How Many Donor Databases Are There?
I thought it might be useful to compile a list of all of the commercial donor databases I'm aware of. This list came from my head, my bookmarks, and lists compiled by NTEN and Idealware for their donor management software surveys. (Caveat: I'm not certain all of these are actually donor databases). The list does not include custom systems, of which there are many.
Note: This list is now being maintained on Social Source Commons: http://socialsourcecommons.org/toolbox/show/1661 Anyone can edit the list by logging in there.
| SYSTEM | VENDOR |
| @EASE | Batsch Group |
| ActiveGiving | The Active Network, Inc. |
| Advance | SunGard Higher Education |
| Advantage Fundraiser | Redbourn Business Systems |
| Affinaquest | Affinaquest |
| Allegiance | Allegiance Software, Inc |
| AMPAC | Morant Information Systems |
| Andar 360 | Helix |
| Ascend | Agilon |
| Ascent | Cyber-UK |
| Banner Advancement | SunGard Higher Education |
| BasicFunder | Jellyware |
| Blackbaud Enterprise CRM | Blackbaud |
| CAMPAIGN | Compton Fundraising Consultants |
| Campaign Management Systems | Havey & Associates |
| CAMS | Three Rivers Systems |
| CARE CRM | IRIS Solutions/Computer Software Group |
| CHARITease | JA Computer Solutions |
| Church Contribution System | Vian Corporation |
| CiviCRM | CiviCRM |
| Colleague Advancement | Datatel |
| Common Ground | Convio |
| communitEbuilder | Oaktree Systems, Inc. |
| Community Enterprise | CitySoft |
| community pearl | bromelkamp |
| ContributorLink | Hill Systems |
| Contributor Relations | Oracle/PeopleSoft |
| Cornerstone | Campus Management Corp. |
| Dasco | donor.com |
| Denari | Synergy Development Systems |
| DenariOnline | Synergy Development Systems |
| DevelopmentLogic | DevelopmentLogic, Inc. |
| Diligence | Ambitios |
| DirectToDonor | DonorDirect |
| Donarius | Nuverb Systems |
| DONATION | Software4Nonprofits.com |
| Donation Director | Cascade Data Solutions |
| Donation Soultion | K2 Solutions |
| Donation Tracker | Cascade Data Solutions |
| Donor2 | Campus Management Corp. |
| DonorDirect | Public Interest Data, Inc. (PIDI) |
| Donorflex | Care Data Systems |
| DonorOne | ResourceOne Technologies |
| DonorPerfect | Softerware |
| DonorPerfect Online | Softerware |
| DonorPlus | Automated Business Computers, Inc. |
| DonorPro | Towercare Technologies |
| Donor Quest | Intrepid Systems |
| Donor Records | Executive Data Systems |
| Donor Strategy | CharitySoftware |
| DonorTools | Art of Mission, Inc. |
| DonorTrax | nFocus Software |
| DonorVision | Serenic |
| DonorWeb | YouthFront |
| DonorWorks | StarSoft Technologies |
| Easy Gift | Summit Software |
| Enterprise | Access International |
| Enterprise MRM | Technology Services Group |
| ePhilanthrAppeal | FundTrack Software |
| Eprisa | Saturn Corporation |
| eTarget | Centrepoint Computer Systems |
| eTapestry | Blackbaud |
| eTribuo | GivenGain |
| Exceed! Basic | Telosa Software |
| Exceed! Premier | Telosa Software |
| Faithful Steward | Diakonia |
| FastFundraising | Araize |
| FileMaker Donations | FileMaker |
| FIMS | MicroEdge |
| FreshDex | World Wide Idea |
| Fund E-Z | Fund E-Z |
| FUNDimensions | FUNDimensions |
| FundRaise | DeepScreen |
| FundRaiser Basic | FundRaiser Software |
| FundRaiser Professional | FundRaiser Software |
| FundRaiser Select | FundRaiser Software |
| Generations | inRESONANCE |
| GIFTrak | Hunter Systems |
| GiftsFriends&Time | OneWhoServes, Inc. |
| GiftWorks | Mission Research |
| goRaiser | gomembers |
| GT Pro | Sage Software |
| Honor Roll | By The Book |
| iMIS | Advanced Solutions International |
| Income Manager 2000 | Income Manager, Inc. |
| Integra | Iris Group |
