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Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM vs. Bloomerang Fundraising

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ABlackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM is an enterprise Nonprofit CRM platform designed to assist large higher education, healthcare, and nonprofit organizations in managing fundraising campaigns, donor stewardship, and operations at scale. The platform consolidates fundraising workflows, constituent data, predictive analytics, and automated insights into a unified system to support targeted campaigns, donor engagement, and revenue growth.N/A

    Bloomerang Fundraising

    Score8.8 out of 10
    N/ABloomerang Fundraising, formerly Qgiv, helps convert more donors, increase gift sizes, and deepen donor engagement. Through donation forms and peer-to-peer campaigns with auctions, events, and text fundraising, the solution is designed to maximize generosity.

    $480

    per year

    Pricing
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMBloomerang Fundraising
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Bloomerang Fundraising
    $40
    per month (billed annually)
    Auctions
    $259.00
    per month
    The Giving Platform
    Contact Sales
    includes Bloomerang Fundraising, Bloomerang CRM, and Bloomerang Volunteer
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMBloomerang Fundraising
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMBloomerang Fundraising
    Considered Both Products
    Blackbaud
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    Bloomerang
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    89%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    86%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    89%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMBloomerang Fundraising
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM and Bloomerang Fundraising
    Feature
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    25% above category average
    Bloomerang Fundraising
    -
    Ratings
    Constituent engagement and marketing7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Social listening9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Digital advocacy enablement9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM and Bloomerang Fundraising
    Feature
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
    7.4
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Bloomerang Fundraising
    -
    Ratings
    Reporting and data visualization6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Wealth screening8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Fundraising and Events
    Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM and Bloomerang Fundraising
    Feature
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
    7.3
    2 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Bloomerang Fundraising
    -
    Ratings
    Online donation options6.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Event registration and ticketing6.22 Ratings00 Ratings
    Text and phone donations7.32 Ratings00 Ratings
    Volunteer shift management7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile event check-in9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM and Bloomerang Fundraising
    Feature
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    23% above category average
    Bloomerang Fundraising
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions8.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile access7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integrations8.22 Ratings00 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMBloomerang Fundraising
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (38 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.1
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    7.7
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    6.9
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.8
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRMBloomerang Fundraising
    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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    Bloomerang
    Qgiv is great for small businesses or large companies that are looking for a user-friendly software to use to process donations, sale items or simply use a tool for peer-to-peer fundraising. The customer is by far the best service I have ever received and the baseline data is easy to export for donor cultivation purposes
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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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    Bloomerang
    • Great donor/user interface, very appealing and intuitive
    • Excellent reporting on transactions
    • Strong customer service
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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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    Bloomerang
    • I don't have any suggestions here - they treated me like royalty - anything I didn't understand they walked me through and when I forgot it the next time and had to ask again - they acted like that was common - putting me at ease to call them back any and every time I need them.
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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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    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Blackbaud
    It's pretty easy to use. I think even people who aren't good with technology could figure this out. I would go 9 or 10 but the 2 views, database and web view being separate, and for many things only being able to do them in one view or the other, makes it a bit challenging
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    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Bloomerang
    Customer support is amazing - they're very prompt, thoughtful in their response, and are clearly trying to help you problem solve, not just find a quick fix.
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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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    Bloomerang
    No answers on this topic
    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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    Bloomerang
    Qgiv is by far a better product. No hidden fees and the team of developers continue to make updates that are relevant to keeping the software competitive and user-friendly. Also, customer service is a 10 out of 10 when it comes to troubleshooting different software scenarios. Finally, the ability to export and import is a basic and awesome necessity.
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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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    Bloomerang
    • For the price, it's a solidly positive ROI for its functionality as a credit card processor. Prior to Qgiv we used MobileCause and I think the impact of the change has been neutral.
    • Even though the integration with Exceed Beyond isn't perfect, it's still an improvement over entering all the data by hand. Saving time is hard to calculate, but I would say it has probably dropped our donation entry time by at least 10%.
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    ScreenShots

    Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM Screenshots

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    Bloomerang Fundraising Screenshots

    Screenshot of Bloomerang Fundraising’s donation formScreenshot of Bloomerang Fundraising’s event pageScreenshot of Bloomerang Fundraising’s peer-to-peer campaignScreenshot of Bloomerang Fundraising’s auction pageScreenshot of Bloomerang Fundraising’s text-to-donate