Item: Blackbaud Raiser's Edge NXT
Rating: 9
Author: Stacie Dennis

Overall Satisfaction with Raiser's Edge

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

The Raisers Edge is used throughout our organization. It is one of a few databases that we use to manage our donor interactions. The ability to track the lifetime interactions of and with a donor, create a complete donor profile, and share information across the organization make the platform invaluable to myself and my colleagues.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Tracking interactions
Linking households, employers/employees, and educational instituions
Providing complete pictures of donors

Cons

More modernized interface
A customized report function that doesn't require an outside application

Return on Investment

Tracking donor acknowledgment
Easy receipting
Connection of tributes and donors

Other Software Used

Luminate Online

Likelihood to Recommend

Any non-profit that is looking to create a very robust donor database should look into The Raisers Edge. It has the capacity to really mirror the life of a donor in your organization - assuming that the tools provided are used appropriately and thoroughly.

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