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https://media.trustradius.com/product-logos/Nk/2o/TVGVG2GSIAB0.JPEGSalsa LabsSalsaCRM can add some spice to your fundraising CRM life2018-07-16T20:19:30.758ZMy agency uses SalsaCRM daily to record donations, to research donors, to run mailing lists, and to analyze data. The product is easy to use. When contacting customer support, they are quick to connect with you, don't talk over you in tech-speak, and genuinely want to help you use the product to the fullest ability. We saved money from our previous CRM by switching over to SalsaCRM and are still very happy with it.,Customer support - they don't talk in technical terms but in plain English. They get back to you quickly with a solution.
Cost - we saved money switching to it - $10,000 in the first three years.
Reporting is simple and easy to use. We get what we need in our reports.,I'd love to seem them add AI functionality to some of the repetitive tasks,9,Reduced costs
Reduced time for staff to get information out
We are able to keep all of our mailing information in one CRM,Bloomerang, Raiser's Edge NXT and eTapestry,10,G Suite,4,,Mailing List
Call reports
Project Management
Relationships,I've seen others use it for case management
Communications
Wealth Screening,Matching Gifts,10,Reporting
Queries
Webintegration,None,Yes,10Verified UserTough take off... glad to have it now.2019-03-21T17:40:58.200ZRight now we are in the process of using it to gather volunteer information and to improve our volunteer experience. We will be using its peer-to-peer tool. We use Salsa CRM to send out monthly newsletters and we also use it to send out automated emails. It has been easy and good looking to embed forms and donations forms to our website.,Autoresponders and automated emails have been really cool and simple to use, that tool in itself has added a lot of value and has been a powerful way to keep supporters engaged.
Donor management is one thing that Salsa CRM gets really technical with. There is so much information that you can have on each donor.
I like the forms and how easy they are to embed on the website, like email sign up forms or donation forms. I can make them look seamless as they sit on the website and gather information and donations.,Starting up with the product was taxing, slow and generally not pleasant. Although the learning curve is real and tough to manage by yourself, I'm not really talking about that. It took over a month for Salsa CRM to get the thing activated and working so I could start using it. I was allocating a lot of my time to make sure they had everything they needed, and it was a lengthy process. I was also bugged by how many duplicates they put into the system from the donor information I gave them.
I think a few things were oversold about the product, the data conversion being one of those. And although I like the forms, they do not meet all the needs we were hoping for when it comes to signing up and retrieving data from volunteers.,7,Email automation has been really positive. It has helped us properly thank donors and has helped us engage other supporters. I'm the only full time employee but this tool makes it seem like there is a small team of people sending out emails.
Before we just used G-suite to manage our supporters. Salsa CRM is more powerful but we have lost simplicity, so average or casual volunteers/supporters can't just create an email or collect volunteer information as easily.,Mailchimp and Classy,Google DriveAustin JohnsonHave Salsa, just need chips!2018-07-23T23:03:03.890ZSalsa CRM is utilized in our development office primarily. We do use Engage as our primary fundraising source. As we use Engage, we then push the donors very easily over to the CRM as constituents.,User-Friendly. As a user, it is an intuitive product. When you are working, it is easy to navigate.
Fundraising Pages: Salsa Engage allows you to easily and quickly make fundraising pages that can be pushed out to your community of donors.
CRM: Easy to manage the constituents. When someone signs up for our fundraising pages, the software captures the demographics and either matches up to the existing donor or creates a new constituent.
Salsa CRM listens to their customers and works well with the user base. Most ideas are listened to and can see that requests are pushed out in updates.,I would LOVE an app on my phone rather than using the native browser but I do understand that there is a lot of work on creating this.,10,As a small nonprofit, we have seen a 100% increase of giving as we push out to social media.,NeonCRM and Bloomerang,MailChimp, Basecamp, TrelloDoris ParkerSalsa CRM is a Useful Tool2018-07-23T21:11:13.912ZSalsa CRM is being used by the Foundation, our fundraising subsidiary. We use the events module for a variety of special events hosted through the Foundation. Our Agency supports people with intellectual disabilities and behavioral health challenges through five individual subsidiary organizations with most of our services being provided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.,The software is easy to use
The dashboards are a great way to compare results on an annual basis
The online browser is handy when working from home or out of the office,Reports can be a bit cumbersome
We haven't mastered the art of exporting files and tagging records,8,Upon using Salsa, our financial records are much easier to review and compare over time
Salsa allows Foundation staff to quickly look up donor records and identify what steps need to be taken to cultivate and steward them better,Salsa Engage,EventbriteVerified UserSalsa CRM review - worked great for a non-profit!2018-07-20T21:04:55.324ZWe use Salsa for organizing contacts and sending emails to potential donors to our non-profit organization. Salsa helped us organize our donors and keep track of their donation amounts, how often they donate, future donations, and monthly donations. It is an online service. The customer service was responsive and helpful. They also help guide you in setting up email campaigns and email series. There is quite a learning curve for using the software, and it takes several months to implement. It is somewhat user-friendly but requires some training. Salsa has several options to help customize needs to fit your particular company, and definitely allow for company growth. I would recommend Salsa, with the understanding that there is a learning curve.,Managing donations - Salsa helps keep track of the donations coming in whether they are a one-time donation or a series of donations.
