DonorPerfect Review

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Jul 13, 2020

What is DonorPerfect Used For?

DonorPerfect provides a fundraising solution for nonprofit organizations. The software provides support for management of donor information, constructing & tracking of fundraising efforts and processing of donations to maximize contributions towards the nonprofit organization’s cause.

SofterWare the developer of DonorPerfect was founded in 1981 and is based in Horsham, Pennsylvania. Its mission is to develop software for the nonprofit sector that is comprehensive, easy to use & affordable and can adapt to a customer’s requirements and growth.

Average Rating -

The rating of DonorPerfect is 4.5 stars out of 5. The rating is based on ITQlick expert review.

Typical Customers

DonorPerfect is focused on the nonprofit industry and addresses sectors that include animal welfare, habitat preservation, culture & humanities, environment & conservation, faith-based & religious organizations as well as Foundations and Grants to name a few. The solution is scalable for any size of nonprofit organization and is available as an on-premise as well as cloud based solution.

The software is suited for nonprofits that are seeking to reduce their workload but at the same time improve their relationships with both potential and future donors. DonorPerfect is designed to provide a full suite of tools for donor & fund raising management that can grow with a nonprofit organization. Therefore whether the nonprofit is a small enterprise or a large business entity this solution ensures that it can address their requirements at any level of operations.

Additionally as there is an option for a cloud based solution, the investment can be reduced and maintained as a fixed monthly fee without the worry of technology investment or management. This is important for nonprofit organizations working on tight budgets and looking for cost effective solutions.

Customers include Life Crisis Center, National Gaucher Foundation, Somebody Cares America, Boys & Girls Club of Springfield, Asheville Humane Society and the AIDS Project Los Angeles.

Features

DonorPerfect provides a full suite of fundraising tools to manage events that include annual campaigns, grants, volunteers, telethons, endowments as well as planned giving efforts. All information is unified in one database for effective constituent relationship management, donor development and personalized communications for targeted fundraising efforts that includes social media.

There is also support for donation processing to record and track every gift and pledge as well as show how many donors inspired others to pledge as well. Additionally payment processing is inbuilt to support online and credit card payments for one time and recurring pledges. There are also options provided through third party software providers for peer-to-peer fundraising and donor ecommerce web shops.

DonorPerfect provides an open API for third party software integration as well as support for user driven customization of the product. In addition the product supports mobile device access via smart phone and tablet to ensure that nonprofit fundraising activities can continue in the field with real time updates and processing. Finally there are reporting tools which provide both standard and customizable reports for analysis and monitoring of donors and fundraising activities.

DonorPerfect 5 Pros

• DonorPerfect offers a free trial of its product
• Mobile device access via smart phone and tablet is available in DonorPerfect
• DonorPerfect supports open integration to Third Party software
• The software supports user driven customization of the product
• Social Media integration is available in the product for social network fundraising

DonorPerfect 2 Cons

• DonorPerfect does not support advanced Business Intelligence and Analytics tools
• Mobile fundraising campaigns are not supported with DonorPerfect

Competitors & Alternatives

The major competitors for DonorPerfect are MatchMaker Fundraising Software and DonorVision.

MatchMaker Fundraising Software is designed for nonprofit organizations and is available in the cloud and as an on premise solution. It can manage a variety of donation types including recurring donations, pledges, tributes and even matching gifts. The product can handle event management for fundraising activities, membership programs to encourage frequent contributions, as well as volunteer tracking. There are also marketing options to improve prospect awareness, and the product can be integrated to Quickbooks to handle financial management.

DonorPerfect in comparison offers similar features but can also manage fundraising activities for educational institutions by engaging with alumni & students. Additional options include social media integration to improve donation prospects, as well as screening services to validate donor assets prior to acceptance of any large donation commitments.

DonorVision on the other hand provides modules for both fundraising as well as nonprofit accounting which can be utilized as an integrated solution or as separate modules. Additionally the product is based on the Microsoft platform with integration to Office 365 for productivity tools unlike DonorPerfect, but it available as a cloud based service. DonorVision also offers a constituent relationship management (CRM) system to track & manage donors, as well as to develop personalized campaigns for future fundraising requirements.

While DonorPerfect provides a similar CRM solution to DonorVision, it can also handle fundraising events along with long term pledges & grants for large donations. Additionally the product is workflow based and includes business intelligence tools to monitor campaign effectiveness, donor giving patterns as well as donation target achievement.

DonorPerfect Pricing Information

The cost of license starting from $89 per month. The experts at ITQlick has reviewed DonorPerfect pricing and gave the software a total cost of ownership (TCO) rating of 4 out of 10. Custom price cost for your business is available upon request.

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Specifications

Company:	DonorPerfect
Address:	Horsham, PA, United States
Website:	https://www.donorperfect.com/
Customers:	Small business, Medium business, Large business
Business Area:	Cross Business Areas
Platforms:	Desktop
Operating Systems:	Mac OS, Windows, Linux

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DonorPerfect Features