The gold standard in CRM
Updated May 22, 2018

The gold standard in CRM

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Using Raiser's Edge NXT

2 - CRM, database mgmt., fundraising tracking and gift acknowledgment process; campaign management
  • Robust CRM features
  • Campaign management
  • Prospect research
  • Appeals
  • Graphs and charts production
  • Customer segmentation
  • More effective appeals
  • Online giving
  • Wealth tracking
  • Social media marketing
Best fundraising suite available for organizations wanting to increase their fundraising and friendraising capacities
  • Increased participation rates
  • Streamlined appeals
  • Robust reporting

Overall Satisfaction with Raiser's Edge NXT

Raiser's Edge is the gold standard in non-profit management software. For over a decade I have used and recommended the use of Blackbaud's suite to enhance the fundraising capacity of organizations large and small.
  • Contact management and tracking
  • Gift prospecting, reporting, and tracking
  • Seamless research and prospecting tools well integrated
  • For smaller non-profits, a sliding scale on purchase price could make the software more accessible
  • Customized training is another expense but very necessary for each individual organization
  • Operational Efficiency
  • Increased revenue from new donors
  • Increased revenue from existing donors
Blackbaud support and various knowledge bases always mirror the latest thinking in the non-profit arena and keep users abreast of the ever-changing fundraising market in this digital age where face-to-face contact becomes more elusive and new methodologies for raising funds need to be employed.
As I stated before, RE is the most comprehensive and robust CRM and non-profit software solution on the market, yet perhaps out of the reach of smaller non-profits and schools, thus allowing smaller and more generic programs to occupy the ever-changing fundraising world.
Starting a full-service contact management system to track fundraising metrics is the ideal situation to employ Raiser's Edge. Its vast array of modules are less well suited to smaller organizations that cannot afford the program or training; perhaps a "lite" version would compete in a market full of smaller CRM suites?

Evaluating Raiser's Edge NXT and Competitors

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Strong proven track record of helping organizations increase their fundraising capacity