Updating requires time, and is often neglected. All relevant information is automatically collected and organized at the time your supporter makes a purchase or donation. This provides vital information for analysis and future strategies in outreach. Distance Differences in time zones between places inhibit phone calls during business hours. Purchases and donations can be made anytime from anywhere because the Web is global and operative 24 hours.
Currency conversion is no problem.
Catalogues, pledge cards, donation letters are made of paper. Even when made of recycled material, they cost energy, create pollution and take up space. No physical space. However, the problem is that e-mail of any kind can be broken into easily. In addition, e-mail content, including those credit card numbers, passes through different servers along the electronic route, and can be grabbed by any mischievous hacker.