Item: Bonterra Guided Fundraising
Rating: 10
Author: Cliff Froehlich

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The River City Journalism Fund uses Network for Good as our development database. We not only collect and track all of our donations through Network for Good, but we also send e-blasts and newsletters for both informational and fundraising purposes through the database.

Pros and Cons

Keeping track of donors
Sending thank you's to donors
Sending e-blasts and newsletters

Donor supplemental info, which is an add-on to Network for Good, is not especially robust or helpful

Most Important Features

Donation page
Donor tracking
E-blast and newsletter construction and distribution

Return on Investment

Network for Good has provided an excellent ROI by enabling us to both track and respond to donors.

Alternatives Considered

Although Salesforce offers robust capabilities, it's not especially suited to smaller nonprofits. Network for Good addresses all of our needs without the complexity of Salesforce.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Adobe Acrobat

Likelihood to Recommend

For a small- to medium-sized nonprofit, Network for Good offers excellent functionality. It's relatively intuitive, but during the initial setup, Network for Good offers excellent support and instruction. They've also proven quite responsive when specific questions arise.

Network for Good Recommendation

Overall Satisfaction with Network for Good