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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Bonterra Network for Good

    Score4.7 out of 10
    N/ABonterra Network for Good offers a nonprofit fundraising suite of applications, with donor management features like intelligent tracking of donor readiness and targeted messaging.N/A

    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AKindful was a nonprofit CRM that included fundraising tools, reporting, and analytics. It was acquired by Bloomerang in January, 2021 and is no longer sold, but its functionality is now offered by the Bloomerang CRM.

    $119

    per month

    Pricing
    Bonterra Network for GoodKindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
    Editions & Modules
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    $119
    per month
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    $239
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    $349
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    $459
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    $579
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    $699
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Bonterra Network for GoodKindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesYes
    Entry-level Setup Fee$500No setup fee
    Additional DetailsPricing is based on how many contacts are imported into the Donor Management System. All packages have unlimited users, unlimited campaigns, unlimited peer-to-peer pages, unlimited emails and communications, and optional events and auctions. All packages also include support and data migration.All plans include: unlimited admin users, unlimited donation pages with peer-to-peer fundraising, built-in integrations, and automated reporting. Pricing also includes comprehensive web-based training upon signup and ongoing online support at no additional cost.
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    Bonterra Network for GoodKindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
    Considered Both Products
    Bonterra
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    Network for Good has been good to us over the years but with their current move into more expensive subscription models, we are looking for new software that will be able to stack against them. They have become too expensive for us to simply use them as a dedicated donate page …
    Incentivized
    Chose Bonterra Network for Good
    100% better - customer service goes a long way with us and Network For Good is top-notch. Very impressed with them!
    Incentivized
    Discontinued Products
    Chose Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
    All similar services. I preferred Kindful because of the user interface and also because of a personal recommendation from another user.
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    99%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    98%
    Delivers good value for the price
    129 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    99%
    Happy with the feature set
    134 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    98%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    116 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    113 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Bonterra Network for GoodKindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.7
    (137 ratings)
    9.0
    (20 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.2
    (6 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    4.4
    (17 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    5.4
    (5 ratings)
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Bonterra Network for GoodKindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Bonterra
    I used Network for the Good to run a fundraising event it was awesome. My organization is part of a larger regional non-profit dedicated to servicing those in our community who need a little help. By banding together under a larger regional organization, we can extend our impact through the utilization of Network for the Good across all associated organizations. It empowers smaller groups to have a larger impact on their community.
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    Discontinued Products
    Kindful is well suited when:
    • Important to integrate with a wide range of systems such as online fundraising tools or event registration without being tied to a single vendor
    • Small to medium sized organizations looking for an affordable but powerful donor database/CRM
    • Need a powerful but user friendly tool with customizable reports
    Kindful is not well suited when:
    • You need very advanced customization such as the ability to built entire custom screens
    • You need to track donations in multiple currencies
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    Pros
    Bonterra
    • The donation software is very user friendly to add donations to.
    • The report section is very easy to use and to run what you need.
    • The contact portion is extremely user friendly and is easy to keep track of donors, what they've paid and communication to them.
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    • We particularly love the flexibility of Kindful's donation pages and donation plug-ins. They make it possible for us to accept donations on our website, without having donors have to leave the website.
    • Kindful effectively streamlines back-office functions including acknowledgements for gifts - which saves our small 2-person team vital hours each week.
    • Kindful integrates to a variety of valuable platforms, allowing us to manage all of our data in one place. Currently, we integrate with MailChimp [so all email recipients are segmented in Kindful, emails are sent from MailChimp], Fundraising Report Card, and several custom integrations through Kindful's open API [including one that tracks volunteer events and another that connects to CauseVox].
    • Kindful's basic metrics and "dashboard" give us instant access to live fundraising results that are shown against historical information - giving us the ability to see how we're doing at all times.
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    Cons
    Bonterra
