserving all donor data was a high priority, and they knew that wasn’t going to be easy. “We had 4,000 records. With import tools, we couldn’t have saved the gift history. We would have had to enter it all by hand. In the past, we’d had experience with volunteers moving data by hand, and that hadn’t worked well,” says Zavislan. “That’s why we decided to go with the professional data conversion.

“The challenge when doing it professionally is in finding people who will talk to you in lay language and not professional jargon. I may not have the sophistication of a tech person, but I do know my data, and I know how my data should work. I may not be able talk about that in a technical way, but I am saying things that are important for the technical people to understand,” says Zavislan.

“The first experience I had with data conversion, with another company, was that the data conversion people seemed to be speaking an entirely different language. I’d say something and they would interpret it in a way which I didn’t mean. We never got beyond that point,” says Zavislan.

Choosing New Software

IVC finally choose FundRaiser Select for three reasons: great cost, powerful features, and the company’s customer friendly environment. For data conversion, customer service was most important. “I thought that because FundRaiser had a customer friendly environment that this could work, and that was true,” says Zavislan.

It wasn’t all easy even then, but “FundRaiser was willing to make the effort,” says Zavislan. “With other database developers we never got past the phase of them speaking in ‘techese’ and no willingness to adapt. FundRaiser was willing to adapt. It makes it easier, if you are getting understanding and cooperation.”

“It Required Work From Both Parties”

“We had an extraordinarily complicated situation, and at one point, I realized that I wasn’t communicating what needed to be said. I arranged a conference call between FundRaiser and the programmer who had written the previous program. That did it,” says Zavislan. After that, “I was able to talk through the structure of the old database and how that would be reflected in FundRaiser.”

“I feel really strongly that customers need to get familiar with the new software so they can participate. I needed to know what FundRaiser did so that I could say, ‘This is where I think this data needs to go.’ I had used FundRaiser Basic in the past, which helped, but I still needed to do some learning. You can’t just rely on the professional converters because they don’t work with your data every day,” says Zavislan.

“We got familiar with FundRaiser by taking the training. Two of us here at IVC did the free Overview session several times. Then, we decided what elements in the old database were critical. We developed a chart here in the IVC office. We’d say, ‘this code or group in the old database was used in such a way and we think it matches this code best in FundRaiser.’ We talked to the FundRaiser data conversion team about our rational,” says Zavislan.

“I went into this thinking, ‘you are the expert, just do it!’ Yes, they can just do it but not necessarily in a way you can use,” says Zavislan.

When working with the FundRaiser, “we at IVC had to do a mind shift, because it didn’t look the same as the old program. You have to realize that it’s the same, but the way it looks on the screen is going to be different. You just have to learn where it all is so that you can use it,” says Zavislan.

Data Cleansing

When IVC staff found data that they didn’t use everyday, the FundRaiser data conversion team helped decide what to do with it. “I wasn’t willing to throw it out,” says Zavislan. “They helped us find a place to put it where it wouldn’t clog up the system. They made suggestions, like putting things in house notes, or into special inactive category codes. That way, we kept all the historical information.”

Worth the Effort

“We’ve now been working in the new program for a year. It’s night and day to our old system. I can do so much more: get reports, analyze data, segment things. It’s wonderful,” says Zavislan. “For instance, if I am on a conference call now and someone asks, ‘how many donors do we have in Washington, DC?’ I can turn to FundRaiser and while still on the phone answer, ‘We have 1000 donors there.’ In the old program, that would have taken me hours.”

“I can do more and do it more easily. We have 12 regions nationally, but I am a one-person development office. By being able to share information in a much more time efficient way, I can bring those 12 regions into the process. It has resulted in increased awareness and knowledge across the organization. For instance, I now send simple monthly donor reports to all regional directors in a manner of minutes. That way, they know who their donors are and can work more on building those relationships,” says Zavislan.

“The time it takes to produce lists for appeals and mailings and get them to go to the mail house is greatly decreased. I can do more segmenting. The software helps us streamline and be more efficient,” says Zavislan.

“I can’t speak highly enough of FundRaiser. People say to me, “I can’t afford donor management software. I say, you can! You can even just buy FundRaiser Basic, and start like I did. What you can do with Basic, at $149, is amazing.”

Resources

Changing Systems: Tips for Moving Your Donor Data

How Well Did Your Data Move? Checklist for Imported Data

Overview of Data Conversion at FundRaiser Software

  • 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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