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ActBlue

Score8.4 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

What is ActBlue?

ActBlue is a fundraising platform designed to provide flexible and free fundraising tools for Democratic candidates, committees, parties, organizations, and c4s (501(c)(4) organizations). According to the vendor, ActBlue caters to political campaigns, committees, parties, and nonprofit organizations of all sizes, from local to national levels. This platform is widely used by professionals in the political campaign, committee, party, and nonprofit industries to raise funds online.

Key Features

Flexible & free fundraising tools: According to the vendor, ActBlue provides customizable Contribution Forms that can be branded to match organizations' branding. It supports recurring contributions, integrates with major CRM software, and offers mobile-optimized forms to improve conversion rates on mobile devices.

ActBlue Express Lane: ActBlue Express Lane is a single-click payment system that, according to the vendor, allows users to embed links in fundraising emails, potentially increasing conversion rates. The platform claims to have over 14.2 million ActBlue Express users who can donate to any organization on the ActBlue platform.

Unlimited branded Contribution Forms: ActBlue allows users to create an unlimited number of branded Contribution Forms, which can be customized with colors and graphics to align with their organization's brand. According to the vendor, these forms are mobile-responsive and support Apple Pay and autofill functionality for easy mobile donations.

Data and easy-to-use analytics tools: ActBlue offers data and analytics tools that, according to the vendor, allow users to track and analyze the performance of their fundraising campaigns. The platform provides built-in A/B testing tools for Contribution Forms and integrates with major CRM software for seamless data management.

Friendly support: According to the vendor, ActBlue offers friendly and responsive customer support via phone and email. The support team is knowledgeable in online fundraising and can assist both users and donors with their inquiries.

Ticketed events: ActBlue allows users to set up ticketed events with customizable ticket prices and supporter levels. The platform provides access to the guest list, making it easy to manage and track event attendees.

Tandem Fundraising: Tandem Fundraising is an exclusive ActBlue feature that, according to the vendor, enables campaigns and organizations to collaborate and raise money together. Users can use a joint contribution form, allowing donors to give to multiple organizations with a single click.

Compliance & Data Integration: ActBlue integrates with major vendors of organizational CRM software, according to the vendor, to ensure compliance and offer real-time data integrations. The platform provides secure credit card processing and prioritizes the security and privacy of donor information.

Quick setup: According to the vendor, ActBlue offers quick and easy setup for organizations and federal campaigns, allowing users to start fundraising without delay.

A/B Tools: ActBlue provides built-in A/B testing tools for Contribution Forms, according to the vendor, allowing users to test and optimize their forms for higher conversion rates. The platform's team is available to assist users with setting up and running accurate A/B tests.

Top Performing Features

  • Constituent engagement and marketing

    Email, text, phone, print mailings, digital ads, and/or social media communications capabilities are available for constituent engagement and marketing.

    Category average: 6.2

  • Digital advocacy enablement

    Constituents can be given options to take advocacy actions like sharing fundraising links with peers or calling representatives.

    Category average: 5.1

  • Reporting and data visualization

    Track donor retention and acquisition, campaign success, and incoming donations recommendations for ask amounts, donors at risk of lapsing.

    Category average: 6.4

Areas for Improvement

  • Volunteer shift management

    The software allows volunteers to sign up and check in for event shifts.

    Category average: 4.9

  • Integrations

    The software includes or integrates with nonprofit marketing, fundraising, donor prospect, accounting, payment, event management, and/or grant management solutions.

    Category average: 6.5

  • Wealth screening

    The software can access publicly available wealth screening data to provide information on donors’ charitable giving histories.

    Category average: 6.1

ActBlue review

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The primary problem that ActBlue solves for us is creating an interface for online contributions. We don’t have the size of an organization where we could design something this well. It also has very good contribution location tools as well as good data visualization, although we don’t use it as much because it doesn’t include all our contributions

Pros

  • user interface
  • data visualization
  • contribution search

Cons

  • i want to add checks to it
  • website is down from time to time
  • in sight graphic design

Return on Investment

  • increased contributions
  • increased flexibility
  • more data understanding

Usability

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