[COMM-ORG] [ed: query: donor software]

[Discussion list for COMM-ORG]

[ed:  please feel welcomed to copy COMM-ORG with responses to Bonnie's 
query.  A bit from me below.]

From: Bonnie Bazata <sjcbridges at gmail.com>


Hello,

We are starting up a nonprofit and need a good donor software program.  
We've been in conversation with eTapestry.  Everything I've found is all 
good on this company, and they allow the integration of website, 
registration, enewsletters, donor tracking, etc. plus it is web-based 
and offer lots of good training. They even offer a guarantee of raising 
the costs of the program in the first year.

However, they cost about $5 to 8k the first year, and another $1.5k 
after that.  They integrate lots of good stuff, but they may be the 
Cadillac and right now I need a Toyota Fit version.  I'd be interested 
in knowing what other small nonprofits are using, with their strengths 
and limitations.

I'm also shopping for a decent copier.  Is it better to buy one 
outright, or buy into a service contract?  We do a lot of education and 
presentations need a good workhorse.   

Thanks for any help,

Bonnie

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Bonnie Bazata
Executive Director
St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative
PO Box  1078    
South Bend, IN  46624
574-339-1232    
sjcbridges at gmail.com    
www.sjcbridges.org

[ed:  my favorite source of software for community groups, as well as 
tech advice generally, is www.techsoup.org.  A search there using "donor 
software" turns up some interesting stuff, such as 
http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/databases/archives/page10169.cfm.]