After 2 years of BB CRM, here's what I think!
February 19, 2016
After 2 years of BB CRM, here's what I think!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Blackbaud CRM
It is used in several departments within the organization, serving multiple purposes. It addresses the business problem of housing donor and prospect data.
- I like how user-friendly and intuitive BB CRM is. A new user can learn quickly, which is a useful strength in our department.
- I like the customization of the features. What I want my layout to look like can be different than my colleagues.
- I also think Blackbaud is great at allowing you to get only want you want out of it. With such a large database, the ability to drill down to specific data records is super helpful.
- Querying for data is a complex process- one that requires much time and practice to get good at it.
- We have issues with our system during the import process- duplicate records are not handled well by the system.
- We're only just learning about export definitions, but once we know more, it seems to be a much better way to organize data output than query.
- Definitely having one system of record is a huge impact on our department. Prior to BB, we had a couple systems that were independent of each other.
- We've developed multiple business processes and documentation to support the efforts of BB, so that keeps our department consistent and on the same page with one another.
- The "real-time" access is also important in Planned Giving, so we can see stats as of today.