    • In exporting reports, it would be helpful to have a "select all" option so you can easily select everything without having to manually click each one.
    • In exporting reports, it may be helpful to have the option of saving various options for different needs so you don't have to manually click or unclick each choice every time, as you can currently only save one type.
    • It would be helpful to be able to change an event/ticket information after it has already gone live for sales as we recently had an issue with this.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Detailed custom email campaigns and reports can be confusing to navigate. However, Kindful provides excellent customer support and training to make it as easy as possible.
    • The price can be a turn off for many people, but if you have an aggressive plan to increase funding, Kindful pricing is scalable based on the size of your database.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Bonterra
    We are still learning and rebuilding our nonprofit using this platform, so this year is a trial run to see how we can increase our network and our donations. So long as we are able to see a significant return on investment in terms of donations received through the platform, we will renew for next year.
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
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    Usability
    Bonterra
    BGF is an easy-to-use platform for entering, editing, and analyzing customer or donor data and giving. I would highly recommend it to any organization looking to improve its customer relationship management functionality. As a previous user of different CRM platforms with other non-profits, BGF has made tracking donor information and communicating with donors much easier.
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    Discontinued Products
    From operations, support, and donor management, Kindful's UX and UI are top-notch.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Bonterra
    In 5+ years we have never had an issue with it not working when we needed it to. It is very reliable and doesn't seem to have a lot of bugs or interruptions in service.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Performance
    Bonterra
    It is always fast for us and reports have a very quick upload time. We don't integrate it into other programs so I'm not 100% sure about that, but it always works when we use it and is very reliable. Even when we run Excel files for complete information on donors, it always works very fast.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Support Rating
    Bonterra
    Most of the time they are quick and friendly and help me resolve any issues. There have only been a couple of times that we couldn't find a resolution and I was just told that NFG didn't have that capability.
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    I have not utilized the support for Kindful very often but the one time I have was fantastic. It was quick, courteous and thorough. Kindful consistently offers Webinars that outline the best way to utilize their product and get the most out of it. I think Kindful does a pretty solid job with support.
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    Implementation Rating
    Bonterra
    We only had one hiccup with the domain that was an issue on our end but NFG struggled to help us. It was finally resolved and we've been good ever since
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    Discontinued Products
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    Alternatives Considered
    Bonterra
    I like Bonterra Guided Fundraising more than OneCause because OneCause was only used for events at the last nonprofit I worked at. Bonterra Guided Fundraising allow nonprofits like ours to have event pages, fundraising pages, and donor management software at a better cost than OneCause. Ultimately, I would always choose Bonterra Guided Fundraising!
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    Discontinued Products
    Because of the easy-to-use drag-and-drop function, teams do not have to call website design-proficient professionals to assist them since Populr also supports collaboration and entire teams can work together to come up with a beautifully designed website and one that is readable.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Bonterra
    We are happy with all of the options
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    Discontinued Products
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    Scalability
    Bonterra
    It works for the departments we need it in, finance, administration and fundraising and marketing. It does everything we need.
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    Discontinued Products
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    Return on Investment
    Bonterra
    • We went from raising only 12k at our gala to needing to implement the auction software as we work to raise 75k at our next gala. We wouldn't be able to facilitate such a large event without our software.
    • We're able to streamline a lot of tasks. Instead of using several interfaces, we're able to rely solely on Bonterra Guided Fundraising, which saves a lot of time.
    • We're able to dream about expanding the ways we reach people. Instead of simply sending out emails or using Facebook, we can send out newsletters and promote events with their own website link, which is a huge step up.
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    Discontinued Products
    • Kindful's customer service team has saved us a lot of time and effort by being extremely helpful. I can't speak highly enough about the customer service they offer.
    • We spend a lot of time cleaning our data base. I wish Kindful had a cleaner integration process.
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    ScreenShots

    Bonterra Network for Good Screenshots

    Screenshot of Guided Fundraising on mobile, offered with the small and growing non-profit in mindScreenshot of event ticketing and managementScreenshot of mobile giving, text-to-give, and peer-to-peer fundraisingScreenshot of donor communications in a variety of ways

    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Reporting analyticsScreenshot of Contact profileScreenshot of Fundraising functionality