(ISF) RE: Donor Management Software Recommendations

Chris,

Those are all decent, inexpensive systems (though the price
for some will depend on how many records and users you
have).  There are things to like about all of them, and I'm
sure you can find people who hate some aspects as well.  The
key is to test them against your own requirements.  Here are
two brief articles of mine that talk about how to choose a
donor database: http://www.idealware.org/articles/te
n_common_mistakes_in_selecting_donor_dat abases.php http://www.afpnet.org/ka/ka-3.cfm?fold
er_id=2545&content_item_id=14607

More articles, by me and others, are at: http://www.rlw
einer.com/resources.html

Robert
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Robert L. Weiner Consulting
Strategic Technology Advisors to Nonprofit and Educational
Institutions
San Francisco, CA

robertrlweiner.com
415/643-8955

www.rlweiner.com



-----original message-----
>>We are looking at Etapestry, Donor Perfect, Exceed
Premier, and Gift Works. Any feedback would be
appreciated.>>




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I see that the URL for the Idealware article broke.  Here's
a tinyURL for it: http://tinyurl.com/za64q

Robert
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