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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Causeview

    Score2 out of 10
    N/ACauseview aims to make donor management simple. This solution is built on the Salesforce.com platform and according to the vendor, this provides users with best in class fundraising, events, volunteers and payment processing tools on top of the world’s most popular CRM.

    $60

    per user

    Ellucian CRM Advance

    Score5 out of 10
    N/AEllucian CRM Advance is a nonprofit constituent relationship management software solution offered by Ellucian, Inc.N/A
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    CauseviewEllucian CRM Advance
    Editions & Modules
    Causeview
    $60
    per user
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    Pricing Offerings
    CauseviewEllucian CRM Advance
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIncluded at no extra cost: support, unlimited access to the Causeview Knowledge Base, online training and Causeview Community Forum, online donation, event registration and volunteer sign-up forms, and ActionPages. Integrated iATS Payment Processing starting at 2.95% + $0.21 / transaction. Minimum 3 users.—
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    User Ratings
    CauseviewEllucian CRM Advance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    2.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.4
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CauseviewEllucian CRM Advance
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Causeview
    I think Causeview is well suited for those who are looking to track revenue and donor information in the same place. It is good to have your database with all of your contacts integrated with the same system that you use to process things such as donations and event registrations, so it saves time and we don't have to maintain separate systems for our development work and our other revenue-generating strategies. We also use reports to pull up information about donors and use that information for fundraising -- for example, donor history and things like that.
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    Ellucian
    A potential student calls in and we can enter all the information in CRM right then. Ellucian CRM Advance makes it easy for when we go back a week later to see all the notes on the student rather than asking them all over again. Admissions takes the call and enters all info into CRM Advance and then Academics can just log in and see all the notes Admissions took on the student.
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    Pros
    Causeview
    • Causeview's support team is mostly helpful and quick to respond.
    • Causeview integrates event registrations within Salesforce.
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    Ellucian
    • Ties fundraising efforts to alumni.
    • Seamless integration from Ellucian Colleage or Banner.
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    Cons
    Causeview
    • Event registration and donation pages could be better designed - not up to par with sites such as Eventbrite
    • I would like to have the option for people to register with more than one e-mail address instead of creating a duplicate record each time someone uses a different e-mail.
    • Some of my coworkers find Causeview confusing to use or difficult to find information.
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    Ellucian
    • Some of the data is not in the most intuitive location.
    • The initial learning curve of the system was a bit steep, but after working with the system exclusively, our users got proficient very quickly.
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    Support Rating
    Causeview
    Causeview's support is a lone bright spot. They are often quick to respond. They are generally helpful, although brief in their answers and explanations. I would appreciate more detailed answers to technical problems, but I do appreciate their support's problem solving ability
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    Ellucian
    CRM Advance is very efficient and overall a great product. We have been using CRM for many many years with really no complaints. It fits our needs.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Causeview
    I did not personally select Causeview for my organization, but I have found it easy to use in comparison with other similar systems. The fact that Causeview can be added to Salesforce, and hop on our existing database, is very important to us and is one of the main reasons we continue to use the service.
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    Ellucian
    We actually recently dropped CRM Advance and are now live with Raisers Edge. Raisers Edge was much more user friendly and built around the fundraising experience. Integration was possible through a secure FTP interface with Ellucian Colleague. Other Blackbaud products have since been purchased to further enhance fundraising and gift giving.
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    Return on Investment
    Causeview
    • Negative: expensive per-license fee with no discount for added users.
    • Negative: unreliable servers that host donate pages.
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    Ellucian
    • We are now able to do a more effective review of applicants and see overall trends of characteristics such as source locations. This helps to focus other efforts such as marketing to support those areas and increase others.
    • There is now a full picture of the needs of our students. By being able to view information in a logical progression, trend data can be identified and reacted to.
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