Not Impressed
Updated August 12, 2017

Not Impressed

Diane Bryers | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 1 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Luminate Online

Overall Satisfaction with Luminate

Our philanthropy department uses Luminate Online for soliciting donations. A few other departments are using it to send email blasts but this is being moved off Luminate Online as it doesn't have the same functionality as our other CRM.

Pros

  • I don't think it does much really well.

Cons

  • Integration to its partner product Convio breaks frequently.
  • There is no clear support model.
  • The email template tool is very limited.
  • Tracking and stats are very poor.
We use a combination of many products ... Click Dimensions on MS Dynamics CRM. iATS payment processing. They all have items specific to non-profits.
Luminate Online works well to collect our online donations.

Luminate Support

Impossibly difficult software that is impossible to get support that is effective. I was generous with a 2

Luminate Reliability

Comments

  • Kathryn Hall | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Thank you for your feedback about Luminate Online. I'm sorry you haven't found the value in the system during the time you've been using it. Luminate Online Marketing is designed to track and enable all online interactions with your nonprofit supporters. So while individual modules like donation forms and email can be used separately, the real value in the system comes when used holistically as a part of a digital engagement strategy. So for instance, the Donate links in your emails automatically direct people to a donation form that displays a "dynamic ask", with suggested giving amounts tailored to the individual supporter based on their past giving history. We have a strong Customer Success program, staffed with senior level folks at Blackbaud whose role is to help customers get the most use out of the system. I'd be happy to connect you with your Customer Success Manager. If you'd like to have further discussion, please contact me at kathryn.hall@blackbaud.com.

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