Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang) vs. Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
Score 8.8 out of 10
N/A
Kindful was a nonprofit CRM that included fundraising tools, reporting, and analytics. It was acquired by Bloomerang in January, 2021 and is no longer sold, but its functionality is now offered by the Bloomerang CRM.
$119
per month
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Score 7.4 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Microsoft for Nonprofit was a bundle of nonprofit-specific applications, advanced training benefits, and technical support that is no longer available.
$0
per month per instance
Pricing
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Standard
$119
per month
Standard
$239
per month
Standard
$349
per month
Standard
$459
per month
Standard
$579
per month
Standard
$699
per month
Standard Plan
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsAll plans include: unlimited admin users, unlimited donation pages with peer-to-peer fundraising, built-in integrations, and automated reporting. Pricing also includes comprehensive web-based training upon signup and ongoing online support at no additional cost.With the $0 solution, Fundraising and Engagement, organizations receive access to a multitude of solutions, including: Fundraising and Engagement Fundraising performance dashboard LinkedIn Sales Navigator Program Impact Dashboard Constituent Marketing Journeys Volunteer Management Volunteer Engagement Manage volunteers template Volunteer center template Fundraising and Engagement includes all the features and capabilities above and requires prerequisite licenses.
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Features
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Communications and Marketing
Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
-
Ratings
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
7.2
4 Ratings
10% above category average
Constituent engagement and marketing00 Ratings7.24 Ratings
Reporting and Analytics
Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
-
Ratings
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
7.0
5 Ratings
8% above category average
Reporting and data visualization00 Ratings6.95 Ratings
Wealth screening00 Ratings7.03 Ratings
Fundraising and Events
Comparison of Fundraising and Events features of Product A and Product B
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
-
Ratings
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
8.0
2 Ratings
29% above category average
Online donation options00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Volunteer shift management00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Security and Platform
Comparison of Security and Platform features of Product A and Product B
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)
-
Ratings
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
7.4
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings7.74 Ratings
Mobile access00 Ratings7.04 Ratings
Integrations00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Small Businesses
Bonterra Network for Good
Bonterra Network for Good
Score 9.5 out of 10
Bonterra Network for Good
Bonterra Network for Good
Score 9.5 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Bloomerang CRM
Bloomerang CRM
Score 9.1 out of 10
Bloomerang CRM
Bloomerang CRM
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
Score 7.6 out of 10
Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
Blackbaud Enterprise Fundraising CRM
Score 7.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(21 ratings)
7.3
(11 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(11 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Discontinued Products
Kindful is well suited when:
  • Important to integrate with a wide range of systems such as online fundraising tools or event registration without being tied to a single vendor
  • Small to medium sized organizations looking for an affordable but powerful donor database/CRM
  • Need a powerful but user friendly tool with customizable reports
Kindful is not well suited when:
  • You need very advanced customization such as the ability to built entire custom screens
  • You need to track donations in multiple currencies
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Discontinued Products
Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit is well suited for non-profit settings requiring one coordinated and one-stop-shop for electronic file management, especially of Microsoft file types such as Microsoft Word documents, Excel sheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Some scenarios where it is less appropriate are for those who need to transfer or share files across different platforms outside of the Microsoft Suite of products.
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Pros
Discontinued Products
  • We particularly love the flexibility of Kindful's donation pages and donation plug-ins. They make it possible for us to accept donations on our website, without having donors have to leave the website.
  • Kindful effectively streamlines back-office functions including acknowledgements for gifts - which saves our small 2-person team vital hours each week.
  • Kindful integrates to a variety of valuable platforms, allowing us to manage all of our data in one place. Currently, we integrate with MailChimp [so all email recipients are segmented in Kindful, emails are sent from MailChimp], Fundraising Report Card, and several custom integrations through Kindful's open API [including one that tracks volunteer events and another that connects to CauseVox].
  • Kindful's basic metrics and "dashboard" give us instant access to live fundraising results that are shown against historical information - giving us the ability to see how we're doing at all times.
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Discontinued Products
  • Providing a basic framework for nonprofit organizations who've been limping along or have capped out with their current platforms to consider switching to amplify and multiply their capabilities, reach, and impact
  • Increasing the accessibility for both citizen developers and tech teams to extend a platform, so long as there are clear parameters (business use case) and thoughtful design and architecture planning
  • Sharing some core infrastructure that accelerates the use of important tools to further the mission of nonprofit organizations
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Cons
Discontinued Products
  • Detailed custom email campaigns and reports can be confusing to navigate. However, Kindful provides excellent customer support and training to make it as easy as possible.
  • The price can be a turn off for many people, but if you have an aggressive plan to increase funding, Kindful pricing is scalable based on the size of your database.
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  • The system is ridiculously hard to implement, requiring too many tiers of Microsoft cloud services to be enabled.
  • The technical aspects of the product are far too complex for anyone with standard cloud-based app training to implement.
  • The non-profit "qualification" system is poorly designed.
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Likelihood to Renew
Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Discontinued Products
It's been very helpful at a very discounted price, especially in data analysis and visualization with Power BI.
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Usability
Discontinued Products
From operations, support, and donor management, Kindful's UX and UI are top-notch.
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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Discontinued Products
I have not utilized the support for Kindful very often but the one time I have was fantastic. It was quick, courteous and thorough. Kindful consistently offers Webinars that outline the best way to utilize their product and get the most out of it. I think Kindful does a pretty solid job with support.
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Discontinued Products
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Discontinued Products
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Discontinued Products
Other solutions may have a head start in terms of features, but MC4N is catching up quickly. Easy integration with the entire Microsoft tech stack including Office 365, Dynamics 365, Azure, Power BI saves costs over time. Microsoft’s Power Platform also allows for easy and rapid low code extensibility. Finally, the Common Data Model enables interoperability with other products and oAppSource apps.
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Return on Investment
Discontinued Products
  • Kindful's customer service team has saved us a lot of time and effort by being extremely helpful. I can't speak highly enough about the customer service they offer.
  • We spend a lot of time cleaning our data base. I wish Kindful had a cleaner integration process.
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Discontinued Products
  • Attempting to deploy Microsoft Cloud for Non-profits had a negative impact on our donor relations staff, the technical team tasked to deploy it, and upper management who watched the deployment fail.
  • Overall, this product is too dependent on too many Microsoft Cloud services to really deploy with any sort of clear expectation to management of what the "hidden" costs would be.
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ScreenShots

Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang) Screenshots

Screenshot of Reporting analyticsScreenshot of Contact profileScreenshot of Fundraising functionality

Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (discontinued) Screenshots

Screenshot of Likelihood to donate, which allows users to increase donor giving by understanding and engage with a constituent community based on its propensity to give.