Reviews (185)
Review: Daana Auctions
- Tuesday, 07 October 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
Silent auctions have become a staple at fundraising events around the world. Now Daana has made it easier by introducing a tablet-based electronic tool designed to make bidding effortless. Guests at the events will bid on items through designated tablets found on their dinner tables and appointed tables throughout the event. With just a quick explanation and a "How-To" manual found on all the tablets, guests will be ready to bid for their favorite items- proceeds of which go to the nonprofit organization.
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Review: DAF Direct
- Monday, 15 September 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
Donor-advised funds (DAFs) have been a convenient way for a company or individual to donate money to a charity or nonprofit organization of their choice for years. Despite the ease of donating through a DAF, many companies and people instead chose to donate through check, cash, and credit cards. DAF Direct is a web application that makes it easier than ever to donate money through a DAF whether it’s $50 or $30,000. And because the owner of the DAF has a say on how that money is used, many people are turning to it as a means to make sure their donation is being used efficiently.
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Review: DonorPro
- Saturday, 09 August 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
Every nonprofit needs a way to fund their campaign. Whether it's through grassroots efforts, silent auctions, or canvasing; without donations, a nonprofit cannot thrive. In 2003, the founders of DonorPro; Darwin Whaley and Frank Amoruso put together software that would help nonprofits and charities manage their donations through online technology.
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Review: Insta-App
- Friday, 11 July 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
Imagine you are organizing a walk to benefit your nonprofit organization. You’ve never done it before and you have a limited budget. Where would you start? Now you don’t have to worry about websites, landing pages, registration sites, or emails. You can do away with cold calling your supporters, tweeting messages and sending out countless updates (who knew there was going to be a Hurricane on the day of the big event?). What if you had an app that was your personal assistant?
Review - 2 Dialog
- Friday, 06 June 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
According to the Urban Institute, the number of nonprofit organizations increased by 25% between 2001 and 2011. While there are more organizations than ever fighting for social equality, it also means that there is less money to go around. Thankfully there are companies like 2Dialog who are attempting to make the process a bit easier for nonprofits, offering them fundraising tools and analytics to help reach the donors needed to fund their organization.
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Review - Vonvo Conferencing for Nonprofits
- Friday, 11 April 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
Have you ever wished you could forgo the flyers and the email blasts you send constantly to the community in hopes of raising awareness for your nonprofit organization? Now there's an easier way to raise money for your cause and even attract new volunteers. Vonvo, the first Video Donation Tool caters to nonprofits around the country, giving them a venue to host meetings, plan events and provide them a virtual place where the average person can help them raise money for their cause.
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Review: Abila Grant Management
- Monday, 17 March 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
Chances are if you're in the nonprofit sector you've heard of Abila once or twice. Abila has surrounded themselves with team members that have over thirty years of experience. Therefore, they've made it easier for nonprofits to focus on what truly matters while leaving financial, accounting, and grant managing to them. In this review, we are going to focus strictly on Grant Management, a web-based grant receiving solution from Abila.
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Software Review - GMS
- Thursday, 27 February 2014
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- Written by Danielle Loughnane
For over 30 years, Grants Management Systems, Inc. (GMS) has focused on providing accounting and financial management/reporting software to non-profits. The founders of GMS worked in the nonprofit sector, and developed the software specifically for non-profits to account for grants, contracts and activities.
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Review of NorthStarDb
- Monday, 09 September 2013
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
NorthStarDb is designed and priced to help small and mid-sized organizations get started with a good database for very little cost. It is also designed to provide the core features that organizations need to manage constituent information and do fundraising. NorthStarDb is primarily designed for use on desktop machines and local area networks. This allows the organization to maintain control for their data and assure its security.
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Review: TurningPoint
- Thursday, 01 August 2013
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- Written by Lorna Doone Brewer
TurningPoint is an interesting solution for organizations that need to gauge constituent response. In terms of non-profits, it is mainly geared toward educational institution, but other applications could certainly be devised as the nonprofit world becomes more high-tech. Basically, the system integrates with PowerPoint in order to poll audience members. This has a variety of implications, and for educational purposes can allow teachers to gauge students’ comprehension throughout a lesson. Additionally, the system can be used for test situations, potentially streamlining the testing/grading/feedback cycle to be more efficient.
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