Automatic email series (set it up once and it will run without you once you initiate the trigger point.)
This software also allows you to set up roles within the company for controlling access to things like donations and data entry.,When we started with Salsa, not every option was available online, some were desktop specific. As it has been some time since I worked with Salsa these have probably been resolved.
The ability to communicate between Salsa CRM and other Salsa software options. Sometimes the crossover was not as efficient as was needed.
Tagging and setting up rules for particular donors was somewhat confusing - meaning, therefore, that the amount of training needed to implement the software was somewhat intensive.,8,This helped us to be better organized.
The software helped us keep more detailed records.
The ROI took some time to develop, but after full function, it was a great asset to our business.,,Microsoft Access, QuickBooks ProVerified UserBig organization functions for a small price tag!2018-02-09T17:19:49.166ZWe are managing our database and fundraising. It has been amazing to streamline the two! We used to use several platforms for all of our needs and we found that it was nearly impossible to maintain accurate records that way, the inconsistency was inevitable. Salsa has really helped us solve that issue by creating a system (with a reasonable price tag) that talks to one another. For example, a ticket sale online will go directly into a record!,Integration with its marketing software, Salsa engage, is great! Most software companies require you to pay additional for such an integration.
Constant updates to meet the needs of its users!
Its integration with other software such as wix!,With the constant updates comes challenges. Often times, with an update comes several small bugs that Salsa has to work to fix.
I believe their customer support works from home so it is challenging to get a concrete answer on the first phone call. It often takes several follow ups.
The implementation was a bit rocky but customer service worked with us a lot and we got through it! We were moving from google drive and several other platforms for ticket sales, emails, etc. so we didn't have any experience with this. It eventually all worked out and the Salsa team really stepped up to accommodate our needs.,9,Has helped increase our donor retention as we are able to track all communications with donors ensuring that they remain connected.
The improved emailing (with fewer bounce rate) has helped increase our website and donation page visibility.
We've sold more tickets to our fundraising events with an improved event management system.,Google Drive,Canva, Vertical Response, Salsa EngageKalyn HoffmanSalsa CRM is a flexible Donor Management tool2017-08-17T20:08:47.629ZWe use Salsa CRM to keep track of donations and donor information. We migrated from Abila Fundraising 50. The data was migrated without any issues. Salsa CRM is being used by the Development Department.
Salsa CRM allows our Development Department to keep track of donations and donors. It also allows Donations made off campus to be entered into the CRM database Automatically. This is something that Abila Fundraising 50 was not able to do. When donations were made off campus someone from the Development Department had to manually copy the donation information into Abila Fundraising 50. This was extremely tedious and a major reason for migrating away from Abila Fundraising 50.,Ease of Data Migration from Abila Fundraising 50.
Automated Donation entry from mobile events into the CRM database.
Flexible web based and Application based use. Allows using the CRM using a browser or a dedicated locally installed application.,The 1st time setup is a bit confusing. It could have been made simpler but as it is it requires you to do some extra work because the Installer does not automate some of the tasks.
The extra steps required in the 1st step is a bit confusing and took more than 1 try to get correctly.
They have a separate app called Salsa Engage fundraiser component which they will try to upsell with Salsa CRM.,8,Positive Impact on ROI: It has freed up a lot of time after donation events for the Development Staff who no longer have to manually enter donations into the database.
Positive Impact on ROI: The CRM is cloud based so server resources and IT staff time is freed from maintaining the data.
