244 Bloomerang Testimonials

"InitLive's flexibility in creating volunteer shifts and curating schedules is incredible. Volunteers really appreciated the ability to self-sign up and the flexibility to fit their volunteering around their busy life, work, and family schedules. The integration between InitLive and MapTag has also been incredible. We have been able to streamline our workflow to the point where we could take on new food banks without an increase in staff resources."

"InitLive helps me communicate a 100% more efficiently and accurately. Using InitLive, if there is any type of safety situation, I know who's checked in to the event. It’s part of our security plan: using InitLive, we can pull up all the information we need on our phones. I can send broadcast messages just to specific groups or all volunteers at once."

“I’m the Executive Director and only staff member for Union County Education Foundation. I work closely with volunteers and board members to support students and encourage educators. Prior to using Qgiv, we weren’t using an online fundraising platform. We had never hosted a gala or an auction before, but I decided it was time to expand our reach beyond lunch and breakfast events and dip our toes into an evening event in order to host an auction. I determined an online platform would be key in order to support virtual bidders; however, I was nervous about being locked into a long-term contract since I didn’t know what to expect with engagement for the event. I was really excited to discover Qgiv because of the online auction functionality and the flexibility when it came to not being trapped in a contract. I loved how sleek our auction event site was! It was amazing to be able to customize the site with our branding and to put all the information in one place. I really enjoyed the ability to customize auction packages and assign clever names that would grab our bidders’ attention. Also, it was easy to upload sponsor logos with the sponsor widget and add descriptions. The Facebook and Twitter live feeds were great additions to the site—all in all, it was so easy and intuitive to design thanks to being able to drag and drop. I took advantage of various features, such as video widgets and the campaign thermometer, to show how close we were to our goal. A great feature Qgiv offers is the ability to open your auction whenever you’re ready. We opted to do so about a week prior to the in-person event. It was a great way to engage supporters that were not able to attend in person. I loved that I could report funds raised in real time to volunteers the night of the event thanks to Givi and the Virtual Terminal. As far as our results are concerned, we raised almost $34,000, which got us 98% to our goal. Not too bad for our first auction! After the event, I called Customer Experience to make sure I did everything to import the gifts into eTapestry correctly. All in all, it was easy, which was a lifesaver. I had no idea how long it would take or if it would be complicated. It wasn’t, and that was fabulous! Speaking of Qgiv’s support, their customer service is excellent! The customer experience team kept reaching out to me and was so proactive. I experienced exceptional customer service— unlike different service providers I’ve worked with for other things. In addition to an amazing support team, Qgiv has a robust help desk with tutorials and videos to help you get started. There were even some resources for bidders that I was able to embed on my auction site to help acclimate supporters to the site.  I’m all for using Qgiv again and can’t wait to try out the new onboarding process that was just released for next year’s event! “

“We’re hanging in there – VERY thankful we got Bloomerang set up when we did. I was able to divide up all of our donors and provide my board members with detailed information about each one so they can contact them.”

“We have been using Bloomerang since I started. We originally chose Bloomerang because we lacked insight in donor history and were missing upcoming deadlines for various grants.”

“We appreciate the ease of use and the support we receive from Bloomerang to help us grow into its capabilities. We also love that Bloomerang is all about continuous innovation.”

“When we left our previous database system, it was at the end of the year (beginning of December), but I was so disappointed with the system that I was willing to have no system for a few months until we found the right one. The previous system was very ‘clunky’ on both sides to use. It was not friendly to donors and it was complex on the backend as well. We were told we could do things that we, later on, found out we could not do, or there would be an additional charge for it. The customer service was frustrating and not very helpful. I wanted a system that would mostly be a ‘one-stop shop.’ I needed to be able to manage my constituents and our relationship, send emails and/or letters, and segment people in the system.”

“We wanted to have something simple and accessible. We had cost in mind and were happy to find a reasonable price with Bloomerang. The challenge was mainly the access for both myself and the Executive director. The list of members was ever-changing and we both wanted to remain in the loop and have updated material when it came to our members.”

“Challenges with previous CRM was that we couldn’t accurately track our interactions and contacts with donors. We needed a better overall picture of our donor to cultivate and maintain relationships.”

“We were looking for a user-friendly donor database.”

“When we were researching donor databases, we were looking for several things: primary among them was cloud based capability as we have staff members working in different locations. We were also looking for a user-friendly interface and a robust report building platform. Since our development program is relatively new, and we were also aware that we would be launching a capital campaign, we also wanted something that could grow with us.”

“When I came on staff at Restoring Justice, we did not have a donor database and had a huge need to track all the necessary information to grow our donor list. Because we were new and small, we wanted both an innovative database but also economical to our low budget.”

"Because of Bloomerang – and the recent integrations developed, including Zapier – we are now able to work on segmentation, stewardship, and long-range planning."

“We are a very small nonprofit youth orchestra program. While in existence since the 70s, little was done in the way of serious fundraising other than an occasional small grant. About five years ago, under new leadership and new, experienced board members, we began seeking funds from outside our parent base. It became more and more difficult to track our contributions in Excel let alone keep track of acknowledgements and tax receipts.”

“We had our data in too many places. Every time I wanted to mail or email something, I had to combine spreadsheets and never felt I was including everyone I wanted to.”