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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    ActBlue

    Score8.3 out of 10
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    Convio Luminate (discontinued)

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AConvio Luminate was a nonprofit CRM option acquired by Blackbaud that is currently discontinued, and no longer available.N/A
    Pricing
    ActBlueConvio Luminate (discontinued)
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ActBlueConvio Luminate (discontinued)
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    ActBlueConvio Luminate (discontinued)
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of ActBlue and Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    Feature
    ActBlue
    9.7
    1 Ratings
    37% above category average
    Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Constituent engagement and marketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social listening9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Digital advocacy enablement10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of ActBlue and Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    Feature
    ActBlue
    8.5
    1 Ratings
    31% above category average
    Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Reporting and data visualization10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wealth screening7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fundraising and Events
    Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of ActBlue and Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    Feature
    ActBlue
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    46% above category average
    Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Online donation options10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration and ticketing10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Text and phone donations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Volunteer shift management8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile event check-in9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of ActBlue and Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    Feature
    ActBlue
    9.3
    1 Ratings
    35% above category average
    Convio Luminate (discontinued)
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    ActBlueConvio Luminate (discontinued)
    Small Businesses
    Agentforce 360 for Nonprofits
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Agentforce 360 for Nonprofits
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    DonorPerfect
    Score8.4 out of 10
    DonorPerfect
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score5 out of 10
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score5 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    ActBlueConvio Luminate (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    5.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ActBlueConvio Luminate (discontinued)
    Likelihood to Recommend
    ActBlue
    i think it’s good for any democrat campaign. I honestly can’t think of a reason that a campaign would try to make its own version of this software rather than ActBlue. There’s so much customization and adaptability where it just makes sense. I’m not sure if PACs use it but because they’re so check heavy maybe it makes less sense for them
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    It does great with donor cultivation processes and the workflow feature is top-notch for automating processes. Where it does a less than stellar job is getting it to work more specifically for your organization. Often times building that kind of special feature costs a significant time and money investment and it is something that is hard to transfer when it's time to move to a new database.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    ActBlue
    • user interface
    • data visualization
    • contribution search
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Luminate takes some of the legwork out of setting up NSPS for nonprofit use of salesforce.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    ActBlue
    • i want to add checks to it
    • website is down from time to time
    • in sight graphic design
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Big Investment
    • It's a sales program with a donation management overlay so it has some troubles around reporting.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    ActBlue
    It has a very intuitive user interface. When i am trying to make an event, it lays out in all the editing tabs exactly what i need to make it look good and does so much for me on the back end. I will say that soemtimes the more complicated stuff is tougher to understand right away
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    ActBlue
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Support for the product is horrible; often support will have you bouncing between Blackbaud support and Salesforce support and it's very rare either are able to find simple solutions. Most of the time the solutions almost always cost money and hiring consultants which, for a smaller organization, means not being able to achieve proper solutions.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    ActBlue
    No answers on this topic
    Discontinued Products
    Of the databases I have used, Luminate CRM is my least favorite. However, it is powerful and large enough to function adequately for a large nonprofit; I couldn't say the same for some of Blackbaud's smaller products. We definitely need the full Luminate Suite (Luminate Online, Team Raiser, etc.,) to make it work, though - and we're constantly disappointed by the clumsiness of the way all the pieces interact.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    ActBlue
    • increased contributions
    • increased flexibility
    • more data understanding
    Incentivized
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    Discontinued Products
    • Uncertain; we have not collected data on this. Our Luminate package is quite expensive, though.
    Incentivized
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