Positive Impact on ROI: The CRM is flexible so it works well in mobile events where the Server would not be available.,abila fundraising 50 and Blackbaud CRM,Fortinet FortiGate, FortiGuard Web Filtering Service, Fortinet Wireless LAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless WAN, Untangle NG Firewall, Chrome Remote Desktop, Apple Remote Desktop, Datto, VMware ESXi, Google Hangouts, Google Voice, Untangle NG Firewall, Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft SQL ServerVerified UserUnspecified
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September 17, 2019
SalsaCRM can add some spice to your fundraising CRM life
My agency uses SalsaCRM daily to record donations, to research donors, to run mailing lists, and to analyze data. The product is easy to use. When contacting customer support, they are quick to connect with you, don't talk over you in tech-speak, and genuinely want to help you use the product to the fullest ability. We saved money from our previous CRM by switching over to SalsaCRM and are still very happy with it.
- Customer support - they don't talk in technical terms but in plain English. They get back to you quickly with a solution.
- Cost - we saved money switching to it - $10,000 in the first three years.
- Reporting is simple and easy to use. We get what we need in our reports.
- I'd love to seem them add AI functionality to some of the repetitive tasks
March 21, 2019
Tough take off... glad to have it now.
Right now we are in the process of using it to gather volunteer information and to improve our volunteer experience. We will be using its peer-to-peer tool. We use Salsa CRM to send out monthly newsletters and we also use it to send out automated emails. It has been easy and good looking to embed forms and donations forms to our website.
- Autoresponders and automated emails have been really cool and simple to use, that tool in itself has added a lot of value and has been a powerful way to keep supporters engaged.
- Donor management is one thing that Salsa CRM gets really technical with. There is so much information that you can have on each donor.
- I like the forms and how easy they are to embed on the website, like email sign up forms or donation forms. I can make them look seamless as they sit on the website and gather information and donations.
- Starting up with the product was taxing, slow and generally not pleasant. Although the learning curve is real and tough to manage by yourself, I'm not really talking about that. It took over a month for Salsa CRM to get the thing activated and working so I could start using it. I was allocating a lot of my time to make sure they had everything they needed, and it was a lengthy process. I was also bugged by how many duplicates they put into the system from the donor information I gave them.
- I think a few things were oversold about the product, the data conversion being one of those. And although I like the forms, they do not meet all the needs we were hoping for when it comes to signing up and retrieving data from volunteers.
July 23, 2018
Have Salsa, just need chips!
Salsa CRM is utilized in our development office primarily. We do use Engage as our primary fundraising source. As we use Engage, we then push the donors very easily over to the CRM as constituents.
- User-Friendly. As a user, it is an intuitive product. When you are working, it is easy to navigate.
- Fundraising Pages: Salsa Engage allows you to easily and quickly make fundraising pages that can be pushed out to your community of donors.
- CRM: Easy to manage the constituents. When someone signs up for our fundraising pages, the software captures the demographics and either matches up to the existing donor or creates a new constituent.
- Salsa CRM listens to their customers and works well with the user base. Most ideas are listened to and can see that requests are pushed out in updates.
- I would LOVE an app on my phone rather than using the native browser but I do understand that there is a lot of work on creating this.
July 23, 2018
Salsa CRM is a Useful Tool
Salsa CRM is being used by the Foundation, our fundraising subsidiary. We use the events module for a variety of special events hosted through the Foundation. Our Agency supports people with intellectual disabilities and behavioral health challenges through five individual subsidiary organizations with most of our services being provided in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
- The software is easy to use
- The dashboards are a great way to compare results on an annual basis
- The online browser is handy when working from home or out of the office
- Reports can be a bit cumbersome
- We haven't mastered the art of exporting files and tagging records
July 20, 2018
Salsa CRM review - worked great for a non-profit!
We use Salsa for organizing contacts and sending emails to potential donors to our non-profit organization. Salsa helped us organize our donors and keep track of their donation amounts, how often they donate, future donations, and monthly donations. It is an online service. The customer service was responsive and helpful. They also help guide you in setting up email campaigns and email series. There is quite a learning curve for using the software, and it takes several months to implement. It is somewhat user-friendly but requires some training. Salsa has several options to help customize needs to fit your particular company, and definitely allow for company growth. I would recommend Salsa, with the understanding that there is a learning curve.
- Managing donations - Salsa helps keep track of the donations coming in whether they are a one-time donation or a series of donations.
- Automatic email series (set it up once and it will run without you once you initiate the trigger point.)
- This software also allows you to set up roles within the company for controlling access to things like donations and data entry.
- When we started with Salsa, not every option was available online, some were desktop specific. As it has been some time since I worked with Salsa these have probably been resolved.
