Network for Good--easy to onboard, great customer service
September 29, 2021

Network for Good--easy to onboard, great customer service

Mic McDaniel | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Network for Good

We use Network for Good as our marketing database. It is used across our whole organization. It makes many of our communications with our supporters easier than other databases that we have tried. We are using "Text to Give" features and also attaching some to text messages to improve our impact. Network for Good is good for reminding us of donors that we need to thank for their gifts. A couple of times a year they provide a free campaign that we can follow to re-engage lapsed donors.
  • They provide online support most every weekday; they call it office hours.
  • They show instant results when donations come in.
  • They provide a customizable format for campaigns.
  • Most campaigns are driven by a mailing group. I would like to see an easier way to remove people from a group after they have responded so we don't keep asking them after they have done so.
  • After sending a text or email blast, I would like to have a mass update to the comment field of each person in the group.
  • I would like to see Network for Good automate things a bit more (e.g., if they open and email, send an automated email, or set a task, etc.).
  • I would like to see more dynamic campaigns (e.g., if the special field called "level of interest" is greater than five, do this), etc.
  • They provide online support most every weekday through office hours.
  • They show instant results when donations come in.
  • They provide a customizable format for campaigns.
  • It helps us track our donations and compares them with a year ago so we can get a feeling for where we are.
  • It warns us when we have a lapsed donor, so we can capture that lost revenue.
  • It gives us the option of receiving our income generated monthly or as the transactions come in (within a couple of days). There is a fee for the latter but it's worth it. It helps our cash flow.
We are experiencing much better customer service with Network for Good and it is much simpler to use than open-source apps like Salesforce, which almost require an IT staff just to keep you in operation. You cannot customize Network for Good the way that you can Salesforce, but for us, it is a good trade-off.

Do you think Bonterra Guided Fundraising delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Bonterra Guided Fundraising's feature set?

Yes

Did Bonterra Guided Fundraising live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Bonterra Guided Fundraising go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Bonterra Guided Fundraising again?

Yes

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Network for Good seems to be a good fit for small to medium organizations, especially if they don't have an experienced IT staff. I can't think of a scenario where this software is inappropriate. I would like to see it a bit more robust but with that goes the need to have a dedicated IT support team. Overall, I think it is a great product.