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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Givebutter

    Score10 out of 10
    Small Businesses (1-50 employees)
    Nonprofits use Givebutter to replace multiple tools so they can launch fundraisers and events, use donation forms and donor management (CRM), send emails and text blasts. Instead of charging a traditional SaaS subscription fee, Givebutter is free to use with a transparent tip-or-fee model. Givebutter has been certified as a Great Place to Work® in 2021 and 2022, and its founders Max Friedman, Liran Cohen, and Ari Krasner were recently featured on Forbes’ 30U30 list for Social Impact.

    $0

    1 - 3% platform fee

    Little Green Light

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ALittle Green Light offers cloud-based donor management software for nonprofits, used to manage donors, track fundraising activities, generate reports, manage events, and create online donation forms. Plans include unlimited users with no contracts, and no set up or cancellation fees.

    $45

    per month Up to 2,500 constituent records

    Pricing
    GivebutterLittle Green Light
    Editions & Modules
    Free fundraising, forever ✨
    $0.00
    1 - 3% platform fee
    Tier 1
    $45.00
    per month Up to 2,500 constituent records
    Tier 2
    $60.00
    per month Up to 5,000 constituent records
    Tier 3
    $75.00
    per month Up to 10,000 constituent records
    Tier 4
    $90.00
    per month Up to 20,000 constituent records
    Tier 5
    $105.00
    per month Up to 30,000 constituent records
    Tier 6
    $120.00
    per month Up to 40,000 constituent records
    Tier 7
    $135.00
    per month Up to 50,000 constituent records
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GivebutterLittle Green Light
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsGivebutter is completely free thanks to 100% optional tips received from donors. If you'd prefer to hide tips, an industry-low Platform Fee applies instead based on the campaign type you’re using (1% for donation form, 3% for fundraising pages, and 5% for events). No matter which option you choose, all transactions include standard Processing Fees of 2.9% + 30¢ for all payment methods except ACH, which offers a reduced rate of 1.9% + 30¢ per transaction. These fees are charged by payment processors and allow funds to be deposited into your account regardless of what payment method your donors choose. More than 95% of donors on Givebutter cover fees when asked, resulting in an average campaign fee of less than 1%.Over 50,000 constituent records? Add $15/mo for each additional 10k tier. Discounts for prepayment: You can prepay for 12 months and get a 10% discount off the monthly price. Discounts also apply to prepayments of 3 months (2.5%) and 6 months (5%).
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    GivebutterLittle Green Light
    Considered Both Products
    Givebutter
    No answer on this topic
    Little Green Light
    Chose Little Green Light
    I was not involved in the selection process. When the decision was made, it was one of the best on the market. They had used Blackbaud in the past and were very unhappy with it. I inherited Little Green Light
    Incentivized
    Key User Insights
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    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    Features
    GivebutterLittle Green Light
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Givebutter and Little Green Light
    Feature
    Givebutter
    -
    Ratings
    Little Green Light
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    29% above category average
    Constituent engagement and marketing00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Givebutter and Little Green Light
    Feature
    Givebutter
    -
    Ratings
    Little Green Light
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    34% above category average
    Reporting and data visualization00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of Givebutter and Little Green Light
    Feature
    Givebutter
    -
    Ratings
    Little Green Light
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    36% above category average
    Role-based user permissions00 Ratings9.92 Ratings
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    GivebutterLittle Green Light
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    Score4.3 out of 10
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    Score9 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    OneCause
    Score8.7 out of 10
    DonorPerfect
    Score7.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Blackbaud NetCommunity
    Score3.8 out of 10
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score7.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    GivebutterLittle Green Light
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    GivebutterLittle Green Light
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Givebutter
    The site has built-in flexibility for fundraising shops of all sizes to use it for various needs - we used it for a special event but it could also be used to handle a Day of Giving campaign. We liked that donors could use the built-in social/email features to advertise their support to gain additional donations
    Incentivized
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    Little Green Light
    When I came on board, we had a mess. We had so many gift types, categories, and campaigns that it was an epic disaster, and there was no way any reports could easily be pulled. With time, patience, and the bulk edit feature, I could clean up the mess and start again with set campaigns, funds, and appeals...We now have a clean slate for all data entered in 2023 and the future. Thank you for bulk edits
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Givebutter
    • Flexibility in using the platform for multiple fundraising sources (events, direction donations, etc.)
    • Ease of Use
    • Ability to customize your site
    Incentivized
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    Little Green Light
    • Donor touch tracking (calls, meetings, etc.)
    • Relationships and stewardship
    • Forms for event and other registrations
    • Financial reporting and gift tracking
    • Great support team! I was initially worried because they don't have a contact number, but they reply to support questions really quickly and are always helpful.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Givebutter
    • Link to payment sources/systems (we had to do this multiple times before it worked)
    • Integration with larger donor management software systems (i.e. Blackbaud)
    Incentivized
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    Little Green Light
    • I wish it had email formatting rather than integrating with MailChimp, but a small price to pay since it does in fact handle email communications. I've actually found that donors appreciate the "personal" touch versus the more polished, formatted email of MailChimp because they feel like the email went just to them.
    • Wish it had the ability to email year-end statements as easy as it is to print them.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Givebutter
    No answers on this topic
    Little Green Light
    We have had no issues with LIttle Green Light so I do not see us moving to another software platform at this time. We are all familiar with how to use it and we are a small and mighty team so we don't want to rock the boat too much. LOL
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Givebutter
    No answers on this topic
    Little Green Light
    Pretty easy to manage
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    Support Rating
    Givebutter
    No answers on this topic
    Little Green Light
    LGL support is absolutely unreal. Send a question straight from inside the software and within minutes you will receive a response from someone at the company who will help you. Most of the time, the person responding to my questions is one of the developers or owners of the company. They are kind, patient, and very helpful. The online knowledge base is very comprehensive as well.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Givebutter
    Givebutter provides more flexibility in designing your campaign or event on the site ...others are more suited for only a Gala or auction and Race Roster was more than we needed and was confusing to our guests
    Incentivized
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    Little Green Light
    Little Green Light blows these other two CRM's out of the water. {Little Green Light has] ease of use, user-friendly prompts, and more pertinent information is captured. Little Green Light is perfect for my small-sized Non-Profit organization.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Givebutter
    • Best registration tool we have used for the NUN Run event
    • Allowed registrants to cover the fees reducing our overall event expenses
    Incentivized
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    Little Green Light
    • In two years of using it, we went from $200,000 annually in donor revenue to $500,000. Many factors went into that, but the ease of communications through LGL is definitely one of them.
    • We went from managing communications with ~200 donors to ~400.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Givebutter Screenshots

    Screenshot of Forms for campaigns and events.Screenshot of A Nonprofit CRMScreenshot of Personalized emails, videos, texts, and updates

    Little Green Light Screenshots

    Screenshot of data migrationScreenshot of constituent relationship managementScreenshot of alerts and tracking reportsScreenshot of fundraising and donor management reports