Causeview vs Foundation Directory Online (FDO)

Likelihood to Recommend

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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Manager in Research & Development

Civic & Social Organization Company, 11-50 employees

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Beyond any pros or cons, the simple fact is that FDO is the industry standard for grant prospecting databases. Others like GrantStation, GrantSearch, and more can offer some other functionalities or different UX/UI, but ultimately I've never found something that other search platforms had that FDO did not. If you are a non-profit organization, you need a subscription to FDO if you have any serious interest in prospecting (and getting) institutional funding.

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David S. Levine, CFRE

Development Manager

Christodora: Nature, Learning, LeadershipNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Pros

Causeview's support team is mostly helpful and quick to respond.
Causeview integrates event registrations within Salesforce.

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Manager in Information Technology

Think Tanks Company, 11-50 employees

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Summarizing foundation information (contact info, funding priorities, geographic priorities, etc.) in a user-friendly format
Recommending similar foundations based on certain criteria, this is helpful when looking for new funding opportunities
Being able to search through organization's 990s using crtl + F

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Program Manager in Sales

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees

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Cons

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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Manager in Research & Development

Civic & Social Organization Company, 11-50 employees

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As this platform grows, more data will be available and I'm looking forward to even further narrowed search results.

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Abby Landmeier

Manager of Community Funding and Volunteers

United Way of Mesa CountyNon-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Support Rating

Causeview 7.0

Based on 2 answers

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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Manager in Information Technology

Think Tanks Company, 11-50 employees

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Foundation Directory Online (FDO) 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Any question is answered within 24-48 hours, professionally. If one person can't answer right away, they will seek answers within their support group and find the answer for you.

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David S. Levine, CFRE

Development Manager

Christodora: Nature, Learning, LeadershipNon-profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

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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Manager in Research & Development

Civic & Social Organization Company, 11-50 employees

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I have also used Grant Station and GuideStar for foundation research and have found Foundation Directory Online to be the most user-friendly, provide the most detailed information about foundations, and to have the best search features in order to find the funders that I am looking for as well as to discover new funders

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Program Manager in Sales

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Negative: expensive per-license fee with no discount for added users.
Negative: unreliable servers that host donate pages.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Think Tanks Company, 11-50 employees

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We don't apply for many grants, however; we use look for resources to direct nonprofit when looking for additional funding outside of our funding process.

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Abby Landmeier

Manager of Community Funding and Volunteers

United Way of Mesa CountyNon-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

Required

Causeview Editions & Modules

Edition

Causeview	$60¹

per user

Additional Pricing Details

Included 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.

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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Causeview vs Foundation Directory Online (FDO)

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Foundation Directory Online (FDO)

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Causeview Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Foundation Directory Online (FDO) Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

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