You may wish to point them to the following online resources:
TechSoup.org has some helpful content about donor database software based on budget (including free options and options under $1500--http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/databases/page4797.cfm. TechSoup also hosts an ongoing, moderated discussion about fundraising software at http://www.techsoup.org/fb/index.cfm?fuseaction=forums.showSingleForum&forum=2022&cid=117.
Idealware--http://www.idealware.org/--provides Consumer-Reports-style comparison reviews and articles about software of interest to nonprofits. The article "Ten Common Mistakes in Selecting Donor Databases (And How to Avoid Them)"--http://www.idealware.org/articles/ten_common_mistakes_in_selecting_donor_databases.php--has a link to software vendors.
Linda M. Wagner, MLIS
University of Washington
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Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2007 23:03:59 -0400
From: Margaret Lyman <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Fundraising software
I am doing some grantwriting consulting for a small non-profit that is currently keeping
their fundraising mailing list on Excel. They dream of something better, but definitely
can't afford Raiser'sEdge. Are there any programs out there under $500 that will at least
let them sort their prospective donors (I think it's called letter management) effectively?
--
Margaret Lyman
118 South 21st Street, #613
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-468-4478
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