Not all vendors offer the same services or pricing. Software Donor Management - this is the core product that will help you segment your constituents, aid in the solicitation process, enter gifts, acknowledge your donors, create details reports and perform trend analysis. Additional Modules - some companies offer additional modules that provide advanced capabilities not found in core systems. The most common word processing applications supported are Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. It is likely that you will have an existing database of donors and prospects that could be converted into your new software.
Most vendors offer three main choices.
These are normally quoted on a case by case basis and billed on the amount of programming hours it will require to write a utility that moves the data from the old system into the new system. Most companies provide estimates of the expected cost before any work begins. They can vary on the complexity of data they can transfer from very simple to moderately complicated. The price varies - some vendors offer free tools, others charge based on the complexity of the data the tool can import. Rekeying Your Data - this is the least desirable option in terms of time to convert data.