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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)

    Score4.4 out of 10
    N/AKindful 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

    Slate.org

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ASlate.org is a platform designed to centralize the college admissions process, available on a free plan. Slate.org promote access to higher education by connecting school counselors, colleges, and students through one integrated solution. High school counselors can track student applications and decisions, schedule visits with colleges and upload missing materials on behalf of their students all within Slate.org. Students also have access to track their applications to colleges/universities…

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    Pricing
    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Slate.org
    Editions & Modules
    Standard
    $119
    per month
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    $239
    per month
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    $349
    per month
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    $459
    per month
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    $579
    per month
    Standard
    $699
    per month
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Slate.org
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    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.Slate.org is 100% free and will always be free for high school counselors, colleges, and students.
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    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Slate.org
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    15 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Slate.org
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (21 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.8
    (11 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang)Slate.org
    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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    Technolutions
    Slate.org is a great tool for reassuring students that documents have been transmitted successfully. The uncertainty in the college process means that students and parents tend to worry about what cannot be seen. Slate.org helps me reassure my students and families that documents have been received.
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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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    • Slate.org is constantly looking to expand the schools that participate, building a larger network.
    • Slate.org is committed to equity among secondary school partners
    • Slate.org regularly seeks feedback to enhance its products
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    Cons
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    • 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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    Technolutions
    • I'm hopeful to see more development of ease of navigation within the ux
    • I'd like to see a larger number of participating universities
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    Usability
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    From operations, support, and donor management, Kindful's UX and UI are top-notch.
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    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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    Alternatives Considered
    Discontinued Products
    Because of the easy-to-use drag-and-drop function, teams do not have to call website design-proficient professionals to assist them since Populr also supports collaboration and entire teams can work together to come up with a beautifully designed website and one that is readable.
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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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    Technolutions
    • Slate.org has given us one more tool in a varied landscape of data submission and tracking
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    ScreenShots

    Kindful (discontinued, now part of Bloomerang) Screenshots

    Screenshot of Reporting analyticsScreenshot of Contact profileScreenshot of Fundraising functionality

    Slate.org Screenshots

    Screenshot of A high school counselor's profile pageScreenshot of A list of a counselor's current students which shows # of applications, graduation year, and active account statusScreenshot of Personalized lists of studentsScreenshot of Students' applications can be viewed and users can see if they are in progress, awaiting materials, complete, or decidedScreenshot of On the Colleges tab, which schools have data sharing enabled have been seen