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Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM vs. DonorSnap

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM

    Score7.6 out of 10
    N/ADesigned for large, complex organizations as well as federated and international nonprofits.N/A

    DonorSnap

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ADonorSnap in Wisconsin offers a nonprofit fundraising and constituent management platform, supporting at different pricing tiers larger or small groups of donors with fundraising tools like mass email with acknowledgement emails, mobile app, event registration and forms, management of recurring donations, and other email related tools.N/A
    Pricing
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMDonorSnap
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMDonorSnap
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMDonorSnap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (36 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMDonorSnap
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Blackbaud
    It works well enough for fundraising purposes and donor tracking. I think it would be less appropriate for instances or industries where you don't need so many data points on someone. You are able to attach a lot of information to a record so if you don't need that info (simply need contact info for example) you might want a simpler system
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    DonorSnap
    DonorSnap is perfect for our organization due to its ease of use; there isn't a big learning curve. Because we can create additional fields, we are able to segment reports based on those fields and appeal to specific groups. Additionally, with the number of classes and events that we conduct throughout the year, by being able to take online registrations and then have those in DS without anything more than a click to do, it streamlines the process immensely. Learning how to create reports can be slightly challenging if you are accustomed to working with a different platform, but I think it's that way when switching from any program to another.
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    Pros
    Blackbaud
    • Accessing in-depth data for a single constituent is easily done and customizable by user working with "tiles" on the home screen
    • Generating lists of possible prospects with specific similarities can be done with a few clicks and then stored for more research later
    • well designed relationship options allow for a a look at specific constituents and how they might relate to other constituents in the system leading to more effective prospecting
    • Screens can be easily customized by user or user group eliminating irrelevant data and presenting only truly relevant information
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    DonorSnap
    • The software is rich with features.
    • Their online support is quick to respond.
    • Many user-defined fields which provide greater adaptability to meet our needs.
    • Easy to navigate.
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    Cons
    Blackbaud
    • Certain aspects of Blackbaud are oddly non-customizable.
    • Blackbaud updates/support is slow and often ineffective - our organization switched to Microsoft 365, which is apparently incompatible with Blackbaud. Help/support recommended clunky workarounds that don't actually work, rather than proactively enhancing compatibility
    • There should be a flag in constituent search to show which people in the results list are deceased.
    • Query isn't very user friendly. It should be simple to locate the information that you want to pull, and add parameters to that information. Instead you have to write multiple queries to set parameters, then write a query that looks at those other queries. It's time-consuming and easy to make mistakes, and the knowledge/proficiency is difficult to explain or transfer to new staff.
    • Blackbaud generally just feels like its technology is outdated. It wasn't built for the needs of a modern organization, and its developers have failed to make the necessary improvements over time to stay competitive.
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    DonorSnap
    • I really can't think of a thing!
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Blackbaud
    We've covered a lot, but mostly because we are happy with the system overall. There are a few kinks, and sometimes it takes a minute to figure out the right wording to pull a report or the best way to code a new category that we want to track. But Blackbaud is always there to help us, and once things are figured out - they are super simple to replicate. It wouldn't be worth it to switch to a new system and lose of all our information and time put in to mastering the system
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    DonorSnap
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    Support Rating
    Blackbaud
    I have not personally had to reach out to Blackbaud CRM Support, because we have a central office that manages the Blackbaud CRM relationship. However, any time I've reached out to our support team, there is nothing they can't figure out by utilizing the support they receive from Blackbaud CRM. I've not had any issues that have gone unresolved, and they can always get things done in a timely fashion.
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    DonorSnap
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    Implementation Rating
    Blackbaud
    Most of our issues were self-inflicted and related to BB's work. We did not "staff up" correctly, our data to be converted was not in great shape and we set some unreasonable goals. With BBs help we were able to clean our data and prep it for conversion and we adjusted the goals to be more achievable with the timeline we were given. We found the BB staff to be responsive and focused, especially when working on-site with us.
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    DonorSnap
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    Alternatives Considered
    Blackbaud
    Blackbaud CRM is more robust and has better functionality. It is necessary for a bigger fundraising shop. Blackbaud Raiser's Edge and NXT worked well in smaller organizations with fewer users and fewer donors/prospects. RE was more affordable than CRM was for the smaller organization.
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    DonorSnap
    We reviewed more than 100 donor management software applications and found DonorSnap to be right for our organization. Do your research and compare what are your priorities, what is offered by the variety of software on the market, what can you live without, can you upgrade in the future, do you trust the developers, etc.
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    Return on Investment
    Blackbaud
    • Change is always expensive and painful, but CRM is worth the time and effort. One immediate benefit is improved transparency internally, especially for internal accounting, controls, and compliance departments.
    • Cloud hosting helps cut cost and demand on organization staff. Improves access and meets compliance on every level.
    • Ability to make global changes to recording donor phone communication makes it a one-stop resource for a well-run development team.
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    DonorSnap
    • We spend so much less time doing data entry and generating reports than we spent with our previous four database providers. This is a very inexpensive donor management system in comparison with the others that we have used saving us thousands of dollars annually.
    • DonorSnap has more than met our business objectives of being able to track donors, donations, payments, registrations, etc. Working from the cloud provides me with quick access to information regardless of location - even the mobile app is great!
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