| Intelliworks Relationship Manager | Intelliworks |
| Jenzabar CX | Jenzabar |
| Jenzabar EX | Jenzabar |
| Kintera Sphere | Blackbaud |
| KIS Contacts | KIS Software Solutions |
| LifeLine | Straight Forward Software |
| Lightpost | Lightpost LLC |
| MARS | Bay Place Software |
| MatchMaker FundRaising Software | Heritage Designs |
| Members Only CRM | Members Only Software |
| Membership Director | Advanced Data Solutions |
| Membership Management System | Linked Software |
| Membership Plus | ACS Technologies |
| MemberTies | Myrro International |
| MemInfo | Lieberman Consulting Group |
| Metrix | the Fund for the City of New York |
| Microsoft Access charitable contributions database template | Microsoft |
| Microsoft CRM | Microsoft |
| Millennium | Sage Software |
| Minerva | Inquiry Management Systems Ltd. |
| MissionAssist | Donor Strategies |
| MoneyMaker | Merkle |
| MPX | Orange Leap |
| NEON | Z2 Systems, Inc. |
| Network for Good Donor Management Suite | GroundSpring |
| NonProfitDB | Vielgi Data Design |
| NorthStarDB | Clif Graves Consulting |
| N-PAIS | Third Sector Software |
| OnDeposit | Atharia |
| ONE | Agilon |
| OnView | Antharia |
| Orange Leap | Orange Leap |
| Organizers Database (ODB) | Organizers' Collaborative |
| Paciolan | TicketMaster |
| People Suite | ACS Technologies |
| PhilanthrAppeal | FundTrack Software |
| PledgeMaker | SofTrek |
| PledgeMaker Online | SofTrek |
| Portfolio | Amergent |
| PowerCAMPUS Advancement | SunGard Higher Education |
| PowerChurch Plus | PowerChurch Software |
| Pro-7 | Protech Computer Systems |
| Proclaim | Avant-Garde Software Solutions |
| Progress | Fisk Brett/Advanced Solutions International |
| Prosper | Brickmill Marketing Services |
| Qbase Fundraising Manager | Qbase |
| QMember | ITL Solutions |
| QuickBooks Nonprofit | Intuit |
| Rainbow | Sage Software |
| Reachways | Reachways |
| ReadyRiter Fundraising | Capstone Systems |
| ResultsPlus! | Metafile Information Systems |
| ResultsPlus! Online | Metafile Information Systems |
| Revolution | ROI Solutions |
| Sage Fundraising 100 (aka GT Pro) | Sage Software |
| Sage Fundraising 50 (aka Paradigm) | Sage Software |
| SalesForce.com | SalesForce.com |
| Salsa | DemocracyInAction |
| Sapphire | Information Management Solutions |
| ShelbyDONOR | Shel Systems |
| SOS | Ansin Technology Group |
| StratusLIVE | StratusLIVE |
| Subscriber | Dataware Consultancy Centre |
| SugarCRM | SugarCRM |
| Summit | Agilon |
| Sustain | Sustain Software |
| Team Approach | Target Software/Blackbaud |
| Tessitura | Impresario, LLC |
| ThankQ | ESiT Ltd. |
| The Raiser's Edge | Blackbaud |
| thedatabank | thedatabank |
| TMGProfile | Tackle Marketing Group |
| Total Info | Easy-Ware |
| Viking | Very Good Systems |
| VisibleResults | Sundayta, Ltd. |
| Visual Alms | Westwood Forster |
| Vocus | Vocus |
| WinFunds | General Systems Corporation |
| Wisdom | Summit Marketing |
Filed in Advancement Services, Donor Databases, Fundraising 21 Comments so far
Ryan Heneise on 11 Jan 2009 at 7:56 pm #
Holy moley – I knew that competition was heating up, but this is really an impressive list. When we first started working on Donor Tools, the software available to non-profits was fairly limited, especially in the lower price ranges. There just wasn’t anything of quality available for small or start-up non-profits or churches. Nowadays that has all changed – it’s a good time to be a non-profit in search of software!
Peter Campbell on 12 Jan 2009 at 12:42 am #
Hey, Robert! Blackbaud’s BBEC does have some large customers fully deployed. We’re on our way – I think it belongs on the list. Fascinating stuff – glad that we didn’t have to review all of these.
