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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Little Green Light

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ALittle Green Light offers cloud-based donor management software for nonprofits, used to manage donors, track fundraising activities, generate reports, manage events, and create online donation forms. Plans include unlimited users with no contracts, and no set up or cancellation fees.

    $45

    per month Up to 2,500 constituent records

    NationBuilder

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ANationBuilder is a content management software offering from NationBuilder.

    $35

    per month

    Pricing
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
    Editions & Modules
    Tier 1
    $45.00
    per month Up to 2,500 constituent records
    Tier 2
    $60.00
    per month Up to 5,000 constituent records
    Tier 3
    $75.00
    per month Up to 10,000 constituent records
    Tier 4
    $90.00
    per month Up to 20,000 constituent records
    Tier 5
    $105.00
    per month Up to 30,000 constituent records
    Tier 6
    $120.00
    per month Up to 40,000 constituent records
    Tier 7
    $135.00
    per month Up to 50,000 constituent records
    Starter
    $35.00
    per month
    Pro
    $159.00
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsOver 50,000 constituent records? Add $15/mo for each additional 10k tier. Discounts for prepayment: You can prepay for 12 months and get a 10% discount off the monthly price. Discounts also apply to prepayments of 3 months (2.5%) and 6 months (5%).—
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    Community Pulse
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
    Considered Both Products
    Little Green Light
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    NationBuilder
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    11 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    11 Answers
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    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
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
    Communications and Marketing
    Comparison of Communications and Marketing features of Little Green Light and NationBuilder
    Feature
    Little Green Light
    9.0
    2 Ratings
    30% above category average
    NationBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Constituent engagement and marketing9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting and Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting and Analytics features of Little Green Light and NationBuilder
    Feature
    Little Green Light
    9.0
    1 Ratings
    36% above category average
    NationBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Reporting and data visualization9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Security and Platform
    Comparison of Security and Platform features of Little Green Light and NationBuilder
    Feature
    Little Green Light
    9.9
    2 Ratings
    41% above category average
    NationBuilder
    -
    Ratings
    Role-based user permissions9.92 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
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    Agentforce 360 for Nonprofits
    Score8.5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Medium-sized Companies
    DonorPerfect
    Score8.4 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
    Enterprises
    Ellucian CRM Advance
    Score5 out of 10
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Little Green LightNationBuilder
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Little Green Light
    When I came on board, we had a mess. We had so many gift types, categories, and campaigns that it was an epic disaster, and there was no way any reports could easily be pulled. With time, patience, and the bulk edit feature, I could clean up the mess and start again with set campaigns, funds, and appeals...We now have a clean slate for all data entered in 2023 and the future. Thank you for bulk edits
    Incentivized
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    NationBuilder
    If you are managing a nonprofit agency, advocacy group, or political campaign, NationBuilder is likely the best tool available for the job. It has everything you need in one package, excellent support from NationBuilder reps, and plenty of reputable case studies that show its effectiveness. There is also a robust network of capable partners that build custom solutions and provide consulting.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Little Green Light
    • Donor touch tracking (calls, meetings, etc.)
    • Relationships and stewardship
    • Forms for event and other registrations
    • Financial reporting and gift tracking
    • Great support team! I was initially worried because they don't have a contact number, but they reply to support questions really quickly and are always helpful.
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    NationBuilder
    • Great platform for managing website, social media, and donations in a single dashboard.
    • Some particularly helpful features includes turf maps for walking door to door.
    • I really appreciate the included voter files.
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    Cons
    Little Green Light
    • I wish it had email formatting rather than integrating with MailChimp, but a small price to pay since it does in fact handle email communications. I've actually found that donors appreciate the "personal" touch versus the more polished, formatted email of MailChimp because they feel like the email went just to them.
    • Wish it had the ability to email year-end statements as easy as it is to print them.
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    NationBuilder
    • Customer service: We used to have a dedicated account exec who met with us monthly to give us insight into our NationBuilder, as well as tips or suggestions for things like increasing our email deliverability or duplicates. While we're busy doing the work we do, it helped raise red flags for us that we didn't know existed. Our current account exec has zero communication with us in terms of providing any tangible support and that's been a complete 180 from our initial experience.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Little Green Light
    We have had no issues with LIttle Green Light so I do not see us moving to another software platform at this time. We are all familiar with how to use it and we are a small and mighty team so we don't want to rock the boat too much. LOL
    Incentivized
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    NationBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Little Green Light
    Pretty easy to manage
    Incentivized
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    NationBuilder
    While it isn't the easiest to use for someone coming to it for the first time, it has become like second nature navigating it. I find that because I understand it's functionality, I have a very easy time navigating.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Little Green Light
    LGL support is absolutely unreal. Send a question straight from inside the software and within minutes you will receive a response from someone at the company who will help you. Most of the time, the person responding to my questions is one of the developers or owners of the company. They are kind, patient, and very helpful. The online knowledge base is very comprehensive as well.
    Incentivized
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    NationBuilder
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Little Green Light
    Little Green Light blows these other two CRM's out of the water. {Little Green Light has] ease of use, user-friendly prompts, and more pertinent information is captured. Little Green Light is perfect for my small-sized Non-Profit organization.
    Incentivized
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    NationBuilder
    NationBuilder is not as good for canvassing or phone GOTV efforts, but it's better for community building.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Little Green Light
    • In two years of using it, we went from $200,000 annually in donor revenue to $500,000. Many factors went into that, but the ease of communications through LGL is definitely one of them.
    • We went from managing communications with ~200 donors to ~400.
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    NationBuilder
    • The NationBuilder ecosystem is a well-connected, supportive bunch and it has been great to be a part of that
    • Most inquiring clients are already aware of NationBuilder's benefits and know what they want to accomplish. This saves time during the on-boarding process
    • NationBuilder's sales team is undereducated about the platform and I have received feedback from clients that they are sharks/difficult to work with. This is a big problem and I have lost business from it
    Incentivized
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    Screenshot of data migrationScreenshot of constituent relationship managementScreenshot of alerts and tracking reportsScreenshot of fundraising and donor management reports