- The ability to communicate between Salsa CRM and other Salsa software options. Sometimes the crossover was not as efficient as was needed.
- Tagging and setting up rules for particular donors was somewhat confusing - meaning, therefore, that the amount of training needed to implement the software was somewhat intensive.
February 09, 2018
Big organization functions for a small price tag!
We are managing our database and fundraising. It has been amazing to streamline the two! We used to use several platforms for all of our needs and we found that it was nearly impossible to maintain accurate records that way, the inconsistency was inevitable. Salsa has really helped us solve that issue by creating a system (with a reasonable price tag) that talks to one another. For example, a ticket sale online will go directly into a record!
- Integration with its marketing software, Salsa Engage, is great! Most software companies require you to pay additional for such an integration.
- Constant updates to meet the needs of its users!
- Its integration with other software such as wix!
- With the constant updates comes challenges. Often times, with an update comes several small bugs that Salsa has to work to fix.
- I believe their customer support works from home so it is challenging to get a concrete answer on the first phone call. It often takes several follow ups.
- The implementation was a bit rocky but customer service worked with us a lot and we got through it! We were moving from Google Drive and several other platforms for ticket sales, emails, etc. so we didn't have any experience with this. It eventually all worked out and the Salsa team really stepped up to accommodate our needs.
August 25, 2017
Salsa CRM is a flexible Donor Management tool
We use Salsa CRM to keep track of donations and donor information. We migrated from Abila Fundraising 50. The data was migrated without any issues. Salsa CRM is being used by the Development Department.
Salsa CRM allows our Development Department to keep track of donations and donors. It also allows Donations made off campus to be entered into the CRM database Automatically. This is something that Abila Fundraising 50 was not able to do. When donations were made off campus someone from the Development Department had to manually copy the donation information into Abila Fundraising 50. This was extremely tedious and a major reason for migrating away from Abila Fundraising 50.
Salsa CRM allows our Development Department to keep track of donations and donors. It also allows Donations made off campus to be entered into the CRM database Automatically. This is something that Abila Fundraising 50 was not able to do. When donations were made off campus someone from the Development Department had to manually copy the donation information into Abila Fundraising 50. This was extremely tedious and a major reason for migrating away from Abila Fundraising 50.
- Ease of Data Migration from Abila Fundraising 50.
- Automated Donation entry from mobile events into the CRM database.
- Flexible web based and Application based use. Allows using the CRM using a browser or a dedicated locally installed application.
- The 1st time setup is a bit confusing. It could have been made simpler but as it is it requires you to do some extra work because the Installer does not automate some of the tasks.
- The extra steps required in the 1st step is a bit confusing and took more than 1 try to get correctly.
- They have a separate app called Salsa Engage fundraiser component which they will try to upsell with Salsa CRM.
Salsa CRM Scorecard Summary
About Salsa CRM
Salsa CRM (Formerly DonorPro CRM) is a donor and constituent management system that helps nonprofits build donor profiles, track every interaction, cultivate major gifts, and report on all development activities.
The platform includes mobile-ready digital marketing tools for email, social, and online donation forms.
Additional features include donor cultivation, donation processing of all gift types, direct mail, built in word processing, mail merge, powerful query tool, event/auction management, grant management, task reminders, member management, volunteer tracking, and database permissions and security.
Integrations with WealthEngine, DonorSearch, and Double the Donation can be activated.
According to the vendor, on average Salsa clients see annual increases in donors (28%), donations (35%), and enjoy donor retention rates of over 74%.
Categories: Nonprofit CRM, Nonprofit Fundraising
Salsa CRM Screenshots
Salsa CRM Integrations
WealthEngine, DonorSearch, Double the Donation
Salsa CRM Competitors
Pricing
Has featureFree Trial Available?Yes
Does not have featureFree or Freemium Version Available?No
Does not have featurePremium Consulting/Integration Services Available?No
Entry-level set up fee?Optional
Salsa CRM Customer Size Distribution
| Consumers | 0% | |
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 25% | |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 50% | |
| Enterprises (> 500 employees) | 25% |
Salsa CRM Support Options
| Free Version | Paid Version | |
|---|---|---|
| Forum/Community | ||
| FAQ/Knowledgebase | ||
| Social Media | ||
| Video Tutorials / Webinar | ||
| Phone |
Salsa CRM Technical Details
| Deployment Types: | SaaS |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems: | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application: | No |
| Supported Countries: | Global |
| Supported Languages: | English |