Robert on 12 Jan 2009 at 9:21 am #
Thanks, Peter. I knew I was forgetting some obvious ones!
Dan Cooperstock on 12 Jan 2009 at 6:28 pm #
Thanks, Robert, that’s a helpful list. Had you considered hyperlinking either the product names or the company names to the appropriate web sites?
If you have a capability to still edit that original list, I would appreciate it if you fixed the line for my program Donation from Software4Nonprofits to read DONATION (its real name, which makes it sound a bit less generic!) from Software4Nonprofits.com (which will help people find it, especially if you don’t add hyperlinks).
Thanks.
Robert on 12 Jan 2009 at 6:51 pm #
Thanks, Dan. I made the change.
I do not plan to add hyperlinks. I agree that it would be useful, but it would take hours to do this for the 170 vendors currently on the list.
If you want to have someone there do the work, I can send you the list.
Donald Lobo on 12 Jan 2009 at 10:08 pm #
We can put the list on a wiki and get various folks to add links and a short description as needed. We’d be happy to host this list on the CiviCRM wiki (http://wiki.civicrm.org/). Folks will need to create an account to edit the list
better yet, maybe folks should use social source commons: http://socialsourcecommons.org/ and add their favorite donor databases to it if not already present.
lobo
Robert on 13 Jan 2009 at 10:32 am #
Hi Lobo. Thanks for the suggestion. I’m talking to NTEN about putting it up on a wiki.
Robert L. Weiner Consulting » Defunct Donor Databases on 13 Jan 2009 at 7:14 pm #
[...] flip side to my list of donor databases would be a list of systems that no longer exist. This does not mean that these systems are no [...]
Jackie Normand on 26 Jan 2009 at 5:27 am #
Man what a list – now how about filtering out those that are free to Non-Profits and are not a service??
Am I asking for a pie in the sky:)
Robert on 26 Jan 2009 at 10:10 am #
Jackie,
That’s a lot of work for one person to do. But I’m talking with NTEN about putting this on a wiki, which would allow the community to add notes like that.
Michelle Murrain on 12 Feb 2009 at 6:50 pm #
Actually, I think the best place to put this is on socialsourcecommons.org. Many of those tools are already there, and someone could create a donor management toolbox, and people could add to it, add info, etc.
This is what that tool was designed to do.
Dawn on 13 Feb 2009 at 7:30 am #
How about the Microedge products? As a community foundation we use FIMS.
Robert on 13 Feb 2009 at 9:31 am #
Thanks, Dawn. I’ll add FIMS to the list.
Tai on 05 Aug 2009 at 7:20 am #
MPower has rebranded as Orange Leap. Their donor database is now also called Orange Leap.
Robert on 05 Aug 2009 at 7:32 am #
Thanks, Tai. I made the change and added their MPX product.
Robert L. Weiner Consulting » More Defunct Donor Databases on 19 Aug 2009 at 4:27 pm #
[...] good folks at Aspiration have been working to put my list of donor databases into a wiki. Along the way the identified some that seem to have disappeared and weren't on [...]
Robert L. Weiner Consulting » Editable List of Donor Databases on 10 Sep 2009 at 2:42 pm #
[...] good folks at Asipration have taken my list of donor databases and put it into the Social Source Commons wiki. What's more, they added descriptions, logos, [...]
Loren on 16 Sep 2009 at 1:50 pm #
We use Netsuite at Food for the Hungry
Kelly Cummings on 16 Sep 2009 at 1:53 pm #
Softrek launched a new product in June called Clearview.
Also, WetheCitizens has something called Wildfire.
TechSoup Blog on 16 Sep 2009 at 2:17 pm #
Editable List of Donor Databases…
Over the past few years I’ve been compiling what turned out to be a huge list of donor databases. The entries came from a variety of other lists and from customer satisfaction surveys done by Campbell Research, NTEN, and Idealware.
Once I posted the…
Robert on 17 Sep 2009 at 11:05 am #
Loren and Kelly,
Thanks for the info. The list is now being maintained on Social Source Commons. The nice thing about using SSC for the list is that anyone can make changes by logging into SSC. Please feel free to add these tools. Just go to http://socialsourcecommons.org/toolbox/show/1661. If that’s too much trouble, you can email the info to info [AT] socialsourcecommons.org and let them know where to put it. Thanks!